Even in defeat, Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes’ legend grows in Hanoi SEA Games
Despite his loss to hometown bet Tranh Thanh Tu Nguyen in the men’s 1-cushion carom semifinals, Reyes was treated like winner from a predominantly Vietnamese crowd.
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World’s oceans at most acidic level in 26,000 years, climate report warns
The report follows the latest UN climate assessment, which warned that humanity must drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions or face increasingly catastrophic changes to the…
The muddled past of Nutribun
The Nutribun program, associated with the late Ferdinand Marcos, was in fact introduced by the US Agency for International Development.
Duterte orders adoption of digital payments for gov’t disbursements, collections
All agencies should use “safe and efficient” digital disbursement in the payment of goods, services, and other disbursements, the order states.
Philippines’ debt now 63.5 percent of GDP
The elevated debt-to-GDP level could put the country’s investment-grade credit ratings at risk, while putting pressure on the government’s narrower fiscal space.
US President Joe Biden speaks with Marcos Jr., wants stronger US-PH alliance
Atty. Vic Rodriguez, Marcos Jr.’s spokesperson, said that the Philippines’ relationship with the US “will get better” under the presumptive president’s administration.
‘It has to be a war:’ Duterte won’t apologize for drug crackdown
The drug war, which Duterte launched when he assumed power in 2016, has been highly criticized both domestically and globally.
What would a Marcos Jr. presidency mean for democracy?
The culture of lies and deception through misinformation and troll farms has made democracy more vulnerable.
Marcos, Duterte head for landslide win
The votes for Marcos Jr. were equivalent to 57.14 percent of the total counted so far, not far from the results of the last preelection survey conducted by Pulse Asia.
It can’t get any better: Covid-19 jab awaits unvaccinated voters in Philippines
An official of the Department of Health clarified, however, that getting inoculated is not a must for those casting their votes on May 9.