CCP 100: XI WARNS CHINA WILL NOT BE 'OPPRESSED' IN ANNIVERSARY SPEECH China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned that foreign forces attempting to bully the nation will "get their heads bashed” and hailed a "new world" created by its people as the ruling Communist Par
MAGMA MAY DRIVE 'EXPLOSIVE' TAAL VOLCANO ERUPTION, PHIVOLCS SAYS MANILA — State volcanologists warned Friday that magma rising toward the main crater of Taal Volcano in Batangas could cause an “explosive eruption.”
VALLEY PARTIES OPEN TO DISCUSSIONS WITH DELIMITATION PANEL With the Delimitation Commission set to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week, key mainstream political parties in the Valley including the National Conference and the People’s Conference are likely to participate in t
CHINA’S COMMUNIST PARTY TO TURN 100 ON THURSDAY, EYES SECOND CENTURY IN POWER China’s ruling Communist Party which had a vice-like grip on the destiny of the world’s most populous nation besides diverse influence on international leftist movements and global po
DUTERTE SIGNS ESTATE TAX AMNESTY EXTENSION MANILA — President Duterte yesterday signed Republic Act 11569 extending the estate tax amnesty for another two years or until June 14, 2023. The law amended Section 6 of Republic Act 11213 on the availment of the estate ta
SC DIRECTS NDMA TO PAY EX GRATIA TO KIN OF COVID VICTIMS The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to pay an ex-gratia compensation to the kin of those who died due to Covid, saying the authority is statutorily mandated to provide
U.S. HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF INDIA’S COVID-19 FIGHT The US House has passed a resolution recognizing the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to urgently facilitate assistance.
IATF EASES QUARANTINE, SWAB RULES FOR VACCINATED TRAVELERS MANILA — Starting tomorrow, a shorter mandatory quarantine period of seven days in a government-accredited facility will be required for all Filipinos vaccinated in the Philippines regardless of travel history and
ONE NATION, ONE RATION CARD’ MUST BY JULY 31: SUPREME COURT The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed states and UTs to implement the ‘one nation, one ration card’ (ONORC) scheme by July 31, while asking the Centre to provide dry ration for free distribution among
MOSCOW, BEIJING EXTEND FRIENDSHIP TREATY BY 5 YEARS Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed on Monday to work together as they extended a 20-year-old bilateral agreement on friendship and cooperation to forge closer ties, amid the US and th
