[ad_1] This file photo taken on April 10, 2006 shows the Suez Canal in Egypt. – A giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal after a gust of wind diverted it from its course, the ship’s operator said on March 24, 2021, bringing maritime traffic to a halt …
Read More »Biden warns of responses if North Korea escalates, but is open to diplomacy
[ad_1] US President Joe Biden answers a question while holding his first formal press conference as president in the East Room of the White House in Washington, United States, on March 25, 2021. REUTERS / Leah Millis WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States remained open …
Read More »Pope appoints new archbishop of Manila
[ad_1] Cardinal José Advincula Jr. – PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CAPIZ Pope Francis appointed Cardinal José Advincula Jr. as the new Archbishop of Manila after the position was vacant for more than a year. The 68-year-old prelate was archbishop of Capiz before being chosen to replace Cardinal Luis …
Read More »Kelly Nabong returns to Blackwater
[ad_1] Kelly Nabong, who played for several PBA teams, including San Miguel, is returning to Blackwater. RESEARCH FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – Kelly Nabong will go back to where it all began when she signed a short-term deal with Blackwater, the same franchise she played for during her D-League days. …
Read More »China disputes with envoys from the EU, UK and Canada over comments on WPS
[ad_1] FOREIGN VESSELS The Philippine military says it has not yet finished counting the Chinese ships still on the Juan Felipe reef off Bataraza, Palawan. The photo taken on March 7 shows some of the 220 Chinese ships anchored in disputed waters in the South China Sea. —REUTERS MANILA, Philippines …
Read More »DOH: Doctors Prescribing Ivermectin as Cure for COVID-19 Risk Losing License
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday that the names of doctors who prescribe the use of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 infection despite the warning from government health authorities will be presented to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). This comes as DOH warned that …
Read More »Duterte to speak to Beijing envoy about Western Philippine Sea incursion – Palace
[ad_1] CHINESE TRAINING The Philippine government has protested the latest Chinese incursion into the Western Philippine Sea, where more than 200 vessels believed to be part of China’s maritime militia invaded the Julian Felipe Reef within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone. The military says there are still 183 of these …
Read More »NEDA says stricter quarantine to worsen hunger and unemployment
[ad_1] ABS-CBN News Published in Tue 23 2021 10:26 PM A return to a stricter quarantine will raise hunger and unemployment figures in Metro Manila, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Tuesday, as it sought to justify current protocols to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases. Metro …
Read More »Chinese ships still on reef off Palawan: AFP chief
[ad_1] FOREIGN VESSELS The Philippine military says it has not yet finished counting the Chinese ships still on the Juan Felipe reef off Bataraza, Palawan. The photo taken on March 7 shows some of the 220 Chinese ships anchored in disputed waters in the South China Sea. —REUTERS MANILA, Philippines …
Read More »JBC endorses three SC judges to succeed Peralta
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Judicial and Lawyers Council (JBC) has endorsed Supreme Court (SC) associate justices Alexander Gesmundo, Ramon Paul Hernando, and Estela Perlas-Bernabe as candidates to succeed Supreme Court Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, who will retire. According to JBC’s letter to President Rodrigo Duterte, Peralta will optionally retire …
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