The United Nations Security Council has issued its first demand to halt the fighting in Gaza, calling for a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in a vote that drew an immediate protest from the Israeli prime minister. Israel PM Prime Minister Netanyahu cancels high-level delegation's planned visit …
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Hospital district battered in fighting around Gaza’s Khan Younis
Israeli tanks bombarded areas around two hospitals in Gaza's main southern city, Khan Younis, on Thursday, forcing displaced people to scramble for safe shelter, residents said, in an offensive Israel says is targeting Hamas militants. City encircled by Israeli forces and under almost non-stop aerial and ground fire Casualties arrive …
Read More »PBBM: Country can draw inspiration from heroism of SAF 44
President Bongbong Marcos and other PNP officials at Camp Gen. Mariano Castañeda in Silang, Cavite on Thursday, Jan. 25. (Eagle News)–The country can draw inspiration from the heroism of the 44 Special Action Force troopers who were killed in a firefight in Mamasapano, Maguindanao nine years ago, President Bongbong Marcos …
Read More »UN says Taliban is restricting Afghan women from working, seeking health care
The Taliban are restricting Afghan women's access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don't have a male guardian, according to a UN report published Monday. Country's Islamist rulers further restrict rights of women, girls since seizing power in 2021 The Taliban are restricting Afghan women's …
Read More »India’s farmers adamant they will continue fight for minimum crop prices
Farmers in India have gathered at the border between the northern states of Haryana and Punjab to protest what they see as the government's lack of action to resolve their key demands, especially guaranteed minimum crop prices and a doubling of their incomes. Police have repeatedly used tear gas to …
Read More »Seven killed in Philippine landslide
This handout photo taken and released by the Municipality of Monkayo on January 18, 2024 shows rescuers conducting a rescue and retrieval operation, a day after a landslide hit a house in Monkayo, where at least seven people were killed, a disaster official said, with the death toll expected to …
Read More »Jinggoy Estrada acquitted of plunder, convicted of bribery in pork barrel scam
Jinggoy Estrada in an ambush interview in 2014./Screenshot of archival footage/ (Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Friday, Jan. 19, acquitted Senator Jinggoy Estrada of plunder in connection with the pork barrel scam. Estrada, however, was convicted by the anti-graft court of one count of direct bribery and two counts …
Read More »‘Siguro sinisiraan lang’: Erwin Tulfo says Speaker has nothing to do with PI
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)) Some individuals may be trying to sully the name of House Speaker Martin Romualdez on the issue of the People’s Initiative (PI) for Charter change (Cha-cha). Thus, said House Deputy Majority Leader for Communications ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, who addressed …
Read More »DepEd extends SHS voucher program to Grade 11 learners in SUCs, LUCs for SY 2023-2024
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Jan. 16, confirmed that the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHSVP) has been extended for the enrolled Grade 11 students in government-run Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) this school year (SY) 2023-2024. Senior High School students (DepEd file photo) DepEd issued the statement amid …
Read More »PRC sets F2F oathtaking of new civil engineers on Jan. 17
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Tuesday, Jan. 16, announced the date and venue of the face-to-face mass oath-taking of the newly licensed civil engineers. PRC / Manila Bulletin In a Facebook post, the oathtaking ceremony will be held on Jan. 17, at the Ritz Hotel, Garden Oases in Davao …
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