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Malixi misses match play with 2nd 79
MANILA, Philippines – Rianne Malixi struggled to recover from a challenging start, carding a second straight seven-over 79 at the challenging Portmarnock Golf Club and missing the match play phase of The Women’s Amateur Championship in Dublin, Ireland Tuesday.
Abalos: War on illegal drugs nets P13.67B so far
INTERIOR Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. yesterday said the government’s continuing war against illegal drugs has netted P13.67 billion worth of shabu, marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy so far this year.
House panel to summon Rodrigo Duterte to drug war probe
MANILA, Philippines — The House human rights committee on Tuesday approved a motion to invite former President Rodrigo Duterte to its investigation of the drug war.
Philippines seeking US clarification on anti-vax propaganda operation
MANILA: The Philippines is still seeking clarification from the Pentagon about a secret US propaganda operation that aimed to cast doubt among Filipinos about Chinese vaccines at the height of the COVID pandemic, a foreign ministry official said on tuesday. A Reuters investigation on June 14 detailed how the Pentagon ran a clandestine influence campaign in 2020 and 2021 to denigrate the Sinovac vaccine and other pandemic aid from China across the developing world. The effort was intended to counter what Washington then saw as China's growing geopolitical sway around the globe, including in Southeast Asia. It began under former President Donald Trump and ended months after President Joseph Biden took office. "We have not received an official and formal response yet on any confirmation, denial, or anything. We are waiting on that. We continue to monitor and ask for information," foreign affairs assistant Secretary Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is investigating the US information campaign.
Parasites, defaced clothes found in North Korea trash balloons, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea — Parasites from human feces and defaced Western clothing were found in the bags of garbage carried by North Korean balloons into the South, Seoul said Monday.
Mic cuts, no audience: How the Biden-Trump debate will work
NEW YORK, United States — There will be no studio audience, depriving candidates of the momentum that comes from ginning up supporters. Microphones will cut out when a candidate's speaking time is over. Thursday night's presidential debate will not be business as usual.
Ship safety highlighted on Intl Seafarer's Day
SAFETY onboard ships is the theme for the International Day of the Seafarer celebrated today, June 25.