CEBU CITY, Philippines- An association of Cebu taxi drivers filed a petition against the issuance of additional franchises to 2,000 Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) and 1,000 electric vehicle (EV) taxis. They filed the petition last week, addressed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other government leaders. The group has around 6,000 members. The group

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III on Tuesday warned parties in the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte against making comments about the proceedings or court decisions to the media, saying such remarks risk provoking “suppliers of fake news.”

BACOLOD CITY — More than 500 pigs have died in San Enrique, Negros Occidental, following a resurgence of African Swine Fever (ASF), Mayor Jilson Tubillara confirmed on Tuesday. In a statement, Tubillara said all 10 barangays in the town have been affected, with laboratory tests confirming the outbreak on Monday. Local authorities have imposed border

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday released a timeline of the Tacloban City school shooting that left three people dead and 20 others injured. Here are the series of events before, during, and after the school shooting established by authorities during their investigation, as presented by PNP Public Information Office Chief Col.

MANILA, Philippines – The pretrial for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte will reach a fourth day as documents related to the alleged misuse of confidential funds and the accumulation of unexplained wealth have yet to be marked. To speed up the process, the marking of evidence on Wednesday will be divided into five

MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday led the quick response of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte, where three students were killed and 20 others were wounded. Angara went to Tacloban to check on the affected students and personnel of

MANILA, Philippines — The pre-trial conference in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings could have been completed in half the time had the defense panel agreed to the prosecution’s request for the joint marking of common evidence, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said on Tuesday. In a press briefing, Luistro — the lead public prosecutor for

Statement of Malacañang on Stand of Marcos Jr. to Proposals Following Tacloban Incident MARCOS JR. – The Malacañang Palace confirmed that the President is open to the proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility. Countless Filipinos were shocked when three (3) individuals were reportedly left dead by a shooting incident that involved minors and ... Read more

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Officers launched a crackdown on a cheating of local administrative organisation (LAO) recruitment examination, arresting a key suspect in Nonthaburi province and uncovered over 3,000 examination papers being altered illegally The operation was carried out by officers from the Central Investigation Bureau’s Anti-Corruption Division and the National Anti-Corruption Commission following a complaint supported by evidence …

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Travellers heading to Australia are required to declare Thai inhalers as some popular herbal inhalers may contain plant species of concern. Australian Biosecurity posted a warning on its official Facebook page on June 19, featuring a popular Thai herbal inhaler under the Hong Thai brand. In the post, officials wrote… “Herbal inhalers found at Cairns …

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