Global cocaine supply hits record levels: UN drug agency
Coca cultivation hit a record high by soaring 35 percent from 2020 to 2021, a UN report showed Thursday, amid new cocaine trafficking hubs emerging in southeastern Europe and Africa.
Day: March 16, 2023
WATCH | Swak sa kaso! Gov’t prosecutors OK Bantag murder raps
The DOJ panel recommended that Bantag should be charged along with BuCor Deputy Security Officer Ricardo Zulueta.
WATCH | Teves: ‘Some people want me killed or at least jailed’
Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves on Wednesday asked for a two-month leave from the House of Representatives due to a “very grave security threat” to his life and his family.
Bong Revilla delivers aid to Oriental Mindoro town affected by oil spill
Senator Bong Revilla is back in the countryside, this time visiting Oriental Mindoro to deliver relief assistance.
House Sec-Gen to let ethics panel decide on Teves’ request for two-month leave
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco will let the House Committee on Ethics decide on the request of Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. for a two-month leave.
Senate should listen to voice of 301 House members – David Suarez
Quezon Rep. David Suarez urged the senators to listen to the voice of 301 members of the House of Representatives who are in favor of amending the economic provisions of the Constitution.
US tells Russia it will fly ‘wherever international law allows’
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday that US aircraft will fly “wherever international law allows” after one of Moscow’s jets allegedly caused an American drone to crash.
Critics lash San Francisco’s $5M per person reparations plan
A proposal to give $5 million to every eligible Black person in San Francisco as part of the city’s efforts to pay reparations was slammed Wednesday as “preposterous” by critics.
Brazil’s first lady turns heads, champions causes with fashion
Whether sporting a red Workers’ Party star on her wedding dress, breaking taboos by wearing pants to her husband’s inauguration, or rocking eco-friendly clothing, Brazil’s new first lady is turning heads and making statements with her fashion choices.
‘One China’: Beijing’s diplomatic push to isolate Taiwan
Honduras has decided to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, describing it as an economic necessity.
