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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 […]…

Keep on reading: Extreme weather study says PH 10th hardest hit

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 […]…

Keep on reading: FDA orders recall of antibiotics drug used vs pneumonia, bronchitis, UTI

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 […]…

Keep on reading: LRay: NUJP accusation on suppressing press freedom ‘baseless’

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 […]…

Keep on reading: Kontra Daya: Over half of party lists don’t represent poor

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 […]…

Keep on reading: Daily Gospel, February 13

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 […]…

Keep on reading: De Lima back in the fray – minus the standee

MANILA, Philippines — Don’t be surprised if you hear two versions of the local translation of the most popular devotional prayer to the Virgin Mary. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has released another Filipino version of the “Hail Mary” prayer, meant to be a more accurate translation of the original Latin prayer. […]…

Keep on reading: CBCP releases ‘more accurate’ Filipino version of ‘Hail Mary’

LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — After playing coy about her plans for the May elections, Sen. Imee Marcos appeared at the rally here on Tuesday as one of the 12 senatorial candidates of the administration, using the event to dispel rumors of a long-standing feud between her and her younger brother, the President. Until […]…

Keep on reading: Imee, finally showing up as Alyansa bet, denies rift with bro 

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has recommended the filing of criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte for the threats she made against President Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez during an online press conference in November last year. It opens a new legal battlefront for the Vice President, […]…

Keep on reading: NBI tags VP Duterte for inciting to sedition, grave threats

Arvin Tolentino will be a marked man in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals between the NorthPort side that he turned into a contender and his ex-team, the crowd-favorite Barangay Ginebra squad that traded him to the Batang Pier in the first place. And there are two reasons for that: Heading into the best-of-seven affair which […]…

Keep on reading: PBA: NorthPort’s quest goes through semifinal test vs Ginebra