OPAPRU chief lauds PBBM assurance Bangsamoro polls will push through

By Darryl John Esguerra | Philippine News Agency Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. has welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s assurance that the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will push through on Oct. 13,...

Thousands protest in Tel Aviv against Israeli gov’t move to expand Gaza war

By Agence France-Presse Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for an end to the war in Gaza, a day after the Israeli government vowed to expand the conflict and capture Gaza City.  Demonstrators waved signs and held...

DSWD distributes P13.5-M cash aid to 900 affected families in Tondo fire

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet On the heels of a fire in Tondo on August 6 that smoldered hundreds of houses, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led the payout of the agency’s Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) vis-à-vis distribution of relief...

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‘Parade of planets’, meteor shower visible on PH Space Week

By Brian Campued As the country celebrates the Philippine Space Week from Aug. 8–14, curious space enthusiasts need not look far for a cosmic treat as a rare planetary alignment and a meteor shower are expected to grace the sky this month. In...