Philippine News
Biggest Philippine drug bust triggers call for reform
April 25, 2024 · By Ronald O. Reyes for www.ucanews.com
Biggest Philippine drug bust triggers call for reform A top rights activist has slammed the Philippines government for its poor handling of drug trafficking and called for reform in drug war policy following the biggest illegal drug bust in the country’s history. Police seized about two tons or 2,000 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, […]
Read More...Hydroelectric plants running below capacity due to El Niño, group reports
April 25, 2024 · By Raymund B. Villanueva for philippines.licas.news
Hydroelectric plants running below capacity due to El Niño, group reports Seventy percent of hydroelectric plants in the country are running below capacity due to the effects of El Niño, with Luzon forecast to suffer further decreases in power supply output this year. Citing Department of Energy (DOE) data, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable […]
Read More...Contradictions in Philippine fossil gas production for Japan
April 24, 2024 · By Father Shay Cullen for philippines.licas.news
Contradictions in Philippine fossil gas production for Japan When you see the new skyways, highways, and other expanding infrastructure in the Philippines, look to Japan as the source of many loans that helped build them. The Philippines’ foreign debt is at a record $125.4 billion as of last December. There is interest to be paid […]
Read More...Green group backs PH Senate probe into effects of mining
April 24, 2024 · By LiCAS News for philippines.licas.news
Green group backs PH Senate probe into effects of mining Alyansa Tigil Mina has expressed support for a Senate inquiry into the adverse effects of mining and quarrying activities in the Philippines. The inquiry, proposed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros through Senate Resolution No. 989, addresses issues including human rights violations, legal infractions, and environmental damages […]
Read More...DENR files criminal case vs vlogger, companion for ‘maltreatment’ of tarsiers
April 24, 2024 · By JOHN SITCHON for www.rappler.com
DENR files criminal case vs vlogger, companion for ‘maltreatment’ of tarsiers CEBU, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Soccsksargen has filed a criminal case against vlogger Ryan Parreño and his companion for “maltreating” two tarsiers based on a viral video shot in South Cotabato. “For the information of the public…we filed a […]
Read More...Duterte to Quiboloy: ‘Please leave me out of this’
April 24, 2024 · By FERDINAND ZUASOLA for www.rappler.com
Duterte to Quiboloy: ‘Please leave me out of this’ DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines – Former president Rodrigo Duterte has declined to facilitate the surrender of his friend, fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy, saying he did not want to be part of his legal problem. During a late night news conference on Thursday night, April 11, Duterte told […]
Read More...Ecumenical council sa Negros, nagpahayag ng pakikiisa sa Palestina
April 22, 2024 · By Veritas 846 for philippines.licas.news
Ecumenical council sa Negros, nagpahayag ng pakikiisa sa Palestina Nagpahayag ng suporta at pakikiisa sa bansang Palestina ang One Negros Ecumenical Council (ONE-C) na binubuo ng mga opisyal ng Roman Catholic Church, Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) at United Church of Christ of the Philippines (UCCP) sa Negros-island. Sa isang solidarity message na nilagdaan ng apat […]
Read More...How conflict of interest hinders Philippines’ environment secretary
April 18, 2024 · By Jarius Bondoc for philippines.licas.news
How conflict of interest hinders Philippines’ environment secretary Senators chastised Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga in November 2023. She allegedly had spent PHP1.1 billion “jet setting” to world climate summits. Why that expense, environmentalists wonder. Yulo-Loyzaga and aides were absent from COP27, the 2022 Conference of Parties to the UN […]
Read More...Philippines needs a raise
April 18, 2024 · By Rene E. Ofreneo for businessmirror.com.ph
Philippines needs a raise NEDA envisions a Philippines becoming a middle-class economy by 2040. It is a vision of an economy where all Filipino families shall have decent homes, social protection and access to health, education and other basic services and necessities in life. In a middle-class economy, all workers shall have decent quality jobs. […]
Read More...PCG official lauds Catholic bishops’ stance against China’s aggression in WPS
April 18, 2024 · By Mark Saludes for philippines.licas.news
PCG official lauds Catholic bishops’ stance against China’s aggression in WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), praised some Catholic bishops for their outspoken stance against China’s actions. “When I heard that bishops are supporting the advocacy of our government in our position in the […]
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