Cebu Governor Baricuatro’s first order is funding for province’s hospitals
CEBU, Philippines – Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro started her first term as chief executive of the province on Monday, June 30, with the signing of a dozen executive orders (EO) and the first of...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Report on Iranian president’s death in helicopter crash taken out...
Claim: The president of Iran was killed in a helicopter crash. Rating: MISSING CONTEXT Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim has already received 35,000 views, 275 reactions, 105...
View ArticleSC issues writ of kalikasan on Samal Island-Davao City bridge project
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) issued on Tuesday, July 1, a writ of kalikasan over the China-funded Samal Island-Davao City Connector Bridge Project. Environmental advocates previously...
View Article[OPINION] Requiem for multilateralism
The recent unilateral strikes by the US on Iran’s nuclear development sites underline the fact that multilateralism is dead, and has been so for some time. It is not only when it comes to the...
View ArticleAlex Eala makes historic Wimbledon debut vs defending champion
MANILA, Philippines – A main draw debut at the famed Centre Court against the defending champion in one of the most prestigious events in tennis — it does not get any bigger than this for Alex Eala....
View Article[WATCH] Hindi Ito Marites: China-US rivalry plays out in Palawan and Cagayan
We tend to look at superpower competition through macro lenses, watching the sweeping dynamics among countries. But what will we see if we zoom into the epic rivalry between the US and China on the...
View ArticlePANOORIN: Ang bahay ni Rodrigo Duterte na ipinagbibili na ni Honeylet Avanceña
MANILA, Philippines — Honeylet Avanceña, the common-law wife of former president Rodrigo Duterte, confirmed over the weekend that she had put up for sale their house at Doña Luisa Village Phase 1. She...
View ArticleF. Sionil José’s Solidaridad Bookshop sells for less than P35 million
MANILA, Philippines – Just days after its closure, late National Artist for Literature F. Sionil José’s Solidaridad Bookshop in Ermita, Manila, was sold for less than P35 million on Tuesday, July 1....
View ArticleTolentino on China sanction: An ‘honor’ The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Tolentino says China sanction an ‘honor’: I’ll continue defending PH rights Former senator Francis Tolentino says...
View ArticleAlex Eala fails to sustain dream start, falls to Wimbledon champion
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala had a dream start to her debut in arguably the biggest stage in tennis. The Filipina, however, could not find the finishing kick to close out the defending champion....
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