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July 19, 2023 1:28 AM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League has been accused of human rights abuses and corruption.

A range of new community initiatives will benefit from funding to maintain and promote the use of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), Minister for Disability Issues Priyanca Radhakrishnan has announced.

Six projects will receive a total of $175,241 for national and community-based projects that will be

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the CEOs of US chips firms Intel, Qualcomm and Nvidia on Monday, while a Washington-based industry group also urged the Biden administration to avoid placing further restrictions on China.

The Philippine embassy in Santiago, Chile received a replica of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map, the first scientific map of the Philippine archipelago.

Commissioner Romeo Lumagui of the Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 75-2023, extending the deadline for securing the new Notice to Issue Receipts/Invoices on or before Sept. 30, 2023.

The Philippine economy can grow by seven to nine percent if the country can minimize or bring its trade deficit to zero, according to an economics professor.

Multinational cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has warned that online phishing scams are circulating in Threads, the new microblogging platform launched by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta.

The military is intensifying its anti-terror monitoring to avert any diversionary attack that may disrupt the second State of the Nation Address of President Marcos on July 24.

A total of 30 appointees of President Marcos, including Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. and Health Secretary Ted Herbosa, are still awaiting confirmation by the Commission on Appointments when Congress resumes session on July 24.

President Marcos yesterday directed agencies to strengthen programs that would benefit persons with disabilities and sustain campaigns that would remove the stigma and discrimination against them.

President Ferdinand signed the Maharlika Investment Fund into law yesterday, creating the country’s first-ever sovereign wealth fund despite some experts’ warnings that the MIF is prone to risks and mismanagement.

The Philippine government is not yet done with its rebranding schemes as the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority announced on Monday a logo design contest.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte and China’s President Xi Jinping met on Monday “as old friends” in Beijing, where the Chinese leader asked the former Philippine chief executive to continue promoting “friendly cooperation” between the two nations.

July 18, 2023 10:45 PM

The last time the river reached the walls of the monument was in 1978, local media reports said.

July 18, 2023 10:22 PM

The regulations put an emphasis on public-facing products and preventing subversion. 

July 18, 2023 9:55 PM

President of the main opposition Congress party Mallikarjun Kharge said “India” stands for “Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance”.

(New York) - The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on July 18, 2023, confirmed the prosecutor's resumption of the investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the Philippines, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling is the next ste

THE village chief of Parian in Cebu City has assured the public that barangay officials have implemented strategies to mitigate the challenges posed by persistent flooding, particularly along Bonifacio Street.

Parian Barangay Captain Lucita Lazarte said dredging of the river and clearing of clogged drainage in the area is ongoing.

“We have been working on it,” Lazarte said in Cebuano, but she acknowledged that Bonifacio Street is prone to flooding because it is located in an area that acts like a “catch basin” for water and waste from higher ground.

She said they have been seeking a long-term solution to address the problem.

Lazarte also shared that three weeks ago, Mayor Michael Rama gathered officials from Barangays Parian, T. Padilla, Tejero and Tinago to find a solution to flooding. Representatives from the Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), among others, were present during the meeting.

“We have documentation to prove that dredging was done on Bonifacio Street,” she said.

Lazarte said they have documentation to prove that they regularly conduct dredging operations along Bonifacio Street, and the most recent dredging was carried out last Saturday, July 15.

However, Lazarte admitted that their flood mitigation efforts do not guarantee the complete prevention of flooding in the area.

She said they clean the biofence installed in the Parian creek every day as it traps garbage on a daily basis.

The biofence traps plastic, logs, clothes, and other debris. The barangay also holds a weekly clean-up activity.

Lazarte said educating people about proper waste disposal is important to address the issue.

“I hope people will be taught not to throw garbage in canals and rivers,” she said.

Apart from Bonifacio Street, Sikatuna and Ibarra Streets also experience flooding, especially during heavy rains.

According to Lazarte, one factor contributing to the flooding problem in the village is the accumulation of mud after a rainfall. (CNU INTERNS CLAUDINE FLORES AND ERICA ABELLA)

The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood firm in its position, asserting that the International Criminal Court lacks the authority to proceed with its investigation into the alleged human rights abuses committed during former President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial "war on drugs". 

Aside from memes, social media discussions and commentaries in the national media delved into the implications of the political dramas for the country.