Philippines Star

The kin of the EJK victims and their advocates said that they are ready to cooperate with the ICC as it pushes forward, with the decision building confidence for accountability for the killings.

The judges in the ICC appeals chamber denied Tuesday the appeal of the Philippine government against the Pre-Trial Chamber’s authorization to resume the investigation into the drug killings when Duterte was president and, earlier, Davao City mayor.

Bayan Muna Chairperson Neri Colmenares said that the signing of the Maharlika bill without furnishing the public with a copy of its final version was akin to keeping the measure shrouded in “secrecy.”

Defenders of the Maharlika Investment Fund in Congress welcomed the president’s signing of the bill on Tuesday, drumming up confidence in its potential returns despite a public that remains divided on its benefits.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed the Maharlika Investment Fund into law, greenlighting the creation of the country’s first sovereign wealth fund despite public outrage over the measure.

According to Chinese state media Xinhua, Xi expressed hope that “Duterte will continue to play an important role in the friendly cooperation between the two countries.”

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 8 the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 3 after it showed an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption.”

Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros doubted the effort of President Marcos to take control of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., a move which she described as questionable and surprising and will expose the national health insurance system to political patronage.

The awarding ceremony for the 30th Mabini Awards will be held today at Malacañang’s Heroes Hall at 2 p.m.

The Office of Transportation Security began implementing yesterday the mandatory removal of footwear at the final security checkpoint in all airports in the country.

Kadiwa ng Pangulo centers will be set up in local government units nationwide as part of President Marcos’ long-term plan to bring local agricultural products closer to consumers.

The low-pressure area in Mindanao has entered the Philippine area of responsibility and may develop into a typhoon in the next 24 hours, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

Saying that no Filipino should be deprived of quality health care, President Marcos committed to strengthen medical services at the barangay level and put up more specialty hospitals with the help of the private sector.

The employer of an overseas Filipino worker whose body was found at the Tsing Yi Public Pier in Hong Kong on July 13 is not a person of interest in the OFW’s death.

President Marcos yesterday called on Filipinos abroad to continue giving the Philippines a good name as he assured them that the government is working to achieve positive transformation in the country’s economy.

Angat Dam has returned to its normal operating level of 180 meters after days of decline, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

President Marcos is set to sign into law today the bill establishing the Maharlika Investment Fund, a measure that officials said would promote sustainable development but has drawn flak from critics who insist that it poses risks to the economy.

Fresh off the launch of the new governance branding “Bagong Pilipinas,” House Speaker Martin Romualdez is considering the revival of a project that will be housed under the soon-to-rise Philippine Cancer Center.

Only healthcare workers and senior citizens who received second booster shots four to six months ago are currently eligible for the initial rollout of bivalent jabs. 

75% of Filipinos said they are in favor of “strengthening the military ties between the US and the Philippines amid the security tension in the West Philippine Sea.”