SUMMARY OF PRESIDENT BONGBONG MARCOS' #SONA2023 A year into office, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. reiterated his administration's gains in the past year, including key progress and updates on public health, infrastructure, education, and agriculture, among others. He addressed
VOTE ON JUDICIAL OVERHAUL DRAWS PROTESTERS AND PROPONENTS ON TO STREETS OF ISRAEL Mass demonstrations for and against the government’s judicial overhaul took place in Israel on Sunday night as lawmakers debated the controversial legislation in the Knesset parliament ahead of
SONA TRANSPORT STRIKE TO PUSH THROUGH: MANIBELA MANILA — Transport group Manibela said it would go ahead with a 3-day transport strike from Monday, which would coincide with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address. Around 200,000 jeepney drivers natio
RUSSIA STRIKES UKRAINE GRAIN PORT AFTER PULLING OUT OF EXPORT DEAL Russia struck Ukrainian ports a day after pulling out of a U.N.-backed deal for safe Black Sea grain exports, and Moscow and Kyiv gave vastly different accounts of fighting in northeastern Ukraine on Tuesday. Russia sa
ICC NIXES PH APPEAL, TO RESUME DRUG WAR PROBE; BATO SAYS ‘DEADMA’ The International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber on Tuesday ruled to resume the investigation into the bloody war on drugs during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte. ICC Presiding Ju
52°C RECORDED IN CHINA, US; WILDFIRES IN GREECE Heatwaves and wildfires have gripped several parts of the Northern Hemisphere, causing record-breaking temperatures and prompting health authorities to issue warnings. In Greece, a forest fire threatened holiday camps near the beach town o
MARCOS JR. SIGNS MAHARLIKA INVESTMENT FUND INTO LAW MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has signed Republic Act No 11954, creating the Maharlika Investment Fund, despite concerns raised by other groups. The law establishes the Maharlika Investment Corporation, which will be manag
RUSSIA HAS SUFFICIENT STOCKPILE OF CLUSTER BOMBS, SAYS PUTIN Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Sunday that Russia has a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster munitions, and warned that Russia “reserves the right to take reciprocal act
129 RESCUED FROM LISTING VESSEL OFF ROMBLON MANILA — A roll-on roll-off vessel named Maria Helena ran aground off Romblon, Philippines, and a team from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully rescued all 129 passengers and crew members. The rescue took place in the early morning
TOP GENERAL'S DISMISSAL REVEALS NEW CRACK IN RUSSIAN MILITARY LEADERSHIP Russian Major General Ivan Popov, commander of the 58th army in southern Ukraine, has been dismissed after speaking out about the challenges faced by his troops. Popov highlighted issues such as the shortage of radars
