Senate Panel on Basic Education Chairperson Senator Sherwin Gatchalian opposes Comprehensive Sexuality Education and calls for scrapping the bill from the curriculum. In a media conference on Wednesday, Gatchalian said that CSE should be replaced by reproductive health education instead. “My recommendation is to scrap CSE and go back to the original intention of the…
A job seeker checks the list of vacancies during a job fair event in Baguio City in 2024. Another job fair will be conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment nationwide, with the Baguio leg happening at SM City Baguio Atrium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 31, 2025). (PNA Photo by Liza…
NEW DELHI – At least seven people died and more than 50 others were injured, when a makeshift stage, installed for devotees at a religious congregation collapsed, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh yesterday, a local police officer said over the phone. There were several women and children among the victims of the incident,…
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM – At least 18 people were injured yesterday, in separate Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese medical and security sources. The Lebanese army’s Directorate of Guidance said in a statement earlier yesterday that, the Israeli army “opened fire on army personnel and civilians, on the Yaroun-Maroun al-Ras road” in southern Lebanon, injuring…
GAZA/CAIRO – Hamas said yesterday that, a delegation, led by the head of its leadership council, Mohamed Darwish, met with Egypt’s intelligence chief, Hassan Mahmoud Rashad, in Cairo, for discussion on the implementation of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement. In a statement, Hamas said, the meeting addressed the developments in the implementation of the Gaza…
This image, contributed by a reader, shows an Air Busan airplane on fire at Gimhae International Airport on Jan. 28, 2025. At least seven people were reported hurt in the incident. (Yonhap) SEOUL – The number of victims injured in an airplane fire at a Busan airport the previous day has risen to seven, all with minor…
US President Donald Trump (Anadolu) WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday barring federal support for gender-affirming medical care for people under the age of 19, according to the White House. “It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist or support the so-called ‘transition’ of…
A vendor was killed after he was shot multiple times in Barangay Guyong, Santa Maria, Bulacan, on Sunday. A relative of the victim confirmed that his identity is Nelson Faraon, a 41-year-old vegetable vendor. According to the Santa Maria Municipal Police Station, he was riding a motorcycle heading to the market and was then shot…
In coordination with the Bureau of Customs-External Affairs Office (BOC-EAO), the Manila International Container Port (MICP) welcomed Katsu Shigeaki, Customs Expert from the Japan International Cooperation Agency in a meeting held on January 22, 2025. MICP District Collector Rizalino Jose C. Torralba, along with the representative from X-Ray Inspection Project (XIP), presented an overview of…
In a landmark initiative, the Port of Subic, led by District Collector Atty. Marlon Fritz B. Broto, conducted its first-ever official Executive Committee (ExeCom) meeting. This marks a significant departure from the usual staff meetings, as the Port adopts a more structured and strategic approach inspired by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Executive Committee meetings…