OFFLINE: Reviving a bad idea
Just when we thought that one of the worst ideas of the current administration had been abandoned for good. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. finally admitted this week what many had suspected all along. He is 100 percent behind the bill creating…
BIDEN REAFFIRMS U.S. VOW TO DEFEND PHILIPPINES, warns China vs ‘provocative’ conduct, boosts ties with Manila, Marcos
By CLAIRE MORALES TRUE and ALFRED GABOT Managing Editor and Editor in Chief WASHINGTON D.C. — Meeting Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the White House for the first time, United States President Joe Biden reaffirmed his country’s…
California firm, Ayala group ink pact on e-motorcycles; Marcos secures $1.3 B investment pledges
By Claire Morales True, Managing Editor WASHINGTON D.C. – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. witnessed the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. of the Ayala Group and California-based Zero Motorcycles on a partnership to manufacture electric…
2 police generals, 2 colonels may be axed over drugs
By Jeanne Michael Penaranda CAMP CRAME, Quezon City — Four ranking police officials have been recommended to be removed from the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to alleged involvement in illegal drug activities. A five-member advisory panel headed by former…
PHL daily average of Covid-19 cases up; 600 daily cases seen until June
By Jennifer T. Santos MANILA – The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases increased by 42 percent from April 24 to 30. In its case bulletin, the Department of Health recorded 637 daily infections, which is…
PHL-US military drill Balikatan ‘very successful,’ bigger games mulled for 2024
By Jeanne Michael Penaranda CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – This year’s just concluded “Balikatan” joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States was “very successful” with a number of firsts, according to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of…
Court orders hold-departure order on Bantag, Zulueta over Lapid slay
MUNTINLUPA CITY – The hold departure order issued against former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag and former Bucor deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta is now officially included in the Bureau of Immigration (BI) system, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said….
Teacher who used anti-Asian slurs reports back to classroom
By Gilda Balan, Correspondent WISCONSIN – One teacher’s idea of humor was not only considered not funny, his words had devastating effects on a minor of Asian descent. The Asian American community was angered when a school district in Wisconsin…
Press freedom violations still rampant under Marcos regime
By Beting Laygo Dolor, Editor MANILA – The situation may not be as bad as the time under the previous Duterte administration, but true press freedom remains elusive under the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Press freedom violations are…
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Philippines and United States
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is honored to welcome Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to Washington, DC. The leaders recognize the remarkable ties of friendship, community, and shared sacrifice that serve as the foundation of the U.S.-Philippines alliance. President…
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