Cebu Pacific now flies Clark-Singapore daily
MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Pacific is now flying daily from Clark to Singapore, and recently renewed its decades-long partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).
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Biden's son convicted on all charges in gun case
WILMINGTON, United States — A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president.
LTO: Court order needed for release of colorum vehicles
MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will require a court order before releasing colorum vehicles as the government ramps up its campaign against illegal public utility vehicles, an official announced yesterday.
Frozen State Pension payments for nearly half a million people ‘forgotten’ in General Election pledge
The Liberal Democrats have launched their Party manifesto which pledges to maintain the State Pension Triple Lock, in a move similar to that of Labour and the Conservatives. They have also pledged to ensure women born in the 1950s, who have been affected by changes to the State Pension age, are “finally treated fairly and properly compensated”.
Vietnam arrests prominent journalist over Facebook posts
BANGKOK, Thailand — Authorities in Vietnam have arrested a leading independent journalist for "abusing democratic freedoms" to undermine the state by posting articles on Facebook, police announced on Saturday.
Chinese accounts pounce on Mindanao secession issue to warn of 'civil war' in Philippines
The call to secede Mindanao triggered not just a flurry of controversy among Filipinos. It also fed a coordinated campaign by Chinese social media users to spread rumors of a supposed civil war in the Philippines caused by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “provocations.”
Congress urged: Amend 1985 election code
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is asking Congress to amend the 1985 Omnibus Election Code (OEC) and put in place updated provisions, rules, and regulations to address current election trends.
Farmers’ groups call for Balisacan’s resignation
MANILA, Philippines — Various farmers’ groups on Sunday demanded the immediate resignation of Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan after the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved the lower tariff on imported rice from 35 percent to 15 percent, in a bid to bring down the retail price of the staple.