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03/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero urged colleagues in the upper chamber to refrain from publicly commenting on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.

The Senate’s top leader issued the call as he vouched that the upper chamber is ready to fulfill its mandate with integrity and impartiality should the impeachment complaint prosper.

Escudero noted that the endorsement of an impeachment complaint in the House of Representatives marks the beginning of a process to ensure accountability among the government’s highest officials.

“I reiterate my call to my colleagues in the Senate to refrain from making any public comments or statements regarding the allegations in the complaint’s articles of impeachment,” he said in a statement Monday.

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero urged colleagues in the upper chamber to refrain from publicly commenting on the impeachment complaint against Vice President

03/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Researchers at the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) have developed a natural, affordable and highly effective treatment for severe abdominal pain conditions through tablets and syrup made from tsaang gubat (Philippine tea tree), a popular local herbal medicine.

Clinical trials conducted by the National Integrated Research Program on Medicinal Plants have confirmed that tsaang gubat syrup was as effective as dicycloverine in treating mild to moderate gastrointestinal colic, especially in patients age 2 to 18 years.

Dicycloverine is a synthetic drug used to relieve cramps in the stomach and intestines.

“Human trials showed that tsaang gubat provided comparable symptomatic improvement with dicycloverine syrup at various time points, from 30 minutes to 24 hours,” said Dr. Jaime Purificacion, research faculty at UPM-National Institutes of Health’s Institute of Herbal Medicine.

MANILA, Philippines — Researchers at the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) have developed a natural, affordable and highly effective treatment for severe abdominal pain conditions

03/12/2024

23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.... Read verse in New International Version

02/12/2024

SEN. B**g Go raised the importance of prioritizing the welfare of poor Filipinos as he provided aid to health workers and patients in Biliran Provincial Hospital.

The senator made the statement during a monitoring visit of the Malasakit Center at the Biliran Provincial Hospital in Naval, Biliran on Friday, Nov. 29.

Go said he checked the operations of the Malasakit Center at the hospital as "part of his advocacy for better health care services for Filipinos."

SEN. B**g Go raised the importance of prioritizing the welfare of poor Filipinos as he provided aid to health workers and patients in Biliran Provincial Hospital.

02/12/2024

A helicopter carrying Senator B**g Go made an emergency landing in Pililla, Rizal due to bad weather.

In a statement, Go said they were heading to Mabitac, Laguna for an event, but the pilot of the helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in the mountainous area of Pililla due to zero visibility.

"Sa sobrang lakas ng ulan at kapal ng fog, muntik na naming matamaan ang windmills doon," Go said.

(Due to the heavy rain and thick fog, we almost hit the windmills there.)

"Pangatlong pagkakataon na ito na muntik na akong madisgrasya dahil sa pagtupad ko sa aking tungkulin bilang lingkod-bayan... Kapag oras mo na, oras mo na talaga. Salamat sa Diyos dahil sa kanyang pagprotekta sa amin," he shared.

A helicopter carrying Senator B**g Go made an emergency landing in Pililla, Rizal due to bad weather.

02/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Oxford University Press named “brain rot” as 2024’s Word of the Year, on Monday, December 2, citing how the term captures “concerns about the impact of consuming excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on social media.”

In between 2023 and 2024, usage of the word increased by 230%.

It is defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration.”

Oxford added the term was first used way back in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden.

Oxford also mentions how other popular words associated with the Gen Z, such as 'skibidi' and 'Ohio,' are examples of 'brain rot language'

02/12/2024

MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday served a new subpoena for Vice President Sara Duterte to "shed light" on the alleged threat she made to some Philippine leaders about two weeks ago.

Also being summoned is her staff who moderated the press conference where she allegedly threatened President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta and House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

Duterte is asked to submit herself to the NBI on December 11.

The NBI on Monday served a new subpoena for Vice President Sara Duterte to "shed light" on the alleged threat she made to some Philippine leaders about two weeks ago.

02/12/2024

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it will wait for the completion of the investigation before deciding on the possible revocation of gun permits issued to Vice President Sara Duterte.

In a press briefing, PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo said the probe of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) will determine if there are grounds to cancel Duterte's firearm licenses.

“Let us wait for the completion po ng investigation na sinasagawa po ng CIDG to determine whether or not these cases filed against her can be used as a ground for possible revocation or cancellation of her [License to Own and Possess Fi****ms] and firearm registration

Fajardo refused to specify what type of licenses were issued to Duterte.

The PNP earlier said complaints could be lodged in relation to Duterte’s remarks that she gave orders to have President Ferdinand "B**gbong" Marcos Jr. assassinated should an alleged plot against her succeed.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it will wait for the completion of the investigation before deciding on the possible revocation of gun permits issued to Vice President Sara Duterte.

02/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday said it is expecting some 20,000 more foreign Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) workers to leave the country in the next few weeks.

BI made the pronouncement upon issuing another reminder to foreign workers of the Dec. 31 deadline for the ban of now-illegal Pogos.

“The BI expects around 20,000 more foreign POGO workers to leave in the next few weeks,” the agency said in a statement.

BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado emphasized the urgency of the matter, noting that foreign nationals now have only 29 days left to comply with the ban of Pogo operations.

Viado said that as of November 7, a total of 21,757 foreign Pogo workers have already downgraded their work visas to temporary visitors visas.

“Out of the approved applications for downgrading, 10,821 foreign nationals have since left the country already,” he said.

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday said it is expecting some 20,000 more foreign Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) workers to leave the country in the

02/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The first impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte was filed by civil society organizations before the House of Representatives’ Office of the Secretary General Monday afternoon.

The 50-page impeachment complaint crafted by religious leaders, sectoral representatives, and families of drug war victims was endorsed by Akbayan party-list Rep. Percival Cendaña before 3:00 p.m.

“Today, I formally endorse the first-ever and historic impeachment complaint filed by our citizens against Vice President Sara Duterte,” Cendaña said in a statement handed out to reporters before the filing.

Former senator Leila de Lima, who accompanied the civil society representatives, said that there are 17 complainants:

MANILA, Philippines — The first impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte was filed by civil society organizations before the House of Representatives’

02/12/2024

WASHINGTON, USA – US President Joe Biden said on Sunday, December 1, he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of making false statements on a gun background check and illegally possessing a firearm and pled guilty to federal tax charges.

“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” he said in a statement released by the White House.

The White House had said repeatedly that Biden would not pardon or commute the sentences of his son, a recovering drug addict who became a target of Republicans, including President-elect Donald Trump.

“No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son,” Biden said.

US President Joe Biden pardons his son, Hunter, amid claims of selective prosecution, citing political motivations behind the charges

02/12/2024

One to two tropical cyclones may develop in the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this December, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

These tropical cyclones may veer away from the Philippine landmass or make landfall over Luzon, the Visayas, or Mindanao, GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita reported on Monday.

Meanwhile, PAGASA said the shear line and the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan on Monday will bring rains over parts of Luzon and Visayas.

Due to the shear line, cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected over Metro Manila, Mimaropa, Calabarzon, the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, and Bulacan on Monday.

02/12/2024

One person was reported dead while three others were reported missing in Bicol as landslides and floods hit the region due to the rains brought by the shear line, according to reports on Monday.

The fatality was reported after a landslide in Barangay Anameam in Labo, Camarines Norte, according to the police.

The victim and his wife were buried in the landslide. They were brought to a hospital for treatment but the male victim was declared dead on arrival.

Three people were also reported missing in Camarines Sur, according to a report on Unang Balita on Monday.

One person was reported dead while three others were reported missing in Bicol as landslides and floods hit the region due to the rains brought by the shear line, according to reports on Monday.

02/12/2024

President Ferdinand "B**gbong" Marcos Jr. expressed concern Monday over the Russian attack submarine that was spotted in the West Philippine Sea last week.

"That's very concerning. Any intrusion into the West Philippine Sea, of our EEZ, of our baselines is very worrisome. Yes it's just another one," Marcos told reporters.

Marcos said he would let the Philippine military discuss the matter.

Philippine Navy spokesperson for WPS Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said they have monitored the presence of the Russian attack submarine.

President Ferdinand “B**gbong” Marcos Jr. expressed concern Monday over the Russian attack submarine that was spotted in the West Philippine Sea last week.

02/12/2024

The much awaited inaugural edition of Mrs. Earth International Pageant will start this week in Manila, Philippines.

The international pageant is the newest addition to events owned and organized by La REINA’s Filipinas Organization headed by Founder and CEO Cristhel Fraulein Gardoce Bulabon.

“Mrs. Earth International pageant will be a platform for advocacy driven candidates that focuses on the protection of the environment as well as helping their communities through charity,” a beaming Bulabon told the media during their trade lunch last October.

Herself an international beauty pageant winner, Cristhel promises a transparent international pageant wherein all candidates are accepted regardless of height, age and sizes. “As long as she is dedicated in advocacy and charitable causes, she will be accepted as a candidate”, she added.

Mrs. Earth International 2024 Coronation Night will he held on December 9, 2024 at SMX Mall of Asia Arena Convention Center.

02/12/2024

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday said it is looking at 37 areas as possible hot spots for 2025 elections.

“Meron tayong 37 hot spots —28 nasa [Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao], meron sa 3rd and 4th District ng Leyte, meron din sa Central Luzon,” DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla told GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita in an interview.

(We have 37 hot spots — 28 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, there are hot spots in the 3rd and 4th District of Leyte, also in Central Luzon.)

“Kaunti na lang kumpara sa dati. Pero generally, we don't expect violent elections (Fewer compared to before. But generally, we don't expect violent elections),” he added.

In September, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Rommel Marbil ordered his commanders to start identifying possible “election areas of concern” for the 2025 polls.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday said it is looking at 37 areas as possible hot spots for 2025 elections.

02/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Actress and businesswoman Neri Naig-Miranda has been confined to a hospital for five days.

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) spokesperson Jail Supt. Jayrex Bustinera said that Neri was transferred to the hospital last Friday for medical evaluation.

“RTC Branch 112 ordered the BJMP to bring PDL Nerizza Miranda to a hospital for medical evaluation...The court order was issued because of the request of PDL Miranda's lawyer,” Bustinera said.

Neri will return to her prison cell after five days.

"None. Standard procedure ang health evaluation during the intake process in all BJMP facilities and there was no noted health issues during her intake. The recent hospitalization was the request of her lawyer," Bustinera said.

Actress and businesswoman Neri Naig-Miranda has been confined to a hospital for five days.

02/12/2024

MANILA — Some police officers were seen around EDSA Shrine in Quezon City before dawn on Monday, hours after Vice President Sara Duterte and her family’s supporters left the area.

Eight police vehicles including five big trucks occupied the area behind the historic shrine at 2 a.m.

According to some police officers, Duterte supporters started to leave the area around 10 p.m. Sunday.

Supporters who gathered near the church grounds were asked to vacate in time for the holy mass. Duterte fans then transferred outside a mall near the EDSA shrine.

Some supporters of the Duterte family had assembled at the shrine for almost a week since Tuesday morning.

Some police officers were seen around EDSA Shrine in Quezon City before dawn on Monday, hours after Vice President Sara Duterte and her family’s supporters left the area.