VP rebuked by House Panel via vote — and ‘pusit’ lunch?

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 09/11/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Members of the House committee on appropriations made their sentiments known by their vote and — and apparently by what they had for lunch. In what is seen as a rebuke of Vice President…

Duterte told by House: Explain your ‘jokes’

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 08/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies have been dared by leaders of the House of Representatives’ quad committee to prove that his public statements about killing drug personalities were really “jokes” or “hyperbole.” …

VP Sara Duterte slammed by lawmakers: She’s ‘no longer trustworthy’

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 07/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Ranking leaders of the House of Representatives called Vice President Sara Duterte’s quip about appointing herself as the “designated survivor” during the President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address (Sona) as a tasteless…

Divorce bill okayed by House: ‘It’s not a monster’

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 05/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The bill allowing absolute divorce in the country has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives on Wednesday in a 120-9 vote for 129 Representatives, who voted. The bill…

West Philippine Sea: More PH boats harassed by Chinese vessels

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 12/11/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship was damaged after a Chinese ship fired its water cannons at the vessel and two other resupply boats on Sunday, December 10, at the West Philippine Sea. One…

Cebu students launch hybrid rocket, hope more kids reach for stars

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 06/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Four years ago, while their classmates busied themselves with school work and college entrance exams, six high school students from St. Cecilia’s College in Cebu province were literally working on rocket science. They had…

Global study lists PH provinces at most risk of climate damage

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 02/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Several Philippine provinces, most of them in Northern Luzon, are the most at risk of damage from extreme weather to their buildings and other property developments in about two decades, according to a new…

Mayors traded drug killings for political support, says US study

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 12/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — It seems President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs not only incited thousands of extrajudicial killings but also served as political leverage for “outsider” mayors seeking to curry favor with his administration. An upcoming…

Gallup: PH 12th safest country

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 11/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — An international survey said that the Philippines was one of the safest countries in the world as its citizens feel secure and have confidence in the police. Local rights groups, however, found the results…

Kalikasan writ eyed against Manila Bay white sand project

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 09/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) claims that the “white sand” being poured to create a beach on a stretch of Manila Bay’s rocky shore poses no harm to the bay’s ecosystem,…

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