U.S. announces P20M in grants for PH’s out-of-school youth

PR 06/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced new grants worth over P20 million ($370,000) for Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) working on innovative programs to improve the lives…

How to increase chances for a successful US visa application

Beatrice Pinlac 06/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The long line of visa applicants at the United States Embassy in Manila on Thursday morning captured only a fraction of the many Filipinos who will roll the dice for a chance to set…

Gab Valenciano sugatan matapos maaksidente sa US; nabangga ng SUV, tumilapon sa highway

Reggee Bonoan 05/23/2023

TUMILAPON ang sinasakyang motorsiklo ni Gab Valenciano matapos mabundol ng SUV na tumatakbo ng 75 mph sa freeway sa Amerika na hindi binanggit kung saan. Base sa mga larawang ipinost ni Gab sa Instagram ay nagtamo siya ng maraming…

Russia says supplying F-16 jets to Ukraine would carry ‘colossal’ risks for West – TASS

Reuters 05/21/2023

MOSCOW — Western countries will run “colossal risks” if they supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Saturday, May 20. Grushko was responding to a…

Data centers as the third arena

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 05/17/2023

As Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger puts it, microchips are the new oil—and will be more important than oil and gas over the next five decades. Because of this, the core national interest of the United States is…

Jerusalem’s first title defense venue announced

Glendale G. Rosal 05/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) world minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem is leaving Cebu for the United States tonight after his first mandatory title defense venue was officially announced. Jerusalem would be traveling…

Police arrest suspect in fatal mass shooting at Atlanta medical center

05/04/2023

ATLANTA -Police have arrested the man suspected of killing one woman and wounding four others in a shooting spree on Wednesday at a medical building in midtown Atlanta, then carjacking a vehicle to flee the scene, authorities…

US to reaffirm ‘ironclad commitment’ to PH defense at Biden-Marcos meeting on May 1

Jean Mangaluz - Reporter / @JMangaluzINQ 04/21/2023

The United States (US) is expected to reaffirm its “ironclad commitment” to its defense of the Philippines during a bilateral meeting between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and US President Joe Biden at the White House on…

Gaslighting diplomacy

Anna Cristina Tuazon - @inquirerdotnet 04/20/2023

Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian recently made a bold—and rather undiplomatic—statement that said: “The Philippines is advised to unequivocally oppose ‘Taiwan independence’ rather than stoking the fire by offering the [United States] access to the…

At least one dead, 5 injured in New York building collapse

04/19/2023

NEW YORK — A four-story building collapsed in New York City’s lower Manhattan near Pace University on Tuesday, killing at least one worker and injuring five others who were in the structure, authorities said. Police said they…

Simone Gabrielle Balaba needs help to travel to US, avail of scholarship offer

Futch Anthony Inso 04/18/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Simone Gabrielle Balaba may already be excited of the idea of studying in the United States, but she still has a lot of preparations to make. On top of her list is the…

Chinese navy ships remain around Taiwan after drills end

04/11/2023

TAIPEI—Eight Chinese navy ships remain in the waters around Taiwan, the island’s defense ministry said on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, after the end of three days of war games, as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen criticised Beijing for…

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