Category: GMA News
PAGASA: Parts of northern Palawan still under Signal No. 2 as Verbena nears
Parts of northern Palawan remain under Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 2 as Tropical Storm Verbena continued to cross the Sulu Sea towards Palawan, the state weather bureau said on Tuesday night.
From humble beginnings, Filipina CEO of London firm now pays it forward
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Having grown up amid poverty and judgment, this Filipina head of a London-based healthcare firm is now paying it forward by helping children back home have more access to education and opportunities.
Filipino migrant fisher”s death shows industry abuses
Seven years after this death in Somalia, Sam Dela Cruz’s parents are still waiting for his remains in the village of Tuka in Sultan Kudarat.
Medical expert urges solons to rethink lower excise taxes on vape products
A health expert on Tuesday urged lawmakers in Congress to reconsider proposals that seek to lower the excise tax rate for vapor products, warning that it would not benefit Filipinos. In a press conference, Dr. Antonio Dans, a professor emeritus of the University of the Philippines Manila – College of Medicine, pleaded with lawmakers not to push through with such moves.
Harry Roque claims the Netherlands booked flight to Vienna amid asylum issue
Former presidential spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque said authorities in The Netherlands booked him a flight to Vienna in Austria, adding that he was told that it was up to the latter”s government to give him protection.
FBI wants to speak with Democrats who warned military about illegal orders, official says
The FBI has requested interviews with six Democrats from the US Congress who told members of the military they must refuse any illegal orders, a Justice Department official told Reuters on Tuesday.
Japan fires back at ‘unsubstantiated” Chinese letter to UN
Japan has dismissed a Chinese letter to the United Nations accusing Tokyo of threatening armed intervention over Taiwan as “inconsistent with the facts and unsubstantiated.”
Bagong silang na sanggol, tinangay ng babaeng nagpanggap na nurse sa ospital
Isang bagong silang na sanggol ang tinangay ng isang babaeng nagpanggap na nurse sa loob ng isang ospital sa Koronadal City. Ang suspek, naaresto matapos pumunta sa ibang pagamutan para ipa-check-up ang sanggol na kaniyang kinuha.
TikTok names former Boeing exec as US public policy chief
TikTok said Tuesday it had named former Boeing government affairs chief Ziad Ojakli as the short video app’s head of public policy for the Americas as it works to complete a deal to separate its U.S. assets from its parent company.
DSWD: Food boxes given to stranded passengers amid Verbena wrath
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has begun distributing boxes of ready-to-eat food (RTEF) to passengers stranded in ports across the country due to rough weather from Tropical Storm Verbena.
