Corruption, again
POPULAR culture and social media are awash with scenes and images of corruption in the Philippines, usually seen as being at very serious levels. The Global Corruption Index (GCI) compiled and published in January...
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Head of Japan’s third largest ad agency resigns amid Olympic bribery scandal
The president of ADK Holdings — Japan’s third-largest ad agency — has resigned, the company said.
Sara leaves fate of P500 million intel fund to House
“The honorable Vice President Sara Duterte has just shared it with me now. She’s saying, she defers to the decision of the majority of this Congress,” the Davao de Oro congresswoman said.Boy Santos MANILA,...
PBBM lobbies for PH’s UN Security Council bid
MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday (Manila time) asked the member-states of the United Nations (UN) to support the Philippines’ candidature to the international body’s Security Council for the term 2027-2028. Marcos...
Marcos arrives in New York
NEW YORK: President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey at 11:53 a.m. (11:53 p.m. Philippine time) to embark on his official visit to the United States. Marcos flew...
Rights groups say Marcos can’t mask PH ‘realities’ before UN
From left: Carlos Conde (CDN FILE PHOTO), Renato Reyes, and Cristina Palabay. (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO) MANILA, Philippines — As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left for New York to address the 77th United Nations General...
Philippines, Singapore sign 5 bilateral agreements as more health workers sought
Singapore has officially tabled a request to continue recruiting health care professionals from the Philippines, as the two countries also signed a series of bilateral agreements. The Joint Communique on the Recruitment of Filipino Healthcare Workers...
US ambassador to Russia leaves post as Ukraine war drags on
1 / 3 US ambassador to Russia leaves post as Ukraine war drags on FILE – U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia, June 28, 2021. Sullivan, ended his...
Trump seeks to block FBI from reviewing items seized from Florida home
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a federal court to temporarily block the FBI from reviewing the materials it seized two weeks ago from his Florida home, until a special master...
BILL OF HEALTH | Planong pagsasaayos ng Universal Healthcare Law ni Sen. JV Ejercito
(SPECIAL REPORT) – Itinuturing na misyon ni Sen. JV Ejercito ang pagsasaayos sa implementasyon ng Universal Healthcare Act. Paano nga ba niya binabalak na isakatuparan ang kanyang layunin sa kanyang pagbabalik sa Senado? Ano-ano ang pangunahin niyang...