Vice President Sara Duterte did not attend the commencement exercise of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Madasigon Class of 2023 today at Fort del Pilar in Baguio City. VP Sara is expected to hand out the Vice Presidential Saber for Rank 2 of the PMA Madasigon Class of 2023. Defense Undersecretary Carlito Galvez handed the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join the discussions with the leaders of the Group of Seven in Hiroshima, Japan. While confirming the plan, Ukrainian presidential office chief Andriy Yermak also said Zelenskyy would meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the three-day summit through Sunday. If you recall, Zelenskyy left Saudi Arabia’s…
China has surpassed Japan to become the world’s biggest car exporters. China has already exported 1.07 million vehicles in the first three months of 2023. It was 58 percent higher in the first quarter of 2022. While Japan had 954,185 exported in the first three months of 2023 this was 6 percent higher than the…
Five people have died after a fire broke out at a hostel in New Zealand. More than 50 people were immediately evacuated from the four-story Loafers’ Lodges hostels in Wellington. According to Prime Minister Christ Hopkins, the death toll may rise because some who were rushed to the hospital suffered serious injuries. Authorities are still…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved internet voting for Filipino voters abroad in the national and local elections in the year 2025. According to Comelec chairman George Erwin Garcia, the goal of internet voting is to reach a higher overseas voter turnout. The official said that although a 39% overseas voting turnout was recorded…
The US Patriot missile system in Kyiv, Ukraine suffered minor damage after being hit by a missile from Russia. According to the analysis done by some inspectors sent by the US, the said Patriot missile system is still working, so they will not remove it from the area. The Patriot’s radar system, which is considered…
Less than a month after K-pop star Moonbin lost her life at the age of 25, Korean trot singer Haesoo has reportedly died at the age of 29. Haesoo was found dead in her hotel where South Korean police found a suspected suicide note in the room. Haesoo is a trot singer, a genre popular…
KALIBO, Aklan—The Diocese of Kalibo confirmed that the leaders of the Philippine Catholic Church including the papal nuncio will go to the province of Aklan for the plenary assembly on the rare occasion that it will be held outside of Metro Manila. According to Fr. Tudd Belandres, parish priest of St. John the Baptist Cathedral…
The Philippines has already surpassed their gold medal won in the last Southeast Asian Games. Based on the latest medal tally in the ongoing SEA Games in Cambodia, there are 58 gold medals, 86 silver and 116 bronze medals. Compared to the last SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Philippines only won 52 gold medals….
The mandatory wearing of face masks in Metro Manila will not be reinstated for now amid the increase in cases of COVID-19 in the country. According to Metro Manila Council head San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, the region remains in the low-risk category for COVID-19 with a 29% hospital utilization rate. While the positivity…