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plhbg1 · Jan 21, 2025

Joe Biden in the final minutes of his presidency on Monday issued pardons to five more members of his family—his brother James and wife Sarah, his younger sister Valerie Biden Owens and husband John T. Owens, and his brother Francis Biden—after he says they were "subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats" motivated by a desire to hurt him. Source: Biden Pardons Five More Family Members—Minutes Before Leaving Office

plhbg1 · Jan 21, 2025

The 47th president will set to work almost immediately with a series of presidential decrees intended to drastically reduce the number of migrants entering the country. “First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border,” Trump said. “All îllégâl entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. “I will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country,” he said. Source: Trump says to declare national emergency, use military at Mexico border

plhbg1 · Jan 21, 2025

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). Carrying out this executive action on day one makes it more likely the US will formally leave the global agency. The order said the US was withdrawing "due to the organization's mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states". Source: Trump orders US to leave World Health Organization

ZummerSoltice · Jan 20, 2025

"Over the weekend, I finally read in detail SB 1979. And I was shocked and I was appalled by some of the elements of that. Because this is, all this woke that they are trying to bring into our system. You will teach four-year-olds how to ********te. That every child has the right to try different sexualities. This is ridiculous, this is abhorrent. This is a travesty of what *** education should be to the children. What about the parents? Wala na silang karapatan na sila ang magdecide kung ano at kailan tuturuan ‘yung bata? Yung mga sinama nila na woke na absurdities are abhorrent to me. And I am already guaranteeing, hindi pa napasa ito, pero if this bill is passed in that form, I guarantee all parents, teachers, and children, I will...

plhbg1 · Jan 20, 2025

Some TikTok users reported the app has started working again—just over 12 hours after service was suspended. Trump had announced earlier he will sign an executive order Monday delaying the TikTok ban and called for the platform to be taken over by a joint venture with U.S. and current owners, also urging companies to prevent TikTok from “going dark” and vowing “no liability” for any tech firms that act before Monday. Source: TikTok Ban Live Updates: Trump Says ‘TikTok Is Back’ In Victory Rally As App Restores Access

BicycleHorse · Jan 17, 2025

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) confirmed that no funds were allocated for its Medical and Burial Assistance Program under the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA). "There is no approved budget for the Medical and Burial Assistance Program of the Office of the Vice President under the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA). We apologize for the inconvenience," the OVP stated on Wednesday, January 15. The 2025 GAA provided the OVP with a total budget of ₱733,198,000, allocating ₱117,087,000 for General Administration and Support and ₱616,111,000 for Socio-Economic Program Delivery.

plhbg1 · Jan 20, 2025

A cursory reading of the bill readily shows that the bill clashes with the constitutional child-rearing rights of parents over their minor children. This is evident in the bill's provision which provides minors the access to se̾xual and reproductive health care, which is composed of a full range of methods, techniques, services and health facilities — without the need for parental consent. All of this implies that se̾x by minors is permitted under a state policy that substitutes the will of the state over that of the parents. Source: Proposed sexuality education law interferes with parents', schools' rights

arsenal1205 · Jan 17, 2025

Metro Manila traffic has supposedly improved according to a recent study—it’s now reportedly better than traffic in Davao City, actually—but that doesn’t mean it’s all well and good in the capital. Traffic is still an issue, and it’s still something that needs a lot of work. For its part, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is looking at shifting work hours for national government agencies to 7am-4pm instead of the usual 8am-5 pm. You may recall that this isn’t a new policy, as local government units in NCR have already been following this schedule since last year. By adjusting work hours, affected commuters and motorists will have to hit the road earlier both in the morning going to work and in the afternoon when...

ZummerSoltice · Jan 17, 2025

In a bid to bring down the price of rice, the country is likely to be placed under a food security emergency by next week. Read more: PH to be placed under food security emergency

ZummerSoltice · Jan 19, 2025

{WARNING, VIOLENT/GRAPHIC CONTENT!} FATHER, Beheaded By Son. A son killed his father in brutal ways, around 6 am, January 19 in Purok 1A-Gapas, Barangay Madaum, Tagum City. According to the initial report, the son alias Bal stabbed his father alias Loloy. The suspect was not satisfied, he beheaded his father and emptied the internal organs and put them in the box. The suspect who is said to be mentally retarded was arrested immediately. (Explanation: The suspect who was arrested is the one in the picture)

Phi_Jmee · Jan 10, 2025

Nakita ko Lang sa Twitter 😂 Malacañang suspends classes and government work in the City of Manila on January 13 for the Iglesia Ni Cristo's "National Peace Rally"

Phi_Jmee · Jan 13, 2025

ZummerSoltice · Jan 17, 2025

JUST IN: BATA NA NAWALAN, NATAGPUANG WALANG BUHAY AT WALANG ULO! REGIONAL NEWS: Isang 6 na taong gulang na batang lalaki na iniulat na nawawala ng 9 na araw ay natagpuan nang wala nang buhay at walang ulo sa isang ilog sa Sitio Mangga, Brgy. Libjo, Tabogon, Cebu kaninang January 17, 2025. Ang biktima ay nakilalang si John Jio Caballes, 6 na taong gulang, at iniulat na nawawala noong nakaraang linggo kaya't hinanap siya ng mga awtoridad. Patuloy pa ang imbestigasyon upang malaman ang sanhi ng pagkamatay ng bata.

plhbg1 · Jan 16, 2025

4th Quarter of 2024: Bangag Jr. (65% trust) (64% performance) VP Sara (49% trust) (48% performance) Senate President (63% trust) (65% performance) Tambaloslos (58% trust) (59% performance) Source: PBBM retains majority support; VP ratings fall in Q4: OCTA | Philippine News Agency

ZummerSoltice · Jan 16, 2025

A case for rape has been filed against a 13-year-old boy accused of raping a six-year-old girl in Bingawan town, Province of Iloilo. According to the Bingawan Police, the families of the suspect and the victim have already faced each other at the police station. The suspect is taken into the custody of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, while the victim was turned over to her parents. The suspect raped allegedly the girl on January 7, 2025, outdoors, near the house of the victim. A suspected drug pusher grandfather r@p** his 2 minor step daughters aged 14 and 17 years old in Lapu-Lapu City. The suspect was first arrested by the police for selling îllégâl drugs. r

BicycleHorse · Jan 17, 2025

Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros called for the deferment of the Social Security System (SSS) contribution hike, warning that the increase would further strain workers' wages, which have already struggled to keep up with the rising prices of goods. Hontiveros filed Proposed Senate Resolution No. 1269, urging a Senate investigation into the SSS contribution hike and its potential impact on Filipino workers. "Habang pababa ng pababa ang halaga ng kinikita ng ating mga kababayan nitong mga nakaraang taon, pataas ng pataas naman ang investment earnings ng SSS. Saan naman nila dadalhin itong super tubo na 'to? Baka magulat na lang tayo at ilagay nila 'yan sa Maharlika Fund," Hontiveros said on Wednesday, January 15. She...

borgy9 · Jan 17, 2025

JERUSALEM — The United States said Thursday it was “confident” that a fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal would take effect on time, even as Israel carried out new air strikes ahead of a cabinet vote on the accord. The truce, announced by mediators Qatar and the United States on Wednesday, would begin on Sunday and involve the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, after which the terms of a permanent end to the war would be finalized. However, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Hamas had “reneged on parts of the agreement… in an effort to extort last-minute concessions.” It also said Israel’s cabinet, which has yet to approve the agreement, “will not convene until the...

BicycleHorse · Jun 6, 2024

Former president Rodrigo Duterte Presidential. MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte does not remember authorizing the transfer of P47.6 billion to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) for the purchase of COVID-19 protective equipment, as claimed by former health secretary Francisco Duque III. Duterte, however, conceded: “Maybe what I said is, ‘go ahead.’ ” “I could not recall, for the life of me. Maybe what you are saying is true,” Duterte said during an interview with social media personalities in Davao City Tuesday night. But he stressed: “Considering the huge amount of (fund) transfer, I would have insisted as a lawyer to put it in a memo or something.” Duque on Monday told...

plhbg1 · Jan 16, 2025

The plans follows Australia's decision to ban children under 16 from accessing social media, with fines for tech giants from Instagram and Facebook owner Meta to TikTok if they failed to prevent children accessing their platforms. "We discussed how to protect children in digital space," she said in a video uploaded on the YouTube channel of the president's office. "The president said to carry on with this plan. He is very supportive on how this kind of child protection will be done in our digital space," she said. Source: Indonesia plans minimum age for social media use

plhbg1 · Jan 16, 2025

TikTok plans to shut U.S. operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The law signed in April mandates a ban on new TikTok downloads on Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab or Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab app stores if Chinese parent ByteDance fails to divest the site. Users who have downloaded TikTok would theoretically still be able to use the app, except that the law also bars U.S. companies starting Sunday from providing services to enable the distribution, maintenance, or updating of it. Source...

borgy9 · Jan 16, 2025

MANILA: Japan and the Philippines vowed Wednesday to strengthen security cooperation to counter China’s actions in key sea trade routes, amid speculation incoming US President Donald Trump could scale back security commitments in Asia. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with his Filipino counterpart Enrique Manalo and with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in Manila to affirm security commitments. Iwaya and Manalo discussed Beijing’s efforts to assert control over the South China Sea, a strategic trade route, as well as Beijing’s territorial and sovereign rights claims in the East China Sea that overlap with Japan’s. “In response to the developments in the South China Sea, we agreed to further strengthen...

plhbg1 · Jan 16, 2025

"None," Escudero told ABS-CBN News, when he was asked if the impeachment or any political agenda was discussed during the dinner. "Our respective spouses were also invited and most were there… It was socials," he said. He said the dinner was “chillax” and was originally intended to be held in December. Source: https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2025/1/15/escudero-no-impeachment-talks-in-senators-chillax-palace-dinner-1102

ZummerSoltice · Sep 26, 2024

A missing Pangasinan State University student was found dead on Baywalk in Barangay Poblacion here on Tuesday, September 24. Police identified the victim as Evalend Cervera Salting, a third year BS Business Administration student of the PSU-Lingayen. Salting was last seen near PSU-Lingayen walking towards a popular convenience store on Monday, September 23 and was reported missing since 7 p.m. that day. Police said John Karlo Salvador Ramos, 35, of Barangay Poblacion, this town, discovered the victim’s body while he and his family were walking in the area on Tuesday night. The PSU-Lingayen condemned the killing of Salting in its official Facebook page. "We are devastated to confirm the loss of one of our students, Evalend C...

plhbg1 · Jan 15, 2025

Meta deleted nonbinary and trans themes for its Messenger app this week, around the same time that the company announced it would change its rules to allow users to declare that LGBTQ+ people are “mentally ill,” 404 Media has learned. Meta did not respond to a request for comment about why the company removed these themes, but the change comes right as Mark Zuckerberg’s company is publicly and loudly shifting rightward to more closely align itself with the views of the incoming Donald Trump administration. Source: Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes

plhbg1 · Jan 15, 2025

A motorcade was seen leaving the gates of his hillside residence where Yoon has been holed up for weeks behind barbed wire barriers and a small army of personal security. Earlier more than 3,000 police officers and anti-corruption investigators had gathered there before dawn, pushing through throngs of Yoon supporters and members of his ruling People Power Party protesting attempts to detain him. Source: South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon

plhbg1 · Jan 15, 2025

Even toy guns or replicas are covered by the gun ban imposed in connection with the May 2025 midterm polls, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). “Airsofts, Air guns, imitation firearms replicas are included in the ban,” Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiango said yesterday. Source: Gun ban covers airsoft, gun replicas – Comelec

plhbg1 · Jan 15, 2025

The House of Representatives would send the wrong signals if it delays the processing of impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, former senator Leila de Lima said on Tuesday. De Lima, spokesperson for the first batch of complainants, said in a statement that delaying the impeachment complaints might be taken as tolerating incompetence and abuse of public funds. Source: De Lima: House delaying impeachment vs VP Sara sends wrong signals

plhbg1 · Jan 14, 2025

After a weekend spent blocking the explosive growth of fires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters got a slight break with calmer weather but cast a wary eye on a forecast for yet more wind. The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings for severe fire conditions through Wednesday, with sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (80 kilometers per hour) and gusts in the mountains reaching 70 mph (113 kph). The most dangerous day will be Tuesday, fire behavior analyst Dennis Burns warned during a community meeting on Sunday night. Source: More winds feared as LA wildfire death toll hits 24

Phi_Jmee · Jan 11, 2025

44 na libreng online courses, alok ng UP Open University

plhbg1 · Jan 14, 2025

Yoon was given the scheduled pay rise, according to the civil servant salary table for 2025, even as he remains holed up in the presidential residence using his security detail to resist arrest. The document from the ministry of personnel management, seen by Agence France-Presse on Monday, indicates Yoon’s salary will rise to 262.6m won (£147,000) – a 3% raise compared with last year. Source: South Korea's impeached president gets a pay rise while still resisting arrest

plhbg1 · Jan 14, 2025

The legal counsel of individuals behind the third impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte gave a rather savage reaction to the huge "peace rally" held in Manila on Monday, Jan. 13. "Filipinos are for peace, but we are NOT stupid," lawyer Amando Virgil Ligutan wrote on X Monday night, the emphasis his. "Peace without justice is no peace. It’s appeasement to greed, corruption, and impunity," he further said. Source: 'We are not naive': Impeachment case lawyer reacts to Iglesia Ni Cristo 'peace rally'

plhbg1 · Jan 14, 2025

In a surprising move, the lawmaker-son of President Marcos yesterday moved to declare the position of chairman of the committee on appropriations of the House of Representatives vacant, just as Congress resumed session after a month-long holiday break. There were speculations that Co had displeased the President, which could have been the reason why it was the younger Marcos who made the move to strip him of the post. No replacement for Co had been named, as of last night’s plenary deliberations. Source: Rep. Zaldy Co out as appropriations panel chairman

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