Philippine News
Marcos Jr accused of Philippine election overspend
June 16, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Catholic poll watchdog calls for a probe amid claims vote buying sent campaign spending over the legal limit Marcos Jr accused of Philippine election overspend A Catholic poll watchdog in the Philippines has accused President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of flouting election rules by spending more than the legal amount stipulated by law. The accusation […]
Read More...Philippines protests China’s return to Julian Felipe Reef
June 16, 2022 · By SOFIA TOMACRUZ for www.rappler.com
Philippines protests China’s return to Julian Felipe Reef ‘Give it a rest, my friends,’ says Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines said on Thursday, June 9, that it lodged a diplomatic protest against China, after over a hundred of its vessels were spotted back in waters “in and around” Julian […]
Read More...Masks now optional outdoors in Cebu province
June 16, 2022 · By RYAN MACASERO for www.rappler.com
Masks now optional outdoors in Cebu province (1st UPDATE) The Department of the Interior and Local Government orders local police to disregard Gwen Garcia’s memo, but the governor asserts the autonomy of the local government CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia made wearing masks optional in open spaces in the province via Executive […]
Read More...Rappler’s Pia Ranada picked as Southeast Asia Young Leader for 19th Asia Security Summit
June 14, 2022 · By RAPPLER.COM for www.rappler.com
Rappler’s Pia Ranada picked as Southeast Asia Young Leader for 19th Asia Security Summit (1st UPDATE) As one of the Southeast Asian Young Leaders, Ranada will participate as a full delegate to the premier regional security and defense summit also called the Shangri-La Dialogue Rappler senior reporter Pia Ranada has been chosen to participate […]
Read More...Political scientist Clarita Carlos is Marcos’ national security adviser
June 14, 2022 · By LIAN BUAN for www.rappler.com
Political scientist Clarita Carlos is Marcos’ national security adviser MANILA, Philippines – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. chose a political scientist as national security adviser (NSA), a post typically given to former military officers. Clarita Carlos, a retired political science professor from the University of the Philippines (UP), will be the first female to hold […]
Read More...Thousands flee Philippine volcano eruption
June 9, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Thousands flee Philippine volcano eruption Thousands of people in the Philippines were forced to flee their homes on June 5 following a volcanic eruption that dumped ash on surrounding towns. Bulusan Volcano, about 500 kilometers southeast of the capital Manila, sent huge clouds of ash and steam into the sky, triggering the evacuation of about 2,100 families from at […]
Read More...Marcos to SC: To make second-placer Robredo win ‘defiles will’ of Filipinos
June 9, 2022 · By LIAN BUAN for www.rappler.com
Marcos to SC: To make second-placer Robredo win ‘defiles will’ of Filipinos 1986 is crucial because of the new tax code that year, supposedly disqualifying Marcos. But the president-elect says he was not an official in 1986, and the law does not cover him MANILA, Philippines – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. submitted a […]
Read More...Filipino prelate gets another top Vatican post
June 8, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Filipino prelate gets another top Vatican post Pope Francis has appointed Manila’s former archbishop Cardinal Luis Tagle as a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Cardinal Tagle’s appointment, along with several other leading churchmen including Myanmar’s Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, was announced by the Holy See’s press office on June 1. […]
Read More...Filipino bishop sounds nuclear alert on Marcos power aims
June 8, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Filipino bishop sounds nuclear alert on Marcos power aims A Catholic diocese in the Philippines has reiterated its opposition to any attempts to revive the country’s first-ever nuclear power plant built by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Balanga Diocese in Bataan province, where the plant is located, said it feared for the public’s safety if the […]
Read More...DICT: Elon Musk’s Starlink may start delivering services in PH by Q4 2022
June 8, 2022 · By CNN Philippines Staff for www.cnnphilippines.com
DICT: Elon Musk’s Starlink may start delivering services in PH by Q4 2022 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 3) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology projected that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service company may start delivering its services to Filipinos by the fourth quarter of 2022. “They have started building their ground […]
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