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ADVOCACY group Volunteers against Crime and Corruption (VACC) on Monday assailed former Health secretary and now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin for «misleading» the public when she claimed that the court has acquitted her and her co-accused in the Dengvaxia case.
ASIDE from holding the next presidential elections, 2028 will likely be a historic period for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as it could be the year when they inaugurate their own building.
TWENTY-FOUR churches, shrines, and sacred places have been designated by the Archdiocese of Manila as “Jubilee Churches” as part of its preparations for the “Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025” celebration as declared by Pope Francis.
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said it is not withdrawing BRP Teresa Magbanua from Escoda Shoal, saying the damage sustained by the vessel after it was harassed and rammed by Chinese vessels last Saturday is not enough to order its pull out. Commodore Jay Tarriela, the PCG’s spokesman for the West Phili
Skirmishes between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent days have opened a new flashpoint in the South China Sea, shortly after the two nations struck a deal to ease tensions at another hot spot.At the center of the latest clashes is Sabina Shoal, a coral atoll in the contested Spratly islands where the Philippines had deployed one of its biggest coast guard vessels since mid-April, a move China has described as illegal.
Philippine authorities raided a suspected illegal online gaming and cyberscam complex in a central province and took into custody more than 160 people — mostly Chinese and Indonesians — who were committing internet-based crimes, officials said Sunday.
A storm set off landslides and unleashed pounding rains that flooded many northern Philippine areas overnight into Monday, leaving at least 14 people dead and prompting authorities to suspend school classes and government work in the densely populated capital region.