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The family of Rey Grabato II, a Filipino national wanted by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for alleged fraud, revealed that he is currently recovering from a severe stroke that has left him partially paralyzed.
Several local government units have announced class suspensions for Monday, August 17, due to expected bad weather brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat.
“This is a classic example of evasiveness and a badge of deception."
The combined effects of tropical cyclones Luis, Maymay and the southwest monsoon or habagat have left 24 people dead, the Office of Civil Defense said Sunday, August 16.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered a probe into the ambush of BARMM Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua’s convoy in Maguindanao del Norte.
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. lashed out again at China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday, accusing it of using a “squid tactic” to evade questions over Chinese nationals found working for Sanjia Steel in Misamis Oriental last May and threatening retaliation against Filipinos.
As populations age across the Asia-Pacific, countries such as Japan, Singapore and Australia are becoming increasingly dependent on Filipina caregivers, nurses and domestic workers to sustain their care systems, but protections for these workers have failed to keep pace, a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies found.
Three vehicles in the convoy of Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua, including the bulletproof Toyota Land Cruiser he was riding in, were shot at by still unidentified gunmen along a stretch of highway in Barangay Bito, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte yesterday.
Religious group El Shaddai celebrated its 42nd anniversary at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park in Manila yesterday.
The Motorcycle Taxi Rider Association expressed its support for the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board “cleanup” and professionalization of the motorcycle taxi industry.