Texas passes bill banning transgender treatments on minors
Texas is set to become the largest US state yet to outlaw transgender treatments on minors after its Republican-controlled legislature on Wednesday passed a bill banning such procedures.
Day: May 18, 2023
UK aircraft carrier returning to Pacific in 2025: Sunak
Britain will send an aircraft carrier back to the Pacific as part of a Carrier Strike Group in 2025, Downing Street said Thursday as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Japan.
Thailand’s Move Forward Party takes on biggest political taboo
After shocking Thailand’s military-backed elite with a historic election breakthrough, the Move Forward Party now wants to take on the nation’s biggest political taboo — laws on insulting the monarchy.
Boris Johnson called Macron a ‘4 letter word starting with C’: aide
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson called French President Emmanuel Macron a four-letter obscenity and “Putin’s lickspittle” as tempers frayed over the war in Ukraine, according to a former Johnson aide.
May star power! Ria Atayde reportedly eyed as MMDA spox
Ria Atayde is reportedly being considered for appointment as the new spokesperson of the Metro Manila Development Authority, Politiko has learned.
Kilay is life! Chiz Escudero’s new look draws attention online
Senator Francis Escudero is following in the footsteps of his wife, Heart Evangelista, when it comes to improving his looks, with several netizens noticing that he now has fuller brows.
Relations with Australia ‘extremely important’: Marcos
An enhanced partnership is critical for Asia Pacific nations, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, citing the current geopolitical situation.
P! kwentong Politiko May 18, 2023 | Ex-DOJ official, sinubukang suhulan suspek sa Degamo slay case?
Kwentong Politiko na! Tumutok na kasama si Meleah Moreno at Jigo Postolero sa pagbabalita ng mga maiinit na kaganapan sa politika.
House panel to unmask gov’t officials in cahoots with onion cartel
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food will make efforts to identify government officials who were in collusion with the cartel that hoarded the onion supply, resulting in the price surge in late 2022.
Villar’s Nacionalista Party affirms support for Romualdez
Nacionalista Party spokesperson and House Deputy Speaker Camille Villar said that their party continues to be supportive of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
