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By: Jinky Jorgio Experts Expose Beijing’s Coercion, Corruption, and Military Expansion CHINA’S growing global influence and aggressive expansionism were put under sharp scrutiny at the 27th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum (PI-SF) in Manila last week, where security experts and U.S. lawmakers warned of Beijing’s escalating military aggression, economic coercion, and covert political interference in democracies worldwide. The forum held at the …

Motorists and residents of Payao, Zamboanga in Sibugay now enjoy the pavement project improved by the Department of Public Works and Highways. DPWH Regional Office IX Director Cayamombao Dia, in a report, said preventive maintenance works through asphalt overlay were undertaken along two-lane, 8.8-lane kilometer along the portion of the Imelda=Payao-Siay Road, traversing Barangays Guintolan and San Isidro. The road …

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and San Miguel Corporation (SMC)  broke ground for the state gaming firm’s new corporate office building at the Bagong Nayong Pilipino complex in Pasay City. PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco said the PAGCOR Corporate Center — valued at P2.45 billion —  will be fully financed and constructed by SMC at no cost …

Contagious was the adulation over KimPau, the portmanteau—of the given names—of Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino the last couple of years. It was even compounded by the daily dose of social media reels or visual posts of Kim and Paulo’s fans, handlers, enablers and other sympathizers showing the couple cavorting with each other or simply talking, conversing, specifically in public, …

by Boy Villasanta What started as a road rage turned out to be a star watching scene between an actor and a crowd of stargazers that included a motorist. According to Jovicen Dalanon, a Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcer, a motorcycle was hit at the side bar by a pick-up. The motorist, according to Dalanon, was piqued by …

All was already set for a weekend special show last Saturday at Bridgetown Open Grounds with big named performers that included Sarah Geronimo, Barbie Almalbis, James Reid, Barbie Almalbis, Adie, Arthur Nery, Drag Race PH S3 Queens, The Juans, Rob Deniel, Janine Tenoso, Paul Pablo, Ace Banzuelo, Over October, Loki, Alamat and Kara. Yet two days before the event, the …

In an era where misinformation spreads faster than light and truth seem to wear many faces, the question asked over 2,000 years ago by one of the most divisive persons in history still reverberates with haunting relevance: “Ano ba ang katotohanan?” This serves as the heartbeat of Pilato, an all-original Filipino musical set to captivate audiences this April at the …

Uninterrupted flow of goods and services at Central Visayas’ main cargo gateway is expected in the next several years as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Cebu Port Authority (CPA) broke ground on the New Cebu International Container Port (NCICP), a maritime infrastructure seen to benefit port users, local community, and the government. Transport Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said the …

In support of the declaration of national food emergency on rice by the Department of Agriculture (DA), Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II ordered all LTO regional directors and heads of law enforcement units to provide assistance on cargo trucks delivering rice supply across the country. Asec. Mendoza explained that the LTO assistance is …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of National Defense (DND), Veterans Federation of the Philippines, and Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) have signed on Monday the Right-of-Way Usage Agreement (ROWUA) for the Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (SEMME) or C6 Expressway by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Skyway Stage 4 Corporation (MMSS4). Transport Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said the ROWUA signals another game-changing …