ADB projects PHL to post highest growth in Southeast Asia
MANDALUYONG CITY – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained its 2023 Philippine economic growth projection, forecasting the country as the fastest-growing...
Month: July 2023
Bea Alonzo and Dominic Roque are engaged!
Yes, Maria Clara, actress Bea Alonzo and actor and model Dominic Roque are engaged! On Instagram, the Kapuso actress shared...
SC affirms dismissal of forfeiture raps vs. Marcoses, Tantoco
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the 2019 decision of the Sandiganbayan which dismissed the complaint filed by the Presidential...
INT’L CRIMINAL COURT: IT’S A GO FOR PHL DRUG WAR PROBE; Manila’s appeal to junk quiz rejected; Duterte, others react
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief MANILA – In what appears to be a rebuff of government efforts to quash a...
Upside: Elected FilAm women seek higher offices
First of 2 parts CALIFORNIA Filipinas who have already broken the racial barrier in their political districts are banking on their...
As I See It: Fentanyl and opioid crisis in California need to be addressed immediately
As early as 2017, the problem already existed with synthetic opioids having increased by 1,027% and fentanyl has been blamed...
Dismay, anxiety and frustration build up on still pretrial stage of Roque case
By Jun Nucum LOS ANGELES - More than one year after experiencing an anti-Asian hate crime, the Roque family is...
Lexi Reese raises $1.1 M in campaign for California’s U.S. Senate seat
SAN MATEO COUNTY – Lexi Reese, a Democrat, tech industry executive, and small business advocate running for California’s U.S. Senate seat, announced...
LA County adopts countywide racial equity strategic plan
By Claire Morales True LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) has unanimously adopted a groundbreaking...
EU, MORE NATIONS BACK PHL ON SEA ROW WITH CHINA; US, UK, Japan, others alarmed as Chinese ships still swarm in PHL Sea
By ALFRED GABOT and CLAIRE MORALES TRUE Editor in Chief and Managing Editor WASHINGTON/MANILA – The United States has expressed...
