Seven bilateral agreements are expected to be signed between the Philippines and Japan during the visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. next week according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). According to DFA Assistant Secretary Nathaniel Imperial, among the signed agreements is the humanitarian assistance on disaster relief or HADR cooperation. According to the…
The Sandiganbayan dismissed the plea of former First Lady Imelda Marcos and her daughter Irene Marcos-Araneta to recover the properties seized from them in their dismissed P200-billion civil forfeiture case. In a 40-page resolution on January 25, the court’s Fourth Division said the motion by two members of the Marcos family seeking the return of…
The Senate has started the debate on the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund bills today. Senate Bill No. 1670 and House Bill No. 6608, proposals aimed at creating funds, were discussed by the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies. Among the sources of seed money for the Maharlika Investment Fund are the Land Bank…
Metro Manila Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) filed a petition for a fare increase with the Rail Regulatory Unit of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The petition states an increase of from P4.00 to P6. If approved, the maximum charge from North Avenue station to Taft Avenue will be P34 from the previous P28. It is…
The host country Qatar was completely eliminated from the FIFA World Cup. This follows the match between Ecuador and the Netherlands in Group A ending in a 1-1 draw. Senegal first beat Qatar 3-1 this Friday night. It will be remembered that in Qatar’s first match after the opening of the FIFA World Cup, Ecuador…
Filipino Olympian and gymnast Carlos Yulo won the bronze medal in the parallel bars final of the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. This is after Yulo achieved a score of 15.366, 6.300 in difficulty and 9.066 in execution. In addition, the 22-year-old gymnast also won her silver medal in the vault finals for…
MANILA, Philippines – On October 24, Blackbirde, a pro-Marcos vlogger with over a hundred thousand followers posted a YouTube video. True to her vlogging style, she sat close to the camera with a white wall behind her, then spoke into a lapel microphone she held with her pinching left hand. The video’s title was vague…
Bestselling author Julie Powell has passed away at the age of 49. Her husband Eric confirmed where the famous author had a heart attack. It was recognized in his book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”. The said book was made into a movie in 2009 titled “Julie and Julia” starring Meryl Streep and Amy…
The supply and price of basic goods in the country is sufficient and remains stable despite the impact of the recent typhoon Paeng according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The DTI also said that they are in contact with the Philippine Chamber of Food Manufacturers to ensure that basic necessities and prime…
The amount of damage left by typhoon Paeng in the agricultural sector has increased. The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported that approximately P1.33 billion was damaged and lost due to agricultural damage in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol region, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Soccsksargen. 64,607 hectares of land were affected,…