Pope Francis is in South Sudan to fulfill his long-standing promise to visit the said country. This is the first time the Pope has visited South Sudan as part of his six-day visit to South Africans. Accompanying it on the trip are Archbishop Justin Welby who heads the Angelican Communion and Retired Rev. Iain Greenshields…
Pinoy Olympian Caloy Yulo has confirmed his participation in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games held in Cambodia from May 5 to 17. He said he wants to surpass the five gold medals he won at the 2022 SEA Games held in Vietnam. It clarified that it will no longer be able to play in the…
The Canadian government aims to finalize and sign a defense cooperation deal with the Philippines in the scheduled dialogue between the two countries in June according to the Canadian Embassy in Manila. According to the embassy’s senior official, such a memorandum of understanding will serve as a framework for further improving defense relations that have…
Peruvian lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have advanced elections to December. This is after Peru’s congress voted on a third bid to move the election from April 2024 and hold it this year, a move President Dina Boluarte seeks to calm the chaos amid anti-government protests. If you recall, Peru has been embroiled…
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…