Tensions flare as Lanao del Sur court summons 2,000 over ‘fake voter’...
LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines – Tensions flared in a Lanao del Sur town after a judge summoned some 2,000 people to appear in court over allegations of being fake voters. The court’s summons stemmed from...
View ArticleTamaraws supremacy: FEU reigns as king, queen of UAAP Season 87 football
MANILA, Philippines – Far Eastern University has become the home of UAAP Season 87 football champions. The FEU Tamaraws ruled the UAAP men’s and women’s football tournaments, taking down the Ateneo...
View ArticleCanada’s finance minister resigns after policy clash with PM Trudeau
OTTAWA, Canada – Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned on Monday, December 16, saying she was no longer on the same page with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the best...
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RESULTS: December 2024 Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday, December 17, that 3,058 out of 10,136 passed the...
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PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS: December 2024 Licensure Examination for Certified...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday, December 17, that 3,058 out of 10,136 passed the Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants given by the Board of...
View ArticleTeenage shooter kills student, teacher at Wisconsin school, police say
A teenage student killed a fellow student and a teacher at a Wisconsin school on Monday, December 16, before police found the suspect dead at the scene of the latest shooting to devastate a US campus,...
View ArticleTrump muses about drones, wars and TikTok in first news conference as...
PALM BEACH, USA – In his first news conference since his election victory six weeks ago, President-elect Donald Trump covered the Ukraine war, mysterious drones flying over New Jersey, the future of...
View ArticleChina resident who stole Tesla trade secrets gets 2-year US sentence
A German-Canadian resident of China was sentenced to 24 months in prison in the US for stealing electric vehicle trade secrets from Tesla for his competing EV battery business, the US Department of...
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Baguio’s Tam-Awan Village ushers in 2025 with pyrography art exhibit
BAGUIO, Philippines – A museum in Baguio City is closing out 2024 and welcoming 2025 with group shows that showcase a mix of styles by emerging and established artists from the city and Benguet. At...
View ArticleJudge denies Trump’s bid to throw out hush money conviction, NY Times reports
WASHINGTON, USA – A judge on Monday, December 16, ruled that Donald Trump’s conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal should stand, rejecting the US president-elect’s argument that a...
View ArticleCaraga minimum wage earners to get P50-daily increase in 2 tranches
MANILA, Philippines – Minimum wage earners in private establishments in the Caraga region are set to receive a P50-daily increase to be given in two tranches, the Department of Labor and Employment...
View ArticlePhilippine government loses final 6 coco levy cases
MANILA, Philippines – Anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has dismissed the last six coconut levy cases against former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., former first lady Imelda Marcos, former Senate...
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From Baku to The Hague, nations clash in fight vs climate change
The universality of climate change prompts a spate of global efforts. Ideally, countries unite to combat the climate crisis, leave their interests at the door coming into international climate talks,...
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Mary Jane Veloso reunites with family
MANILA, Philippines – After the family of Mary Jane Veloso was unable to meet with her at the airport following her arrival from Indonesia early Wednesday, December 18, they were finally reunited when...
View ArticleWisconsin police search for answers in rare case of female school shooter
Police in Wisconsin on Tuesday, December 17, were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old girl to determine what drove her to open fire at her private...
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Kanlaon unrest threatens Negros Occidental’s P3-billion game-fowl industry
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The P3-billion game-fowl industry in Negros Occidental is being threatened by the restiveness of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island. The upland areas of the cities of...
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Marcos postpones 2025 budget signing as groups decry DepEd, PhilHealth fund cuts
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has postponed the scheduled signing of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Friday, December 20, to give President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. more time to review the...
View Article2024: A turning point for Quiboloy whistleblowers fighting for justice
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The shadows of impunity loomed large in 2024, haunting survivors and emboldening figures like Apollo Quiboloy, the embattled preacher of the Davao-based Kingdom of Jesus...
View ArticleEU privacy regulator fines Meta 251 million euros for 2018 breach
DUBLIN, Ireland – The lead European Union data privacy regulator for Meta fined the social media giant 251 million euros ($263.5 million) on Tuesday for a 2018 Facebook security breach that affected...
View ArticleSyrian mass graves expose ‘machinery of death’ under Assad, top prosecutor says
QUTAYFAH, Syria – An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday, December 17, that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run “machinery of death” under toppled...
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