Pax Silica may bring billions, but not Filipino industries, IBON says

MANILA, Philippines — The Pax Silica Initiative, a United States semi-conductor and artificial intelligence (AI) supply chains, could bring high-tech industries and foreign investments, but without building a Filipino-owned industrial…

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Read more about the article Family of missing labor organizer hails Supreme Court order directing military to comment
BRING MY TATAY HOME. Marklen Lariosa calls on the government to surface his father, KMU labor organizer William Lariosa, during a rally on the first anniversary of his father's disappearance. The 63-year old organizer was reportedly taken by the Philippine Army in Quezon, Bukidnon. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Family of missing labor organizer hails Supreme Court order directing military to comment

MANILA, Philippines – The family of William Lariosa, a labor organizer who vanished in 2024, welcomed a Supreme Court order directing military respondents to comment on their petition for review…

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Read more about the article Relatives of drug war dead decry VP Duterte’s claim victims may not be real
Kin of drug war victims gather in Quezon City on October 29, 2023, to observe Undas and to continue their pursuit of justice. (Photo by John Carlo Magallon/Altermidya)

Relatives of drug war dead decry VP Duterte’s claim victims may not be real

MANILA, Philippines – Several relatives of those killed during the government's anti-drug campaign denounced Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 6, after she questioned whether those in the International Criminal…

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Read more about the article Transport groups to Marcos Jr SONA: Repeal Oil Deregulation Law
PLEA. PISTON members staged a protest July 22 before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fifth State of the Nation Address, calling for a 10-peso fare increase and 1,200-peso wage hike while pressing the government to address rising fuel prices and challenges facing public utility vehicle drivers. (PISTON Photo)

Transport groups to Marcos Jr SONA: Repeal Oil Deregulation Law

MANILA, Philippines — Transportation groups faulted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fifth State of the Nation Address for failing to address the structural issues plaguing the sector, particularly rising fuel prices and…

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