John Lloyd Cruz confirms romantic relationship with artist Isabel Santos

October 26, 2023
News
 LionhearTV
Actor John Lloyd Cruz recently confirmed his romantic involvement with artist-illustrator Isabel Santos in an interview conducted by veteran entertainment TV host Boy Abunda. Cruz openly acknowledged their relationship, responding to Abunda’s inquiry about Santos’s place in his life by saying, “Si Isabel ay girlfriend ko, oo or boyfriend niya ako.” Cruz expounded on the [...]
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AFP eyes joint resupply missions with allies amid tensions in WPS

October 26, 2023
News
 Vince Lopez
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday said it was exploring possible joint resupply missions with other countries in the West Philippine Sea following a diplomatic row with China over two collisions in the area. On Sunday, Chinese coast guard and militia ships tried to block Philippine resupply vessels on their way to […]
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Lakas-CMD condemns China’s aggressive acts

October 26, 2023
News
 Maricel Cruz
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) political party of Speaker Martin Romualdez has condemned in “the strongest possible terms” the latest aggressive actions of China in the West Philippine Sea. “We, the members of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), condemn in the strongest possible terms the illegal and blatant actions of the China Coast Guard and […]
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PH drops China funding for Mindanao railway

October 26, 2023
News
 Darwin G. Amojelar
The Philippines will no longer pursue Chinese financing for a major railway line in Mindanao after learning that Beijing’s interest in the project has waned. In a letter to the Chinese Embassy, the Department of Finance (DOF) said the Philippines “is no longer inclined to pursue the Chinese ODA (official development assistance) financing for the […]
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Humanitarian ‘pause’ in Gaza fighting sought

October 26, 2023
News
 AFP
A UN agency warned dwindling fuel supplies could force it to stop aid operations in war-riven Gaza on Wednesday, as calls mounted for a humanitarian “pause” in fighting. After 18 days of withering Israeli air strikes and a near-total land, sea and air blockade of the Palestinian territory, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) […]
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President: More needs to be done to fix agri system

October 26, 2023
News
 Charles Dantes & Maricel Cruz
President Marcos on Wednesday admitted there is still a lot to be done to “fix” the country’s agriculture system. Mr. Marcos, who is also the head of the Department of Agriculture (DA), made the remarks during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) in Quezon City. He underscored the […]
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Castro told: Don’t be onion-skinned

October 26, 2023
News
 Maricel Cruz
After his father allegedly threatened a party-list legislator with physical harm, Rep. Paolo Duterte on Wednesday said lawmakers should not be onion-skinned. The Davao City solon also threatened to spill the beans on Makabayan Bloc legislators in the House of Representatives. Duterte made the warning in reaction to the filing of grave threat charges against […]
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PH asked: Probe ‘war crimes’

October 26, 2023
News
 Rey E. Requejo
Five Myanmar nationals asked the Philippines on Wednesday to investigate alleged war crimes committed by 10 serving or former members of Myanmar’s military against the mainly Christian Chin minority. Filipino lawyers representing the Myanmar nationals told reporters they lodged the “landmark” criminal complaint against junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and nine others at the Department […]
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Useless dialogue with Beijing

October 26, 2023
News
 Manila Standard
More than ample proof that China is not interested in any dialogue or negotiation with our country on the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea is the latest incident on the morning of Sunday, October 22, when a China Coast Guard ship rammed one of two boats used by the Philippine Navy for rotation […]
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