Press Release - Padilla: Closure of CNN Philippines a Great Loss to Public Information
The impending closure of CNN Philippines is a great loss to public information, Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla said.
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‘No special arrangement with China’
THE National Security Council (NSC) yesterday belied a pronouncement of China that it made temporary special arrangements that allowed the Philippines to deliver supplies to troops at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in the South China Sea.
‘Baste’s bashing of Marcos baseless, disrespectful’
MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Speaker David Suarez and other leaders of the House of Representatives yesterday lashed back at Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, saying his call for the resignation of President Marcos is uncalled for, baseless and, worse, disrespectful.
Cordillera IP group leaders report harassment for the second time
BAGUIO CITY — Indigenous Peoples leaders in the Cordillera region reported that they were harassed at a Baguio court for the second time around.
Strong Group falls short of title after opponent's buzzer-beater
MANILA, Philippines – Strong Group Athletics’ dream run in the Dubai International Basketball Championship came to a heartbreaking end after a buzzer-beater by Ismail Ahmad Abdelmoneim gave Al Riyadi Club the championship, 77-74, Monday morning (Manila time).
Duterte says Marcos risks same fate as dictator father amid charter change push
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte warned his successor, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that pursuing moves to change the Constitution could lead to his ouster, like what happened to his late dictator father.
Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa
PARIS, France — Two protesters on Sunday hurled pumpkin soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in Paris, demanding the right to "healthy and sustainable food", an AFP journalist and the museum said.
Senate people’s initiative probe open to Speaker, House members
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate begins this week its probe into alleged “signature buying” for a people’s initiative to amend the Constitution, which Sen. Imee Marcos said congressmen could attend.