Senate body cites Guo, 7 others for contempt, seeks their arrest

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 07/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Mayor Alice Guo and others were cited for contempt by the Senate panel on women for skipping the chamber’s hearing on local official’s alleged ties to the Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) in…

27 Filipino crew of vessel attacked by Houthis safe – DMW

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 06/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — “Safe and out of danger.” This was how Migrant Workers Chief Hans Cacdac described all the 27 crew on board the MV Transworld Navigator, a bulk carrier, recently attacked by Houthi rebels in the…

ROTC bill: Tolentino says Senate will pass this proposed law

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 06/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — An optimistic Majority Floor Leader Francis Tolentino said on Monday that the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) bill, which aimed to revive the mandatory program, would be passed in the Senate. Tolentino said in…

Boy saved by Filipino at popular fishing spot in Japan

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 06/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A 26-year-old foreign technical intern from the Philippines saved a six-year-old Japanese boy, who fell into the sea on June 16. The boy was not wearing a life jacket and fell into Hakozaki-futou in…

Taiwan: Visa-free entry for Filipinos extended until July 2025

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 06/05/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The visa-free entry of passport holders from the Philippines, Thailand, and Brunei had been extended until July 2025 by Taiwan. The decision was made in line with their efforts to promote the New Southbound…

Antivenom supply: ‘Crucial regional hospitals’ must have them – Tulfo

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 05/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Adequate supply of antivenom is a need in “crucial regional hospitals’ of the country. This is according to Senator Raffy Tulfo, who noted that the Philippines is mostly composed of agricultural and rural areas.…

Rene Saguisag, former senator and human rights lawyer, is dead at 84

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 04/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Rene Saguisag, former senator and human rights lawyer, has died.  His passing was announced by the late senator’s son, Rebo Saguisag, in a statement that he posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday. “We…

Cavite helicopter crash: Navy forms team to probe why chopper went down

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 04/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A team to investigate the helicopter crash in Cavite that killed two of its pilots has been formed on Thursday by the Philippine Navy. This was according to Navy spokesperson, Cmdr. John Percie Alcos…

West Philippine Sea deal with China denied by Duterte

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 04/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte finally broke his silence over the deal he supposedly forged with China regarding the West Philippine Sea, and he denied making the deal. Duterte said nobody – not even the…

Filipino held hostage by Hamas finally arrives home

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 12/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-three-year-old Jimmy Pacheco, one of the two Filipinos previously held hostage by Palestinian group Hamas, has finally arrived in the Philippines. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and its attached agencies welcomed Pacheco on…

DFA says 5 Filipinos missing amid conflict in Israel

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 10/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed that five Filipinos have remained unaccounted for amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. However, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega told INQUIRER.net in a phone…

Pagasa: Falcon intensifies, may develop into typhoon by Sunday

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 07/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Falcon (international name: Khanun) has intensified while accelerating northwest over the Philippine Sea and may develop into a typhoon by Sunday, the state weather bureau said Saturday. In its Saturday afternoon bulletin,…

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