Renewal of IBC-13 franchise supported by House panel
The House Committee on Legislative Franchises has endorsed the bill renewing for another 25 years the franchise granted to International Broadcasting Corporation (IBC-13).
Day: January 1, 2023
56K passengers affected: Limited flight operations at NAIA resume after system glitch
Limited flight operations have resumed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Sunday (January 1) after a technical issue with the air traffic management system caused hundreds of flights going to and from Manila to be put on hold.
House panel backs bill requiring BFP personnel to be certified medical first responders
The House Committee on Public Order and Safety has recommended to the plenary the approval of a measure requiring personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to be certified medical first responders and emergency medical technicians.
PH committed to ‘a world of work free from violence and harassment’
The House Committee on Labor and Employment has endorsed the adoption of a resolution calling for the immediate ratification of the International Labour Organization Convention 190.
US TV news legend Barbara Walters dead at 93
Pioneering television journalist Barbara Walters, who upended a male-dominated industry as the first woman to anchor an evening news show in the United States, died on Friday at the age of 93, her long-time employer ABC said.
Benedict XVI: The pope who walked away
Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pope to resign since the Middle Ages after a papacy beset by Church infighting and outcry over paedophilia.
‘Moral, historical rightness is on our side’, Putin says on NYE
President Vladimir Putin said in his New Year’s address Saturday that “moral, historical rightness” is on Russia’s side as his country faces international condemnation for its offensive in Ukraine.
Popes through history: felled by illnesses and intrigues
The peaceful death of Benedict XVI in a monastery in the Vatican contrasts with the painful, violent or sometimes mysterious deaths of many of his predecessors.
Pope pays homage to ‘noble, kind’ ex-pope Benedict
Pope Francis paid homage Saturday to “noble” and “kind” ex-pope Benedict XVI, who has died at the age of 95, a decade after becoming the first pontiff since the Middle Ages to resign.
Unity pa rin sa 2023! Marcos extols ‘bayanihan spirit’ in New Year message
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on New Year’s Day urged Filipinos to embody the true meaning of solidarity as the nation moves toward recovery.
