The Philippines is getting six new offshore patrol vessels (OPV) to improve the country’s maritime defenses. The six units of the OPVs will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries after the company signed a contract with the Department of National Defense worth $573 ...
Filipinos are the most stressed out employees in Southeast Asia in 2021, analytics firm Gallup said in a report, highlighting the need to review workplace policies as return to office begins.Employees worldwide were feeling more stressed in 2021 than they did in the ...
Juan Ponce Enrile, the incoming chief presidential legal counsel, said Monday he was in the hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19 three days ago, assuring both his friends and enemies that he is "not going to die yet."The 98-year-old said his only symptom ...
Joe Biden is sending the Second Gentleman to Manila.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' husband will attend the inauguration of President-elect Bongbong Marcos, the White House said Sunday (Monday in Manila).Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will lead the seven-man presidential delegation of U.S. President Joe Biden for the oath-taking of Marcos Jr. ...
The world reels as the U.S. overrules Roe vs. Wade.
It’s been a rough month in the United States. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court officially voted to overturn Roe vs. Wade, a landmark ruling in 1973 that legalized abortion in the U.S.A. With the ruling now overturned, abortion is no ...
The Catholic Church leadership in La Union has appealed to the faithful to pray for one of their priests who is joining the Iglesia ni Cristo, a move that they say caused "confusion and scandal".Romeo Lopez, who recently retired after 35 years in ...
The incoming chief of the Bureau of Internal Revenue on Wednesday said she would urge President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to be a "role model" for the public once the agency needs to collect his family's estate tax dues.Lilia Guillermo, whom Marcos ...
Grab Philippines has applied for a P20 increase in its base fare for its GrabCar service to help retain existing drivers and entice more into its platform. The company said there are about 25,000 active GrabCar drivers currently plying the roads. That’s only ...
Chats and photos on Facebook Messenger can be used as evidence, the Philippines' Supreme Court said in a precedent-setting ruling on crimes committed through one of the world's most widely-used messaging apps.Defendants in criminal cases cannot invoke privacy when the information from chat apps ...
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