MANILA, Philippines — People in six provinces may be considered better off than others in terms of income, although they have yet to catch up with those in Metro Manila, according to the government statistics agency. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that, in 2023, Bataan, Laguna, Batanes, Pampanga, Misamis Occidental and […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — Following sanctions imposed against its officials by United States President Donald Trump, the International Criminal Court (ICC) vowed to continue its work as a court of last resort against leaders in nations where atrocities against humanity had been committed. In a statement on Tuesday night, the Hague-based tribunal denounced the US sanctions […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — The Manila City prosecutor’s office has dismissed for insufficient evidence the case filed by authorities against senatorial candidates of the Makabayan bloc who were accused of hurting police officers deployed to last year’s Bonifacio Day rally on Mendiola Bridge. Cleared of charges of violating Sec. 13 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 880 or […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — The Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) welcomed on Wednesday a commitment from the government to add 15,000 new plantilla positions this year for school officials nationwide after it earlier reported that more than half of the country’s public schools were without principals. The announcement was made by President Marcos himself […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked 10th in the list of countries most affected by extreme weather events over nearly three decades based on a study released by an environmental policy think tank. Leading the list was Dominica, followed by China, Honduras, Myanmar, Italy, India, Greece, Spain and Vanuatu, according to the 2025 Climate Risk […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the recall of several batches of a brand of antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections, including pneumonia, bronchitis and urinary tract infection (UTI). According to FDA Advisory No. 2025-0093 issued on Feb. 5, The Cathay Drug Company Inc. sought the “voluntary recall” of several […]…
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LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund “Lray” Villafuerte Jr. denied accusation that he was attempting to suppress media freedom following backlash over his social media post criticizing a mock survey conducted by a student publication in the province. In a statement sent to the Inquirer on Wednesday, Villafuerte also responded to […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — The poll watchdog Kontra Daya on Wednesday released a study claiming that more than half of the party list groups seeking seats in the May elections do not represent the marginalized and underrepresented. In addition, most groups leading in the surveys have been flagged for hijacking the party list system. Kontra Daya […]…
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This is the Daily Gospel for today, February 13, 2025, which is the Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, February 12 Daily Gospel, February 10 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Mark 7, 24-30. Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice. Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to […]…
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CAVITE, Philippines — Voters should no longer find her to be such a “stiff” on the campaign stage. Former Sen. Leila de Lima, who in 2022 waged an election campaign from a Camp Crame jail, officially began her bid for a House seat on Tuesday, again as part of a lineup backed by the so-called […]…
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