HISTORIC MUGSHOT. This handout image released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on August 24 shows the booking photo of former US President Donald Trump. AFP Atlanta—Former US president Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond after …
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Marcos hails ‘extremely important’ Aussie-Pinoy military drills
AUSSIE-PINOY WAR GAMES. Philippine and Australian troops perform a Combined Amphibious Assault exercise — one ending in a cloud of pink smoke — as part of ‘Exercise Alon’ at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui in Zambales on Friday. Armed Forces photos Australian and Filipino troops stormed a beach in the South …
Read More »Marcos pushes for federalism to create ‘power centers’ across PH
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Thursday said the Philippines has taken the “first step” towards a federal form of government that would make the country's political structure and political life “more stable.” President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. leads the oath taking of the new members of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas …
Read More »LPA develops into tropical depression, named ‘Goring’
THE low pressure area (LPA) off Cagayan has developed into a tropical depression named 'Goring', the seventh storm to enter this year and first this month, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Thursday. In a tropical cyclone bulletin, Pagasa said Goring was estimated some 400 …
Read More »Gilas in World Cup spotlight
PBBM to lead Pinoys in cheering on home team vs. Dominicans Filipinos will show the world just how hoops-mad the country is when they troop to the Philippine Arena in Bulacan today to support the Gilas men’s national team that makes its debut against a formidable Dominican Republic side to …
Read More »P505m in smuggled rice seized at Bulacan depots
SMUGGLED RICE UNCOVERED. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (center), along with other lawmakers, joins the fact-finding mission of the Bureau of Customs in inspecting several rice warehouses in Bulacan as part of the exercise of the oversight powers of Congress. The inspection was conducted amid allegations that hoarding of rice …
Read More »Prigozhin, Wagner boss who defied Putin, presumed dead in private jet crash
IN MEMORIAM. Portraits of Yevgeny Prigozhin (left) and Dmitry Utkin (right), a shadowy figure who managed Wagner’s operations and allegedly served in Russian military intelligence, are seen at the makeshift memorial in front of the PMC Wagner office in Novosibirsk, on August 24. Both were on the list of passengers …
Read More »‘PH sovereignty over maritime waters not subject to any country’s approval’
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said the Philippines' exercise of its sovereignty over its maritime waters is “not subject” to any country's approval. DFA spokesman Ma. Teresita Daza. Photo from PNA The China Coast Guard (CCG) said it allowed Philippine vessels to push through with their Rotation …
Read More »Clarkson leads Gilas squad to FIBA tourney
US National Basketball Association star Jordan Clarkson will lead the 12 men who will represent the host Philippines in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, which starts Friday. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) President Al Panlilio confirmed the composition of the Gilas Pilipinas official lineup – a mix of veterans and …
Read More »Trump to be booked at infamous jail
ATLANTA—Unsafe. Unsanitary. Teeming with insects. When Donald Trump surrenders on Thursday to face charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election he is expected to do so at an Atlanta jail where conditions are so notorious they are under investigation by the Justice Department. The 77-year-old former president and the …
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