Philippine News
No crossing red line
January 19, 2023 · By Catherine S. Valente for www.manilatimes.net
No crossing red line DAVOS, Switzerland: The Philippines will not “cross the red line” and give up any part of its territory being claimed by other countries, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said amid unresolved territorial disputes in the South China Sea. “We cannot concede any of the territorial claims that are being made against our […]
Read More...Warning Out on Toxic Cadmium and Lead in Lucky Charms and Amulets
January 19, 2023 · By EcoWaste Coalition for journal.com.ph
Warning Out on Toxic Cadmium and Lead in Lucky Charms and Amulets (Group tells manufacturers to label their products and provide hazard warnings) 18 January 2023, Quezon City. As the Chinese Lunar New Year approaches, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition cautioned luck seekers from purchasing charms and amulets containing highly hazardous chemicals cadmium and lead. […]
Read More...Aboitiz Power to add to Luzon grid capacity
January 19, 2023 · By Eireene Jairee Gomez for www.manilatimes.net
Aboitiz Power to add to Luzon grid capacity ABOITIZ Power Corp. (AboitizPower), through subsidiary AP Renewables Inc., is set to add an additional source of clean energy to the Luzon grid with its new 17-megawatt (MW) Tiwi binary geothermal power plant project in Tiwi, Albay. The company broke ground for the soon-to-rise binary plant, to […]
Read More...The Scourge of the Social Media, how it steal our lives and that of youth
January 18, 2023 · By Ben Joseph for www.ucanews.com
Filipinos, who are mainly Catholics, spend an average of nearly 11 hours online per day, which is 60 percent more than the global average. Next in line among the Asian nations is Malaysia, whose citizens spend more than 9 hours a day, with Indonesians and Thais not far behind. Among the South East Asian nations, […]
Read More...EcoWaste Coalition Finds Another Brand of Thai Skin Cosmetics Laden with Toxic Mercury
January 18, 2023 ·
EcoWaste Coalition Finds Another Brand of Thai Skin Cosmetics Laden with Toxic Mercury 14 January 2023, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition continues to uncover dangerous mercury-added cosmetics imported from Thailand, which are sold locally online. Following its discovery last year of nine Thai skin whitening cosmetics containing mercury, including eight facial […]
Read More...The era of fear and impunity is coming to a close in many countries, but not the Philippine
January 11, 2023 ·
The era of fear and impunity is coming to a close in many countries, but not the Philippine There are serious and profound changes taking place in the Catholic Church to acknowledge and prevent child sexual abuse by clerics and laypeople. The number of priests convicted in the Philippines is zero. Clerical child abuse has […]
Read More...Philippine court acquits religious sisters of perjury charges
January 10, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Philippine court acquits religious sisters of perjury charges A court in the Philippine capital Manila acquitted ten members of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines including two religious nuns from perjury charges on Jan. 9 Missionary of Sisters of Mary Sister Emma Cupin and Good Shepherd Sister Elenita Belardo were among the human rights activists whose perjury […]
Read More...Uproar over acquittal of Philippine official’s drug-tainted son
January 9, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Uproar over acquittal of Philippine official’s drug-tainted son Opposition political groups and activists in the Philippines have criticized the criminal justice system after a trial court acquitted the son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla of drug charges. Juanito Remulla, 38, was acquitted of drug charges by a trial court in Las Piñas City in the […]
Read More...Bantag: Remulla ordered drug lord to kill Percy Lapid
January 6, 2023 · By Dempsey Reyes - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Bantag: Remulla ordered drug lord to kill Percy Lapid Suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag has turned the tables on Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, accusing him of masterminding the killing of radio commentator Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa through a “grand conspiracy.” In a 15-page complaint filed on Wednesday in the Office of […]
Read More...Philippine police officers told to quit to ‘cleanse’ force
January 6, 2023 · By AFP, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine police officers told to quit to ‘cleanse’ force Hundreds of top-ranking police in the Philippines were asked to resign Wednesday as the government seeks to “cleanse” the corruption-tainted force of officers involved in the illegal drug trade. Police have been waging an anti-narcotics campaign launched by former president Rodrigo Duterte and continued by his […]
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