BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — All senators’ caucus is set to take place on Monday to form “parameters on how to communicate without hurting each other” after a row among lawmakers over West Philippine Sea issues, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. “It’s a breath of fresh air that the Chinese ambassador told us,
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Lacson wants to revisit Pag-asa Island amid word war over WPS
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday said he wanted to revisit Pag-asa Island in Kalayaan, Palawan. This came after recent heated exchanges between members of the Senate and the Chinese Embassy in Manila over the Philippines’ defense of national sovereignty and maritime rights. Asked whether he would visit
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Artist creates ‘Latin American Mona Lisa’ with plastic bottle caps
Call it a Renaissance in recycling.
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Pakistan launches deadly strikes in Afghanistan
akistan said Sunday it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.
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Edsa at 40: Bill for Feb. 25 as non-working holiday to be filed
The Akbayan party-list will file a bill to declare February 25 as a non-working holiday to commemorate the Edsa People Power Revolution, its representative Perci Cendaña said on Sunday.
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Duterte at ICC: Chamber thwarts bid to out prosecution witnesses
A pretrial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied the request of the lawyers of former President Rodrigo Duterte for the prosecution to reveal certain information about witnesses, including their willingness to testify should the case proceed to trial.
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Viral Cordova drag race: LTO issues show cause orders to 4 youths
Four youngsters who participated in a drag race in Cordova town answered summons and appeared before Mayor Cesar "Didoy" Suan on Sunday, February 22.
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Urban poor group claims dozens trapped in Rizal town dumpsite cave-in
MANILA, Philippines — A sanitary landfill in Rodriguez town in Rizal province reportedly collapsed Friday afternoon, Feb. 20, leaving more than 50 people — most of them waste pickers — believed buried under mounds of garbage, according to the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay). Mimi Domingo, Kadamay secretary general, cited information from
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195 evacuees displaced by Kanlaon eruption head for home
BACOLOD CITY–The 195 residents of Bago City and La Carlota City who evacuated following a two-minute moderate eruption at Kanlaon Volcano have decamped and returned to their homes. Kanlaon has remained relatively calm following Thursday’s eruption, Mari Andylene Quintia, a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) volcanologist, said on Sunday, Feb. 22. The volcano
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Cagayan de Oro archdiocese urges parishioners to join Edsa 40 march
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The local archdiocese here is urging parishioners to take to the streets and join a march rally on Wednesday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Edsa people power uprising. Fr. Der John Faborada, head of the Cagayan de Oro Archdiocesan Media Center, said Archbishop Jose Cabantan would lead the
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