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Jimmy Pacheco, one of the two Filipinos freed by Hamas, said it was in Gaza where he learned to save money because every cent counts in the war-torn Palestinian territory. That was the lesson he wanted to impart to his fellow overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as he looked back on …

House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committees on Human Rights and on Justice have adopted during a joint hearing the three resolutions calling on the Philippine government to cooperate with the prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The three measures adopted Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 29 were …

A grab from handout footage released by Yemen’s Huthi Ansarullah Media Centre on November 19, 2023, reportedly shows members of the rebel group during the capture of an Israel-linked cargo vessel at an undefined location in the Red Sea. – Israeli ships are a “legitimate target”, Yemen’s Huthi rebels warned …

A joint Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously voted to adopt three resolutions urging the government to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs. Before the vote, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra told the committees on …

Noralyn Babadilla (left) with a fellow hostage freed by Hamas. President Marcos on Wednesday announced that the last Filipino hostage in the Gaza Strip had been freed by the Palestinian group Hamas and had safely returned to Israel. “Just days after expressing concern for Noralyn Babadilla’s whereabouts, I am very …

A picture shows Israeli shelling near the southern Lebanese village of Aita Al Shaab on November 23, 2023. A truce between Hamas and Israel mediated by Qatar has been extended for two days. (Photo by Jalaa Marey / AFP) (Eagle News) — Another Filipino national was freed by Palestinian militant …

FREED. Noralyn Babadilla (left), who was among those taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza, has been released, President Marcos confirms on Wednesday in an X post. Photo from PBBM’s official X account President Marcos on Wednesday confirmed the release of Noralyn Babadilla, the other Filipino national taken hostage in Gaza …

PEACE TALKS RESUME. Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. (left) shakes hands with Luis Jalandoni, chairman of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, to signal the resumption of peace talks between the government and communist rebels at a signing event in Oslo – which the government of …

SMNI OWNER. This file photo shows a wanted poster issued by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, founder and owner of SMNI News Channel or SNC, a religious free-to-air news and public service television network based in Makati City. It is owned and operated …

Two Chinese fighter aircraft appear as small, black dots while they orbit above the flight route of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Super Tucano A-29B aircraft while the latter conducts an aerial patrol over the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 26, 2023 as part of the Philippines-Australia maritime cooperative activity …