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Nearly 2.5 million Canadians have indicated they want to be organ and tissue donors, thanks to a Conservative private member's bill that lets people tick a box on their annual tax return. Conservative private member's bill allowed Ontario and Nunavut residents to tick box during 2022 tax season Nearly 2.5 …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said he ordered a study on the possible return of the Philippines under the fold of the International Criminal Court amid a push from the House of Representatives to allow the probe into the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs. “Should we return under …

FIRST DAY OF TRUCE. International Red Cross vehicles reportedly carrying Israeli hostages released by Hamas cross the Rafah border point in the Gaza Strip on the way to Egypt, from which they would be flown to Israel to be reunited with their families on Friday. Israeli security forces were already …

Amid pushback over plans to use foreign workers, NextStar Energy has confirmed it wants to hire hundreds of technicians from South Korea to help set up the government-subsidized electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont. Company confirms job figures for first time since reports of use of South Korean workers …

MANILA, Philippines — Order and pickup stations, digital self-service counters, and the unmistakable double-arch “M” logo – with one look, one would mistake the new McDonald’s x Crocs pop-up store as a new McDo branch in the middle of 27th Street in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. But instead of …

Despite the ongoing tension over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) between China and the Philippines, the matter was not mentioned in the country’s draft resolution on strengthening the capacity of parliaments to promote regional peace and stability during the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF 31). Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri presides …

House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri (Speaker’s office) Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri sounds very impressed with the way House Speaker Martin Romualdez tunes out all the political noise in order to keep on carrying out his duties. This was evident after Zubiri vouched …

The Medical City’s (TMC) Wellness and Aesthetics Institute (WAI) has ushered in a new era of cutting-edge skincare with the unveiling of the Asclepion MeDioStar, a revolutionary German-made diode laser technology. This state-of-the-art laser, recently showcased at their Ortigas Avenue Complex in Pasig City, promises the safest and most effective …

President Marcos has ordered government agencies to fast track the relief operations in Northern and Eastern Samar amid the massive flooding in the region. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing in General Santos City on Nov. 23, 2023 following the string earthquake that hit Mindanao last week. …

Whole neighbourhoods in the Gaza Strip, including homes, schools and hospitals, have been erased by Israeli airstrikes and the ground invasion that followed the deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants on communities in southern Israel. Many wonder if Gaza will ever recover, with an estimated 45% of homes destroyed …