[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – It is unwise to “open the floodgate” for a broader change of the Charter (Cha-cha) if the goal, under the guise of reforming the party list system, is only to paralyze the progressive Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives for their alleged communist ties, Senator …
Read More »NBI tests Dacera’s case | Inquirer News
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation will carry out its own investigation into the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera, as questions were raised about allegations that she was raped and murdered after a New Year’s Eve party at a hotel in La Makati city. Justice Secretary …
Read More »Garin promotes the creation of a death investigation system in PH
[ad_1] Iloilo’s representative, Janette Garin. INVESTIGATOR FILE PHOTO / LYN RILLON MANILA, Philippines – Iloilo’s representative, Janette Garin, proposes the creation of a death investigation system in the country, saying that the case of flight attendant Christine Dacera showed how “weak” the current system is. According to Garin, the country’s …
Read More »2 police officers killed in a fire at the Camp Crame facility; 2 other injured
[ad_1] Two policemen are killed in the Logistics Support Service fire at Camp Crame. PHOTO by PNP-PIO MANILA, Philippines – Two police officers were killed in a fire that affected the Logistics Support Service (LSS) complex at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. The PNP …
Read More »U.S. Transportation Chief and Foreign Policy Advisers Among Resignations After Capitol Violence
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation, speaks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 (GES 2019) in The Hague, the Netherlands, June 4, 2019. REUTERS / Piroschka van de Wouw / File photo WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced her resignation Thursday, the first cabinet …
Read More »World leaders condemn the violence in the US Capitol.
[ad_1] An explosion caused by police ammunition is seen as supporters of President Donald Trump gather in front of the United States Capitol building. (Reuters) PARIS – World leaders and governments on Wednesday expressed shock and outrage over the storming of the US Capitol in Washington by supporters of President …
Read More »Georgia on the cusp of handing over the U.S. Senate to the Democrats as Warnock wins, Ossoff leads
[ad_1] Democratic US Senate candidate Raphael Warnock speaks on his campaign YouTube account after the second round of the election against Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, on January 6, 2021. Warnock for Georgia / Social media via REUTERS. ATLANTA – Democrats won a race for the …
Read More »Japan’s Daily Coronavirus Cases Hit Record As State of Emergency Looms
[ad_1] Pedestrians wearing protective masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk under Japanese national flags in a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, on January 6, 2021. REUTERS / Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO – COVID-19 cases in Japan hit a new daily record on Wednesday, as the government faced mounting pressure …
Read More »De Lima wants the Senate to investigate the early vaccination of PSG, cabinet men
[ad_1] (FILE PHOTO) Senator Leila de Lima visits the Investigator’s office in Makati in a file photo taken in 2016. INVESTIGATOR’S FILE PHOTO / KIMBERLY DELA CRUZ MANILA, Philippines – Senator Leila de Lima introduced a resolution requesting an investigation into the reported early inoculation of Cabinet members, the Presidential …
Read More »Giant vulva statue fuels gender debate in Brazil
[ad_1] From the Facebook account of the Brazilian artist Juliana Notari SAO PAOLO, Brazil – A huge bright red vagina sculpture on a mountain in northeastern Brazil is meant to inspire intercourse, not the sexual kind but a dialogue about gender issues, particularly poignant under the conservative government of President …
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