New Zealand outbreak forces PM Ardern to scrap wedding plans
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was Sunday forced to call off her own wedding as she tightened Covid-19 restrictions in the face of an outbreak of the Omicron variant.
Day: January 23, 2022
Covax opens new front in pandemic arms race
Covax aims to break the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022 by ensuring a steady supply of vaccines at last for the world’s poorest countries — and swiftly getting them into arms.
Pope ‘concerned’ over Ukraine, risk to European security
Pope Francis said Sunday he was following “with concern” rising tensions in Ukraine, and called for a day of prayer for peace next week.
#MeToo wave in Morocco over ‘sex for grades’ scandal
Female Moroccan university students have broken their silence about professors demanding sexual favours in return for good grades, a scandal that has shaken the higher eduction system.
Bilis ng karma! #LeniDuwag trends on Twitter as Robredo declines interview on DZRH
It’s Vice President Leni Robredo’s turn to be roasted on social media after it was revealed that she declined an invitation to be interviewed on DZRH radio.
Sa krimen nakatutok: Lacson sets record straight on Metrocom role during Martial Law
Senator Panfilo Lacson has denied torturing activists and political prisoners when he was part of the Metrocom Intelligence and Security Group (MISG) when the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972.
Lacson: Integrity is my most prized possession
Integrity is the most prized possession of Partido Reporma Chairman and standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson.
Most presidential: Lacson ‘clear winner’ in Jessica Soho’s interview with presidential bets- ex-Ateneo dean
Senator Panfilo Lacson was the “clear winner” in veteran journalist Jessica Soho’s highly anticipated interview with four leading presidential contenders, former Ateneo School of Government dean Tony La Viña said.
‘Kakampink’ no more? Supporters dismayed by Robredo’s opposition to divorce
Several supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo expressed dismay that she’s opposed to legalizing divorce despite helping battered married women when she was working as an abogado.
Lacson favors divorce law, supports civil union between same sex couples
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson said he will support proposed legislations for the establishment of a divorce process in the country, as well the legalization of a civil union between same sex couples, when he gets elected as the 17th president of the republic.
