Dalai Lama apologizes for asking boy to suck his tongue

Agence France Presse 04/10/2023

New Delhi, India — The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologized on Monday after a video which showed him asking a boy to suck his tongue triggered a backlash on social media. The video, which has gone…

Leader of group, who robbed cabbie in Lapu-Lapu, nabbed in Mandaue

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/02/2020

SANTA CATALINA, Negros Oriental — The leader of the group, who robbed a taxi driver behind the Lapu-Lapu city hall and eluded arrest, tried to hide his identity as a robber by staying at a rented house…

Ygot’s death to cripple drug trade in CV — Ferro

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in Central Visayas are expecting that the drug trade in Cebu will be crippled for some time without one of its strongest players in the game. Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director…

N. Korean leader suspends military action plans against S. Korea

06/24/2020

SEOUL — North Korea suspended “military action plans” against South Korea during a Central Military Commission meeting presided over by leader Kim Jong-un, state media reported Wednesday, raising questions about Pyongyang’s intentions behind the decision. The decision…

CPPO chief: Who’s the real leader of the Ozamis robbery group?

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/23/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — The slain DC Glenn Tairos, the man whom arrested members of the alleged Ozamis Group identified to be their leader, might not be the real leader of the group after all. Police Colonel…

Trump signs order imposing sanctions on Iran supreme leader

06/25/2019

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday targeting Iran’s supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions, the latest action the U.S. has taken to discourage Tehran from developing nuclear weapons and supporting…

House approves charter change

Inquirer.net 12/12/2018

Led by a supermajority dominated by administration allies, the House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a resolution to amend the 1987 Constitution. In a session presided over by Deputy Speaker and Sorsogon Rep. Evelina Escudero,…

Leftist leader sworn in as Mexico’s new president

AP 12/02/2018

ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed a “deep and radical” change in Mexico as he assumed the country’s presidency Saturday, five months after winning a landslide election victory. The leader, widely known by his initials as…

Youth leader’s appeal: Simpler, easier to understand language

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/27/2018

PROPOSED FEDERAL SYSTEM “MAKE it simple and conversational.” This was the appeal of a youth leader in Cebu to members of the Consultative Committee (Con-Com) on making the draft of the proposed federal system. Deodatus Paulo Burgos,…

Morro leader wanted for arson collared in Lapu

Benjie B. Talisic 10/18/2018

A man who is said to be a ranking official of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) was arrested in Lapu-Lapu for a crime which he committed while he was still in Ormoc City, Leyte province. Rajah…

Japan’s Abe re-elected as ruling party leader, to stay on as Japan PM

AP 09/20/2018

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide Thursday, paving the way for up to three more years as the nation’s leader. The decisive victory…

Local rice retail leader back junking of NFA Council

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/11/2018

A RICE trade leader in Cebu has expressed support on the plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to recommend the abolition of the National Food Authority (NFA) Council. Erwin Goc-ong, president of the Cebu Market Vendors Cooperative (Cemvedco),…

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