THE PHILIPPINES accepted 200 recommendations from the United Nations Human Rights Council, including investigating extralegal killings during its anti-illegal drug campaign. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANPHILIPPINE police arrested 13,391 drug suspects in the first 100 days of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s term, according

PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALESPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said he would send a diplomatic note to China to clarify its report denying that one of its coast guard vessels took by force a rocket debris that was being towed by a

JAPAN and Philippine air force officers during a bilateral training on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief held at Clark Air Base in Pampanga in June 2022. — JAPANESE EMBASSY PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINE and Japan air forces are set to hold unit-to-unit exchanges from November 27 to

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASMORE than 73 million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DoH) said on Thursday.  Of the total number of fully vaccinated people, 6.9 million were seniors and more than 10 million were adolescents, Health officer-in-charge

THE SMAI Livelihood Center in Bulakan, Bulacan. — SMC PHOTO HANDOUTSAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) on Tuesday said it has launched a livelihood center and a consumer cooperative for nearly 500 Bulakan town residents affected by its P735-billion New Manila International Airport (NMIA) project.“Through the San

OFFICE OF SENATOR MIGUEL ZUBIRITHE PHILIPPINE Senate president met with the Vietnamese ambassador in Manila where they discussed further cooperation on tourism and business, ahead of a visit on Wednesday by Vietnam’s National Assembly president.   Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri noted the need to “expand

UNSPLASHCloud-based educational platforms that gained traction over the pandemic will remain relevant regardless of whether schools require face-to-face, remote, or hybrid setups, according to Instructure, the edtech firm behind the Canvas learning management system (LMS). “Institutions driving great adoption within their Canvas systems are using it

STOCKSNAP-PIXABAY(Part 1)Coconut farmers are among the poorest of the poor in the Philippines. Whereas, the national poverty line at the moment is on the average at about 17%, there are provinces among the 69 growing coconuts (out of 82 provinces in the entire archipelago) that

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASDay 1 of the Pilipinas Conference turned out to be everything we had expected and more. Our esteemed guests from the public sector, private sector, civil society, as well as the diplomatic community, enthusiastically shared their time and their precious insights to

SCOTT GRAHAM-UNSPLASHTo recall, under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) issued Department Order No. 174, series of 2017 (“DoLE DO 174-17”).DO 174-17 showcased former President Duterte’s thrust towards the stricter implementation of laws on contracting arrangements. While

ENGLAND is going to take the World Cup — besting Brazil in a tight final after narrowly defeating Portugal. Unless markets fail. It’s hard not to reach that conclusion after contemplating England’s imposing $1.3 billion-plus roster. It’s the richest in the competition, roughly 80 times as valuable

A PLANE is seen shortly after take-off at sunset, from Heathrow Airport, London, Britain, Dec. 11, 2020. — REUTERSLONDON — The outlook for airlines has darkened as the post-pandemic boom in travel wears off and recession looms, with carriers focused on Britain particularly exposed, industry