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Lawmaker proposes Easter emergency bonus for SSS, GSIS pensioners

Manila, March 30 -- SSS-GSIS Pensyonado Party-list Rep. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet on Monday called for the immediate release of an "Easter Emergency Bonus" to cushion the impact of rising prices on pen... Read More


Trump threatens to blow up Iran's power plants, oil wells and strategic Kharg island

Dhaka, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran's civilian energy infrastructure, including power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island, if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of... Read More


Syndicate-driven chaos: Jatri Kalyan Samity blames policy failures for 351 road deaths during Eid holidays

Dhaka, March 30 -- Bangladesh's roads turned into deathtraps during the Eid-ul-Fitr rush, with at least 351 lives lost and 1,046 injured in a span of just 15 days, according to a grim report released ... Read More


P2-B illicit cigarettes seized in Q1 anti-smuggling drive

Manila, March 30 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) seized about PHP2 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes in nationwide operations from Jan. 1 to March 29 as it intensified its campaign against ... Read More


SC junks Harry Roque suit vs. Quadcom for mootness

Manila, March 30 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed for mootness a petition filed by the daughter of former presidential spokesperson and fugitive Harry Roque, questioning the contempt proceeding... Read More


Dy calls for renewed faith, hope, compassion this Holy Week

Manila, March 30 -- Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III on Monday called on Filipinos to spend Holy Week as a time for reflection, renewal, and recommitment to the values that strengthen families and the ... Read More


PNP: Fuel station closures down to 365; hoarding cases rise to 7

Manila, March 30 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said the number of gas stations closed due to supply constraints has dropped to 365 from 425, even as reported fuel hoarding and prof... Read More


DSWD calls for unified efforts to protect women with disability

Manila, March 30 -- In line with the celebration of the 22nd Women with Disabilities Day, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) called for unified efforts to prioritize the welfare a... Read More


BJP announces Jharkhand bandh over minor's death

Ranchi, March 30 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced a Jharkhand bandh on April 3 and torchlight marches on April 2 over the death of a minor girl in Vishnugarh area of Hazaribag distric... Read More


Himachal govt's arbitrary decisions worsening border situation: Jai Ram Thakur

Shimla, March 30 -- Expressing concern over the growing controversy and unrest regarding the entry tax in the State, Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur said that the kind of situation that developed ... Read More