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Supermarkets already ban take-home bags but now thin bags used for vegetables will be outlawed too.

Kezia Lorraine Rosario, DOH’s action officer for the presidential directives on tuberculosis, said will improve medication adherence. 

A court has fined Twitter $61,000 for not complying with a government order to take down tweets.

The city state’s deputy prime minister – widely seen as its next leader-in-waiting – will become chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte’s investment strategies committee.

Bangkok demanded the return of the animal after claims it was tortured while kept at a Buddhist temple.

Imagine being locked alone in a tiny cell for over 20 hours a day and for more than 500 days over a 744-day period. That is how Michael (not his real name), an Aboriginal teenager with an intellectual disability, spent most of his time in pretrial detention in the Townsville youth prison in Queensland, Australia.

Michael grew up in an unstable family environment where he faced neglect and domestic violence, leavi

July 03, 2023 12:25 PM

Each bucket, which has a height of 45cm, contains 24 regular-sized cup noodles with different flavours.

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Monday that workers’ daily wages need to be bumped up by an additional P100 for the country’s labor force to feel the actual impact of a wage hike amid the high cost of basic goods.

"These advertisements mislead consumers into believing that these celebrities are using and endorsing food and medicinal products that are actually unregistered before the proper health authorities," Sen. Estrada said.

Private property values slid 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of this year – the first decline since the outbreak of the pandemic. Resale prices for public housing, meanwhile, recorded their 13th straight quarter of gains.

From where Taylor Swift will perform to China warning the US against conflict, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s reporting over the weekend.

The Bureau of Immigration will pursue a deportation case against four foreigners accused of disrespecting the Philippine flag.

STOP the attacks. Defend defenders. Free all political prisoners. Junk the Anti-Terror Law. Resume the peace talks. Defend Central Visayas.

These were the call of lawyer Mel Domini Ebo, secretary general of National Union of People's Lawyers Cebu Chapter, as he highlighted the looming situation of human rights under the Marcos administration during the Stop the Attacks Movement for Peace (Stamp) forum titled "A Year of Anguish, a Year of Defiance: The Quest for Peace Continues" on Friday, June 30, 2023, in Cebu City.

Ebo said the current human rights situation in Central Visayas opposes the law that calls for promotion and defense of human rights.

"Even in the existence of these domestic mechanisms, even with the existence of realities under the law, that are aimed to promote and protect human rights, we will see that the current situation in the Philippines and specifically in the Central Visayas is on the contrary," he said.

He said human rights violations such as extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances, illegal arrests, torture, threats, harassment, and red-tagging continue to exist under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

He also pointed out that despite living in an increasingly hostile environment, all human rights defenders and civil groups are tirelessly working to document and expose human rights violations to create a society wherein human rights are respected and protected.

"The fascists are working twice as hard to repress and silence the voices of the people. Apan sa tinuod lang, dili nila mapriso ug mapatay ang atong mao nga prinsipyo," he said.

Ibon Foundation Executive Editor and Head of Research Rosario Bella Guzman discussed various economic problems that worsen and hinder development, such as job crisis, severe inequality, and poverty.

She said the economy had regressed backwards, the job crisis had intensified, and poverty and inequality had become severe under the Marcos regime.

"Philippines has the biggest economic collapse in Asean, second in East, South, and Southeast Asia," she said.

Guzman added that the only way to address these mounting peace issues is to handle the different rooms of conflict.

She urged the advocates to step up their defiance and stand for peace, whatever the circumstances are.

Jerry Imbong, from the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform-Visayas, talked about the history, disruptions, and prospects of the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace process.

He said that complex situations must be addressed at the national level so that the roots of the armed conflict, including poverty, lawlessness, inaccessibility to social services, and equitable distribution of resources, can be discussed through principled dialogue.

Stamp is a broad alliance of different individuals in Central Visayas who are concerned with defending human life, human dignity, and human rights. (Camille Erika Butas, GK Marie Dejacto and Miguel Angelu Lumen, CNU interns)

A BARANGAY tanod of Inoburan, Naga City, southern Cebu was shot dead past 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 2.

Staff Sergeant Ariel Yap identified the victim as Catalino Paunil, 62.

According to the police investigation, the victim reprimanded the motorcycle-for-hire (habal-habal) drivers for indiscriminate parking at the corner of Cansimondo of the said barangay around 7 a.m. on Sunday.

Later that night, when the victim was watching his cousin play a checker game, locally known as dama, two men on motorcycles arrived.

The backrider got down and poured water on the victim before shooting him.

Paunil sustained multiple gunshot wounds which led to his death.

"It seems like a counterspell (sumpa), sir, because the gunman splashed water on the victim before shooting him several times," said Yap.

The Naga City police are currently focusing on two angles: personal grudge and work-related.

Yap said that he had previously investigated the victim for theft but the result was negative. (BBT, TPT)

THE training of 24 policemen in Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) to be based in Talisay City is expected to begin next week.

According to Police Lieutenant Randy Caballes, chief of Talisay City Police Station, the 24 policemen will be trained by Swat members from Camp Crame.

The two-month training will include firearms proficiency, responding to high risk situations, hostage taking, and robbery incidents.

"These Swat personnel are our elite personnel teams that will respond when there are alarms that require the assistance of our police," said Caballes.

The Talisay City Government has allocated P3 million for the training and equipment.

Caballes noted that in addition to the P3 million, the city administration will contribute additional funds for the trainees' needs once they begin working as elite personnel.

Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony "Samsam" Gullas also stated that the city should be able to employ elite staff due to its growing number of merchants.

If the peaceful environment is maintained, a city will grow and numerous enterprises will move in, according to Gullas.

The mayor’s only request to Caballes is that this first batch of trainees will remain in place for five to seven years before being transferred to another location in order for the government to recover their costs. (BBT/TPT)

Stock shots of Brazilian sand dunes, Indonesian rice terraces and locations in Switzerland and the UAE appeared in the video for the new US$880,000 ‘Love The Philippines’ tourism campaign.

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The nationwide protests come amid growing opposition to Mr Yoon’s proposed labour reform measures.

The Senate Committee on Basic Education is holding a hearing on the implementation of the use of the mother tongue — the first language learned at home — in teaching.

As Nato upgrades its ties with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, the wider region is ‘generally happy’ to have Western powers’ support to help balance China’s influence, observers say – despite lingering concerns about security initiatives.

Benodebehari Mukherjee who lost his vision entirely at 53 came to define modern art in 20th Century India.