Gov’t forms task force as it verifies reports of Pinoys kidnapped during Hamas attack President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to locate and account for all Filipinos in Israel, where attacks by the Palestinian group Hamas on Saturday triggered Israeli airstrikes over the Gaza Strip. Hamas launched a massive […]
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Jerusalem, Undefined­­—Israeli forces battled holdout Hamas fighters and pounded targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a “long and difficult” war ahead after the Palestinian militants launched a massive surprise attack. The Hamas attack came half a century after the outbreak of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, stunning Israel […]
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Israel has already fought four wars with Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since its forces and settlers withdrew from the coastal territory in 2005 —in 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2021. Here are the key flare-ups: 2008: ‘Cast Lead’ On December 27, 2008, Israel launched a campaign of air strikes against militants in Gaza, dubbed […]
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Devotees rejoice as the image of the La Naval leaves the Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City for a procession on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Danny Pata
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A jeepney conductor holds a signage showing the new minimum fare effective Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, after the government approved a P1 hike following a series of oil price increases. Manny Palmero
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture to use the excess collections of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to help rice farmers. The President, in a meeting with Agriculture officials recently, said that the excess collections beyond the P10 billion requirement of the RCEF should be used to provide rice farmers […]
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Forty climate advocates set out on a 30-day walk from Rizal Park in Manila to Tacloban City, Leyte, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) on Sunday. “We don’t want another Yolanda to happen. This is why we are pushing to end fossil fuels, and more importantly, demanding reparations from polluter countries. We […]
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Saturday said the continued presence of foreign aircraft could be expected in future resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea. “We can expect that because I think that is also important,” AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar said in a television interview. A foreign aircraft from an unknown country […]
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Why is it that more than a third of our college-level students have stopped schooling? This is a disturbing development that requires urgent action by the national government, particularly the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd). The agency responsible for overseeing higher education in the country believes this may have been caused by several factors. First, […]
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There needs to be a deep commitment to work with these globally trusted cloud technology companies Did you know that cyber-attacks have a huge impact on the economy of the Philippines? According to a study commissioned by leading American multi-national technology company, Microsoft, and conducted by Frost & Sullivan, the potential economic loss due to […]
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