International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has excluded Russia and Belarus from participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to the IOC, there are only 203 countries that have been invited, not including the aforementioned two countries. They can only participate, but they use neutral flags. Recall that some countries blocked the participation of Russia…
Speaker Martin Romualdez is confident that Filipinos will benefit from the good relationship established by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. during his official visit to Malaysia. Speaker Romualdez was part of the delegation of President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos who were given a State Welcome Ceremony at the Istana Negara (Malaysia’s National Palace)….
The Philippines’ target is now to win against Norway so that they can enter the round-of-16 of the FIFA Womens’ World Cup. After the historic 1-0 win against New Zealand, they never stopped rehearsing for the upcoming match. First, the result of a scoreless draw is that the Philippines will face Norway next on Sunday…
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY FERDINAND R. MARCOS JR. PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES [Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 24, 2023] Vice President Sara Z. Duterte; former presidents Joseph Ejercito Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; Senate…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will report on the state of the country a year after he assumed office at his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24. The SONA, which is mandated by Art. 7, Sec. 23 of the 1987 Constitution, is delivered before a joint session of the 17th Congress at…
Renowned computer hacker Kevin Mitnick has passed away at the age of 59. According to his relative, he has not fought his pancreatic cancer for 14 months. He was called the FBI’s “most wanted” cybercriminal and was imprisoned for five years for computer and wire fraud in the 90s. After his release in 2000, he…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of F-35 and F-16 fighter jets as well as the USS Thomas Hudner destroyer in the Middle East. The said move is in response to Iran’s activity in the Strait of Hormuz. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said that due to the alarming event in the…
US support for Ukraine has remained steadfast since Russia invaded. This was the message of US President Joe Biden after a personal meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when they both attended the meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Lithuania. It added that a country cannot forcibly conquer its neighboring country. It also…
The PNP will implement a gun ban in three areas on the day of the second State of the Nation Address by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. that they will implement the gun ban in Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon. He said the said step is also based on…
The Philippines marked 7 years since its legal victory against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in a territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo described the country’s move to bring China to court as “the path of principle, the rule of law and the…