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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City legislators will revisit the city’s anti-mendicancy ordinance following the controversial arrest of a 68-year-old harmonica player, which exposed tensions between strict law enforcement and calls for compassion toward vulnerable sectors. The Cebu City Council on Tuesday, May 19, moved to review City Ordinance No. 1631 and harmonize it with

MANILA, Philippines — Archbishop of Cebu Alberto Uy has urged Filipinos to unite around accountability, due process and the common good as the Senate prepares to handle the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. In a pastoral statement titled “A Pastoral Appeal to the Filipino People in a Time of National Tension,” Uy

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Rep. Joel Chua said the House prosecution panel is ready to perform its constitutional mandate and present evidence before the Senate impeachment court in the trial of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. Chua, one of the 11 members of the House prosecution panel, issued the statement after the Senate convened as

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Mark Villar has been elected chairman of the Senate committee on finance, replacing Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. This new assignment was made in the Senate plenary upon a motion of acting Majority Leader Joel Villanueva before the session was adjourned on Tuesday. Gatchalian was the fifth minority senator who lost a committee leadership

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate should continue holding the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte even if she resigns from office as there are two possible penalties if she is convicted, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said on Tuesday. In a press briefing at the Batasang Pambansa complex, Luistro said that an impeachment trial carries

MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested several foreigners in three separate operations for allegedly engaging in illegal online activities. In a press conference on Wednesday, NBI Director Melvin Matibag said that agents arrested five Koreans, six Vietnamese two Chinese and one Malé national. According to the NBI-Special Action Unit’s agent-on-case,

Police raided a luxury pool villa in Chon Buri today, May 19, after finding it had been turned into a makeshift drug lab with machines and other items linked to chemicals used in ketamine-laced e-cigarettes, locally known as Pod K. Chon Buri Governor Naris Niramaivong and Pol Maj Gen Phongphan Wongmanithet, commander of Chon Buri …

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Five police officers and a civilian were arrested in Sa Kaeo after allegedly detaining and attempting to extort Chinese nationals at 300,000 baht each. Another police officer accused of involvement remains at large. The arrests were made on Saturday, May 16, after officers from Wang Somboon Police Station received information from the Sa Kaeo Provincial Immigration …

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Thailand’s Cabinet officially approved the cancellation of the 60-day visa-free scheme following a proposal from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, with revised visa categories for each country expected to be announced later. The visa-free programme previously allowed travellers from more than 90 countries to stay in Thailand for up to 60 days without a …

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MANILA, Philippines — Over 5.4 million new voter applications have been processed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) after seven months of holding registration drives nationwide, the poll body said on Tuesday. Data provided by Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia and Election and Barangay Affairs Department Director IV Atty. Divina Blas-Perez on Tuesday showed a