President Rodrigo Duterte has raised the bounty for killing of drug lords to five million.
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‘Sabah will continue to be part of Malaysia’
Sabah does not acknowledge any claim by the Philippines on the state and will maintain the stand, said Chief Minister Musa Aman.
Traffic jams in Manila is a silent killer
Because of heavy traffic, a man was stuck inside his van along Roxas Blvd in Pasay City. His location was only 1 km from San Juan de Dios Hospital along the same road. Without traffic, the distance could easily be reached within 2 minutes. He gasped for breath, amid poisonous fumes from exhaust pipes of […]
Filipino protesters, one American sail to Scarborough Shoal; harassed by China
They sailed to the disputed shoal in protest of China’s illegal claims. The group belongs to “Kalayaan Atin Ito.” (This is our Freedom.) Kalayaan Atin Ito was the same group that sailed to Pag-asa Island (Thitu) in the South China Sea in December last year.
Controversial priest is back
It was more than 20 years ago when his name surfaced as he celebrated mass for the El Shaddai prayer group in Sydney. Then the charismatic group stopped having him for their weekly gatherings. Somehow, the Prayer Partners Foundation must have learned that Fr. Raul Del Prado did not have a celebret or proper endorsement […]
Tensions heat up in the South China Sea by Perry Diaz
The biggest and hottest topic in geopolitical circles today is World War III, or to be more precise… where will World War III start? But if you ask Pope Francis, he’d probably say what he said several months ago: World War III has already begun, at least in a “piecemeal fashion.”
Duterte to sell presidential yatch
DAVAO CITY — President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said he will be selling the presidential yacht, BRP Ang Pangulo.
Bureau of Statistics seek Field Officers
As many as 38,000 Field Officers are needed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the upcoming census on August 2016.
Duterte: Execution by hanging
Shoot-to-kill will be ordered vs organized crimes; Church, Human Rights group frown at proposal Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte wants to introduce executions by hanging as part of a crackdown that will also include ordering military snipers to kill suspected criminals.
Filipina wins major literary prize in Australia
It is no surprise that a dystopian novel about climate change has won the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. There were three among the six shortlisted books. But the winner, Merlinda Bobis, and her novel Locust Girl: A Lovesong, have had less attention until now than James Bradley’s Clade and Mireille Juchau’s The […]
New Bishop of Parramatta appointed
His Holiness Pope Francis has last month appointed the Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFMConv DD, as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Parramatta. He has been Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne since 2011.
Philippines elects first transgender woman to congress
(CNN) —Voters have made history in the Philippines, electing their first ever transgender politician to the House of Representatives.