Tag: Philippines
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Philippines VP Sara Duterte resigns from cabinet
Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has resigned from her position as Secretary of the Department of Education.
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Four killed in bomb explosion at Catholic Mass
Four people have been killed in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning.
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Philippines accuses China of blocking supply Boat In South China sea
Philippines on Sunday accused China’s coast guard of blocking and water-cannoning a Philippine military supply boat in the South China Sea, condemning the “excessive and offensive actions” against its vessels.
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Women’s World Cup: Bolden secures historic win for Philippines
Sarina Bolden scored the only goal as Philipines revived their chances of going through in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with an upset of New Zealand in Wellington on Tuesday. It was the tournament’s newcomers first-ever
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Former prisons chief charged with murder of famous journalist
The Philippine Department of Justice said it had indicted the former head of the Bureau of Corrections, Gerald Bantag, for allegedly “organising” the murder of Percival Mabasa, a prominent journalist. Mabasa was better known in the country under the pseudonym Percy Lapid.
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Philippines swears in Romualdez Marcos as the 17th president
Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos was sworn in as the 17th president of the Philippines on Thursday at the National Museum in Manila. The 64-year-old son of former President Ferdinand Marcos, took his oath of office as his 92-year-old mother Imelda and family members looked on. After taking the oath of office, Marcos delivered a brief speech…
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Three new Presidents in an old, skewed world – By Owei Lakemfa
In our skewed world infected with conflicts, growing inequalities and the right of might over right, we produced three new leaders in the last three weeks, none of which has promised to take a different direction. The son of a former bloody dictator, whose parents, Ferdinard and Imelda Marcos, are some of the most infamous…
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President settles to run for Senate after tenure expires in 2022 as daughter picks Vice Presidential form
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday filed to contest the Senate elections next year, seeking a way to stay in politics while facing an international probe into his deadly drug war.
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Filipino lady searches for love to Nigeria, ends up in tatters in Enugu
The Police in Enugu State have rescued a Filipino lady, who searched for love to Nigeria, from the hands of her abductor, one Chukwudi Odo. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Filipino lady, identified as Irene Torento Panas, was rescued by police operatives attached to the Unity Police Division, Ibegwa Nike in Enugu. Irene, 40-year-old, was rescued…
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Fire kills 5 children in Philippines slum
Five children left at home alone and locked in by their parents were killed in a fire in a slum at a district of the Philippine capital on Monday, firefighters said. The victims, four boys and one girl, aged between 1 and 12 years old suffered burns and suffocation, said fire marshall Jones Silvano. An…