Photo courtesy of Anadolu. The UN has released nearly $98 million in emergency funding to support people affected by conflict and climate-related disasters in Mozambique. “This funding will help address urgent community needs, including food for families who have lost their crops and income, safe drinking water for communities where water sources have been flooded…
Parliament dismisses Bolojan government with 281 votes Romania’s Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. Photo courtesy of Anadolu. Romania’s prime minister was ousted Tuesday after parliament passed a no-confidence vote against his government, local media reported. The government of Ilie Bolojan was dismissed after lawmakers adopted the motion with 281 votes, broadcaster Antena 3 CNN reported. Speaking…
The most expensive infrastructure in the Philippines is the kind we never built. You will not find it as a line item in the GAA. You see it on the road — in diesel burned, hours lost, in cargo that arrives late. In Mindanao, a farmer loads his vegetables before sunrise and drives for hours…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has heightened security measures across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as the filing of certificates of candidacy for the parliamentary elections continues. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) set the filing period for parliamentary district representatives from May 5 to May 7, prompting intensified preparations on the ground….
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. — Roman historian and politician Tacitus It appears that our former governor from Ilocos Sur, Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson, has unwittingly played a gambit that has backfired and is now hinting on some form of senility. We’ve taken it as a sign of his…
EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT. Beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Bicol’s TUPAD (Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers) program received their payouts during the Labor Day Job Fair in Legazpi City on May 1, 2026. DOLE Bicol will provide emergency employment to ashfall-affected residents in several towns in Albay province. (Photo courtesy of DOLE-5)…
TRANSITION. Manuel Galon, OIC provincial agrarian reform officer of the Department of Agrarian Reform in Negros Oriental, during a turnover of responsibilities in Dumaguete City on April 30, 2026. Galon said the DAR-Negros Oriental targets to distribute 18,000 hectares of government land to qualified beneficiaries this year. (Photo courtesy of DARPO Negros Oriental Facebook) Additionally,…
PNA photo by Yancy Lim The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has taken into custody social media personality Franco Mabanta over an alleged extortion attempt involving former Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez. NBI Director Melvin Matibag confirmed the arrest in a message to reporters on Wednesday. Authorities said Mabanta is known for establishing Peanut…
PNP Chief Plt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. – Photo courtesy of the Office of the Chief PNP/Facebook. The Philippine National Police (PNP) has raised its alert status to full operational readiness as the 48th ASEAN Summit formally opens in Cebu on Wednesday, May 6. PNP chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said authorities have not…
Photo courtesy of Ping Lacson/Facebook. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday disclosed partial findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s inquiry into alleged irregularities in flood control projects, recommending that several current and former lawmakers face preliminary investigation for possible criminal charges. In a privilege speech, Lacson, who chairs the panel, did not…