Philippine News
PH demands at COP27: ‘Loss and damage’ definition, climate finance, emission avoidance
November 24, 2022 · By IYA GOZUM for www.rappler.com
PH demands at COP27: ‘Loss and damage’ definition, climate finance, emission avoidance MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine delegation arrived in Egypt for the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change with one thing in mind: demand developed parties to pay up for the climate impacts they caused. With […]
Read More...Robredo: Influence operations destroyed common baselines of fact
November 23, 2022 · By GELO GONZALES for www.rappler.com
Robredo: Influence operations destroyed common baselines of fact MANILA, Philippines – Former vice president Leni Robredo said at the Obama Foundation’s democracy forum on Thursday, November 17 (US time), that disinformation, as part of influence operations, has caused the creation of two separate public spheres. Robredo shared this during the panel discussion on disinformation at the forum, […]
Read More...Filipino Catholic youth group joins US anti-drug campaign
November 23, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
About 10,000 members will be stationed in mission communities to facilitate and animate interactions with drug dependents Filipino Catholic youth group joins US anti-drug campaign A Catholic youth group in the Philippines has become the official non-government partner to a US-funded campaign aiming to tackle the menace of illegal drugs in the country. The Kabataan […]
Read More...CDO court metes Australian 129 years imprisonment for sexual child abuse
November 22, 2022 · By AFP for manilastandard.net
CDO court metes Australian 129 years imprisonment for sexual child abuse An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said Wednesday. It was the second conviction for Peter Gerard Scully, who is already […]
Read More...Forum tackles risks of US bases in PH
November 22, 2022 · By Arlie O. Calalo for www.manilatimes.net
Forum tackles risks of US bases in PH SPEAKERS at the Pandesal Forum on Saturday have agreed that allowing more American military bases in the Philippines will increase the risk of the country being dragged into an unwanted war. Among the forum’s speakers were The Manila Times columnist Ricardo Saludo, former Presidential Management Staff chief […]
Read More...Int’l rights group backs ICC rejection of bid to halt drug war probe
November 21, 2022 · By Inquirer.net for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Int’l rights group backs ICC rejection of bid to halt drug war probe MANILA, Philippines — The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) supported the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) rejection of the government’s appeal to end the investigation on the supposed drug war abuses under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. […]
Read More...9 new varieties that will strengthen the Philippine mango industry
November 11, 2022 · By Jerome Sagcal for mb.com.ph
9 new varieties that will strengthen the Philippine mango industry Nine mango varieties and selections were unveiled at a press conference of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) on June 8, 2022. The mangoes were identified by the Institute of Plant Breeding […]
Read More...Pediatricians want kids to keep masks on in schools
November 10, 2022 · By By: Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Jerome Aning - @inquirerdotnet for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Pediatricians want kids to keep masks on in schools Pediatric experts urged teachers, school staff and students to continue wearing face masks in classrooms and indoor facilities to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 during in-person classes. Masking still remains one of the “most competent” infection prevention strategies, said the Philippine Pediatric Society and the […]
Read More...Bureau of Corrections: From ‘pillar of justice’ to ‘criminal organization’
November 10, 2022 · By Dona Z. Pazzibugan - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Bureau of Corrections: From ‘pillar of justice’ to ‘criminal organization’ The investigation into the murder of journalist Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa has uncovered how the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has turned into a big “criminal organization,” officials said on Monday. “What was discovered from the in-depth investigation of Mr. Lapid’s death was the unfortunate transformation […]
Read More...Christians, Muslims condemn bombing in the Philippines
November 9, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Christians, Muslims condemn bombing in the Philippines Christians and Muslims have deplored the bomb explosion on a bus that left one passenger dead and 11 injured in the southern Philippines. The bomb went off inside an air-conditioned bus at a terminal in Sultan Kudarat province of Mindanao region on Nov. 6. Among the injured nine are […]
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