‘Damaging Duterte videos’ may be used in ICC trial
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan has already submitted for the perusal of Duterte’s defense team 421 pieces of written evidence, amounting to 8,565 pages.
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How much does Philippine tennis star Alex Eala have to earn to keep playing as a pro?
With hundreds of players in its ranks, the WTA barely pays lower-ranking pro athletes enough, and Alex Eala’s breakthrough at the Miami Open means that she’s moved far up the…
Salvation for Filipino commuters: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Aside from wasting hours in horrendous traffic, Filipinos also have to bear the heavy cross of the inefficient and fragmented public transport system that can actually put lives…
Philippine senate inquiry brings up China-funded ‘troll farm’
Senator Francis Tolentino said InfinitUs, a private company, was allegedly contracted by China through its Manila embassy to spread pro-Beijing narratives and fake news campaigns…
Some books to (re)visit this National Literature Month in the Philippines
In recent, overstimulated and digitally-saturated years, leisure has come to be redefined not just in terms of free time out of work or casual entertainment but also as…
Philippine President Marcos: ‘Promise’ of cheap rice coming true in central Philippines
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. posted a message on his Facebook and Instagram accounts on April 23, recalling a promise he made in his 2022 campaign to bring down the price of the…
News organisations in Asia Pacific embrace AI innovations
The World Association of News Publisher's AI Showcase: Best Case Studies from the WAN-IFRA AI Catalyst Programme featured three news organisations presenting their prototypes:…
Japan, Philippines likely to sign military information agreement
Tokyo and Manila are also likely to agree to start negotiations to sign an agreement, under which the Self-Defence Forces and the Philippine military will be able to provide food,…
Southeast Asian businesses face 400 ransomware attacks daily
Among the hardest hit were businesses in Indonesia, with 57,554 attacks, followed by Vietnam (29,282), the Philippines (21,629), Thailand (13,958), Malaysia (12,643), and…
The pope of the excluded: Philippine Daily Inquirer
In his 12 years of papacy, Pope Francis had become known as the People’s Pope for embracing the downtrodden, the marginalised, and the excluded in controversial statements and…