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1PWD party-list filing complaint vs Machong Chismisan hosts
MANILA, Philippines — 1PWD party-list Rep. JD Castro said that his group will file a complaint before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against Machong Chismisan podcast hosts over their insensitive remarks directed towards people with disabilities (PWD). The five male hosts faced backlash after they made comments about Joshua “Josh” Aquino, the eldest son
Derelict shop could be forcibly purchased after owner failed to clean up eyesore
A derelict shop which has been empty for nearly 15 years could be forcibly purchased after complaints from residents and other businesses.
Samar town shifts to 4-day workweek amid Super El Niño
TACLOBAN CITY — The municipal government of Pagsanghan, Samar, will adopt a four-day onsite workweek and work-from-home arrangements every Friday to conserve electricity and water amid the prevailing Super El Niño conditions. Under the new schedule, Mayor Sed Hendrix Tan said on Thursday that municipal offices will operate from Monday to Thursday, with working hours
'Screams' heard and cars smashed as young woman stabbed to death in horror on Newton Heath estate
"I've lived here 30 years and the worst thing we've had was a shooting a long time ago. Apart from that, it's usually quiet"
VP Sara should file case if she thinks Gracioso is lying --Matibag
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Thursday said that Vice President Sara Duterte should file a case if she believes that dismissed policeman Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. is lying or that he is biased
EU open to creating ‘kill switch’ weapon to kick Chinese firms out of market
Brussels is open to developing a powerful new trade weapon that could contain a kill switch that would quickly eject Chinese companies from the EU market, the bloc’s national leaders were told during a top-level meeting in the Belgian capital on Thursday. There was broad support among the 27 members for such a tool, first laid out in a French-German joint paper last week, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signalling that her trade team could get to work on developing it,...
Mother accused of killing son and husband at Great Wolf Lodge was resentful of the child and 'never wanted to get pregnant,' family members say
Metallica Harrison was found at Great Wolf Lodge having harmed herself while her husband, Charles Harrison, and their son lay dead on beds in their hotel room.
'We're almost back to the age of Bertie when there was an adviser and a salary for everyone': Questions raised over Oireachtas chairs hiring their own 'special advisers', and what happens now
Such roles for office-holders at Leinster House had been ended over a decade ago after former Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue resigned after controversy over his travel expenses.
The mum who helped unmask a paedophile supply teacher
Abusali Rahman has now been jailed
Former Senate leader Koko Pimentel calls for respect for PWDs
MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday appealed to the public, especially to content creators, to respect the dignity of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Pimentel made the pronouncement following a controversial episode of the now-terminated podcast “Machong Chismisan.” The podcast drew widespread criticisms after its hosts’ made derogatory remarks about