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Election plan taken out of context, no mention of resignation — Sara Duterte

Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday still refused to clarify her election bid plans, this time telling reporters that her announcement of running again in the next polls was taken out of context......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Sara Duterte to run for office again? Marcos believes VP ‘testing the waters’

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that Vice President Sara Duterte may have been gauging public opinion when she recently announced her supposed plans to run in the next election......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Trillanes files cyber libel, libel raps vs Roque, SMNI hosts, pro-Duterte vloggers

Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday filed libel and cyber libel charges against former presidential spokesman Harry Roque, pro-Duterte vloggers and hosts of Sonshine Media Network International over persistent attacks and "fake news"......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

China warns Philippines over explusion of its diplomats amid South China Sea row

Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): Following the Philippines' call for the expulsion of Beijing's diplomats, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned Manila government and said that "any hasty action" could "potentially harm" the Philippines amid territorial tensions in the South-China Sea, reported by The Manila Times. Lin Jian, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, issued the statement after Defence Secretary Gilberto T.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 12th, 2024

DA backs allowing NFA to sell rice in markets

The Department of Agriculture supports the move of Speaker Martin Romualdez to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) to allow the National Food Authority (NFA) to sell rice in the markets, DA Assistant Secretary and spokesman Arnel de Mesa said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Seeing ‘red’ all over the places

“The Chinese government has always said there is a red line,” the PCG spokesman for WPS cited......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Xinhua world news summary at 0630 GMT, April 30

KABUL -- Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Tuesday. The deadly incident happened after a shooter opened fire on worshippers offering evening prayers in the Shahrak area, Gozara district of the province, Qani posted on his X account......»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

China threatens US with response to missile deployment

Beijing has accused Washington of undermining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific regionBeijing has condemned Washington's deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region and will take all effective measures to prevent the US from "messing up" the South China Sea, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Thursday.His comments come after the US kicked off.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

DOJ: Law enforcement, gov t execs assisting ICC probe to be held ‘accountable’

In a palace briefing on Thursday, DOJ spokesman Asec. Mico Calavano said that public officials and employees who will “cooperate” with the ICC probe may face administrative charges for breaching Republic Act No. 6713, also known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

103 areas under state of calamity due to heat

A total of 103 cities and towns have been placed under a state of calamity because of El Niño, while the number of persons affected by the weather phenomenon has reached 2.1 million, according to Task Force El Niño spokesman and Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

China rebukes US deployment of missiles in Indo-Pacific

Beijing officials are decrying the deployment of U.S. medium-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time since the Cold War.China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian, at a regular press briefing Thursday, said China 'expresses grave concern" and 'strongly opposes the U.S. ... strengthening forward deployment at China's doorstep to seek unilateral military advantage.'The U.S. military on.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 21st, 2024

Breaking the cycle of poverty with entrepreneurship

In my recent chat with former presidential spokesman, writer and businessman Ernie Abella, he asked me an interesting question: Can entrepreneurship boost the Philippine economy?.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 15th, 2024

China ‘cherry-picking facts’ to defend bullying, says PCG

China is “cherry-picking facts” to justify its bullying tactics in the West Philippine Sea, according to Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman for WPS concerns.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 9th, 2024

Quiboloy not ‘armed and dangerous’ even with 19 guns – PNP

MANILA, Philippines — Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy, who has an arrest warrant for sexual abuse, is not considered “armed and dangerous” even though he has 19 assorted firearms, the spokesman of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Col. Jean Fajardo said, in a press conference on Monday. Fajardo explained that under the.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

Jinggoy denies Roque claim on Sierra Madre ‘deal’

It was “unacceptable” for former presidential spokesman Harry Roque to claim that former president Joseph Estrada made a deal with Beijing to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from the Ayungin Shoal, according to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 31st, 2024

3rd telco to offer free WiFi at NAIA

A third telecommunications company will offer free WiFi at all the terminals at Ninoy Aquino International Airport to boost the connectivity of the passengers, Manila International Airport Authority spokesman Chris Bendijo said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 30th, 2024

US Bolstering Philippines Amid Increasing Assertiveness by China

washington - The U.S. and Philippines will for the first time venture outside Manila's territorial waters when they begin joint annual combat drills in April, a Philippines government spokesman said Thursday.Colonel Michael Logico said elements of the Balikatan 2024 drills would be conducted about 22 kilometers (more than 12 nautical miles) off the west coast of Palawan, an island in the archipelago nation that.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024

Gaza: Starving children should be ‘an alarm like no other’, says UN

The United Nations on Tuesday called on the international community to “flood” Gaza with aid amid reports that children are dying of starvation in the war-torn territory. “With children starting … to die from starvation, that should be an alarm like no other,” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency, told reporters in Geneva......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 6th, 2024

DA moving to prevent decline in onion farmgate price

Efforts are now being done to prevent the further decline in the farmgate price of onions as farmers are forced to sell their produce at about P20 per kilo, Department of Agriculture spokesman Arnel De Mesa said......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

2 suspects from Sunday s Mass bombing, among 9 killed in Philippines

MANILA, The Philippines: The Philippine army said over the weekend that its troops killed nine suspected Muslim militants, including two key suspects, in a bomb attack last month that killed four Christian worshippers in the south of the country. Army spokesman Col. Louie Dema-ala said that four army scout rangers were slightly wounded in the operation on January 25 against the Dawlah Islamiyah in the village of.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 1st, 2024