US voices concern over Ressa, Santos guilty verdict in cyberlibel case

Christia Marie Ramos 06/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The United States has voiced its concern over the guilty verdict recently handed down by a Manila court against journalist and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. in a cyber…

US to provide additional P298-M to PH for COVID-19 response

Cathrine Gonzales - INQUIRER.net 05/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The United States Embassy in the Philippines announced Thursday that the U.S. government is providing an additional P298 million to help support the Philippines in its fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.…

More than 1,200 stranded seafarers sent home to PH from LA

Jun Nucum - INQUIRER.net 05/02/2020

LOS ANGELES — More than 1,200 Filipino seafarers have so far been assisted by the Philippine  Consulate General Los Angeles (PCG LA) and Philippine Overseas Labor Office – Los Angeles and sent off at Tom Bradley International Airport for their…

440 Filipino cruise ship workers from US repatriated amid COVID-19

Ian Biong - INQUIRER.net 04/10/2020

  MANILA, Philippines— At least 440 Filipino seafarers of the Norwegian Pearl, Sky, and Sun cruise ships from the United States were repatriated Friday morning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They are the first of five batches of…

Bernie Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Joe Biden as likely nominee

Associated Press 04/09/2020

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the…

PH military to lose significant training if VFA with US scrapped — Gordon

Cathrine Gonzales - INQUIRER.net 02/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military will lose significant training if the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States is scrapped, Sen. Richard Gordon said Monday. In an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel, Gordon noted that…

Travel ban to US? Bar Chinese from infected areas instead–Pangilinan

Maila Ager - INQUIRER.net 01/30/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Instead of barring Cabinet officials from travelling to the United States, the government should ban the entry to the Philippines of Chinese from virus-infected areas, opposition Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Thursday.…

Palma to faithful: Pray for peace, clarity in Middle East

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the rising tension between the United States and Iran in the Middle East, a Church leader in Cebu is asking the Cebuano faithful to pray for peace and clarity. “Let’s pray for…

American woman runs over 14-year-old girl because ‘she’s Mexican’

Ian Biong - INQUIRER.net 12/22/2019

In a racially-motivated hate crime, a woman from Iowa, United States was charged with attempted murder after intentionally hitting with her car a 14-year-old girl because the teenager was Latina. The 42-year-old attacker, Nicole Marie Poole Franklin,…

Woman wearing stolen dentures tracked down, charged

07/29/2019

A woman who stole a set of dentures and wore it around as if it was hers faces charges of theft in Indiana, United States. The suspect Joann Childers was reported for stealing the dentures that belonged…

Duterte invoking defense treaty with US just a sarcasm–Palace

07/18/2019

  MANILA, PHILIPPINES — President Rodrigo Duterte’s remark invoking the mutual defense treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States against China was just another “sarcasm,” Malacañang said Thursday. Presidential Spokeserson Salvador Panelo said Duterte was…

The era of intense storms and consequences

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/16/2018

I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to…

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