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Senate leaders downplay leaked Blue Ribbon draft

Manila, Feb. 4 -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday clarified that there is no official committee report yet from the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the alleged corruption in flood-contro... Read More


Misusing religion to mislead people not acceptable: Fakhrul

, Feb. 4 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said spreading confusion in the name of religion can never be acceptable or proper politics. "They speak in the name of Isla... Read More


No credible challenger in national election, says Nahid

, Feb. 4 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Jamaat-led 11-party alliance candidate for the Dhaka-11 constituency Nahid Islam on Wednesday said the BNP has failed to field any 'credible chall... Read More


House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos wants travel tax abolished

Manila, Feb. 4 -- House Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos of Ilocos Norte is pushing for the immediate abolition of the travel tax, saying the levy has outlived its purpose and now w... Read More


Four in ten cancer cases worldwide preventable

, Feb. 4 -- Nearly 40% of cancer cases globally could be avoided, according to a new worldwide assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its cancer research arm, the International Agency f... Read More


Senate must bankroll AFP, Coast Guard amid WPS tensions -Pangilinan

Manila, Feb. 4 -- Senator Francis Pangilinan urged the Senate to sustain budget support for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), saying stronger funding is e... Read More


Thailand ramps up vigilance against Nipah virus

Bangkok, Feb. 4 -- The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand has intensified preventive and surveillance measures against the Nipah virus while reviewing clinical treatment protocols and ensuring suff... Read More


Bigger SFP budget expands child feeding coverage

Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday said the increased budget allocation for the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) enables the agency to support wi... Read More


Who was Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi's political heir

, Feb. 4 -- Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and once widely viewed as his political successor, has been killed in western Libya, according to figures clos... Read More


First Government session of 2026 convened

Hanoi, Feb. 4 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 4 presided over the Government's meeting for January, marking the first cabinet session of 2026 - the first year of implementing the Resolut... Read More