BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed five candidates as winners in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) here through draw lots. JULY Mar Fernandez (seated right) secures the seventh spot as member of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) against Danilo Jaro of Barangay 10, Bacolod City in …
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Israeli president meets PH envoy, other diplomats; conveys sorrow, concern
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday (Israel time) met with Philippine Ambassador to Israel Junie Laylo and other foreign diplomats to tackle its current war with Hamas, which has already claimed the lives of thousands of civilians from both sides. In a post on X, Herzog said he sat down …
Read More »Over 1800 troops from PH, US, 3 other nations to gather in Manila for ‘KAMANDAG’ exercise
Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) of the Philippine Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force land on the beaches of Marine Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, Cavite on Oct. 12, 2019 for the KAMANDAG Exercise. (Photo by PMC) More than 1,800 marines and other servicemen from the …
Read More »P250,000 offered for info on missing beauty queen
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The reward for information about the disappearance of Batangas beauty queen Catherine Camilon has reached P250,000. Another P150,000 was raised by the business sector in Batangas and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, the Police Regional Office 4-A headed by Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas …
Read More »Supreme Court says mandatory minimum sentences for child luring unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that mandatory minimum sentences for child luring are overly broad and can result in sentences that violate the Charter of Rights' protection against cruel and unusual punishment. Despite ruling, two abusers given longer sentences by courts The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday …
Read More »Hezbollah leader praises Hamas attack, says all options against Israel ‘on the table’
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, speaking for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, warned on Friday that a wider conflict in the Middle East was a realistic possibility in a speech that was expected to indicate whether his group would wage a full-fledged war against Israel. As Hassan …
Read More »Auditor general probing Ford government’s Ontario Place redevelopment
The province's auditor general is moving ahead with value-for-money audits of the Ford government's controversial Ontario Place redevelopment and its decision to relocate the Ontario Science Centre to Toronto's waterfront. Provincial watchdog will also audit decision to move Ontario Science Centre to waterfront The province's auditor general is moving ahead …
Read More »Recipe: Lumpiang Galunggong
MANILA, Philippines — You love Lumpiang Shanghai for its flavor and crunch. You sometimes wish variations could be made on it, too, and not always the Lumpiang Shanghai that you find in fast-food restaurants and birthday parties. Well, the filling can always be changed for variation. You can, for instance, …
Read More »PWHL discussing whether to adopt neck guard policy after Adam Johnson’s death
The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) is discussing whether to adopt a policy on neck guards after the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson in England last Saturday. Players' association executive director Brian Burke says he guesses neck guards will become mandatory The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) is …
Read More »Joel Cruz gives peek into his Japanese food business
MANILA, Philippines — Did you know that aside from his well-publicized chain of Aficionado stalls, "perfume tycoon" Joel Cruz also has a Japanese-themed food business? Cruz started this second business venture of his at the height of the pandemic, when he decided to enter the food industry and launch a …
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