A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the suspension of the social media platform X across the country on Friday. The decision follows accusations that X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has repeatedly disregarded Brazilian court orders and regulations. “(Following) repeated, conscious, and willful non-compliance with court orders and non-compliance with the daily fines imposed, in addition to the attempt to

MANILA: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) decommissioning and the Moro National Liberation Front’s (MNLF) profiling are key to peaceful elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim (BARMM) in 2025, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said Saturday. Dennis Legaspi, director of OPAPRU International Private Partnership Office, said during the Saturday News Forum

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday said it is fact-checking the testimonies of Shiela Guo, the alleged sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, given the supposed loopholes in her narratives. During the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said the government is seriously investigating the escape of the former mayor and her

MANILA: The Quezon City government has recorded its first mpox (previously monkeypox) case, nearly two weeks after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the country’s first case this year. The patient, a 37-year-old male and a resident of the city, is currently admitted at San Lazaro Hospital in Manila. He started exhibiting symptoms on Aug. 16 and was admitted to

Interestingly called the GC Ville, short for Giant Clam Village, the 9.7-hectare mollusks habitat adjacent to the famous Lakawon Island Resort highlights the marine conservation initiatives of Cadiz City in Negros Occidental. As of July, it is home to about 2,718 giant clams, considered as endangered species, after more than three years of spawning. Declared a marine reserve by the

Another South Korean court ordered a Japanese company on Friday to compensate victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor. The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Mitsubishi Materials Corp. must compensate five South Koreans forced into wartime labor in Japan. The court ordered the Japanese firm to pay about 27 million won (USD20,200) to a victim, surnamed Heo, and 18 million

MANILA: The Philippine government could not dictate the fate of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy when it comes to his possible extradition to the United States (US), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Saturday. This was after Quiboloy’s camp reiterated the embattled pastor’s condition for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to issue a written guarantee

MANILA: The Philippines must show China that it is not alone as it has allies who are ready to help in defending the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a maritime expert said on Saturday. University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea director Jay Batongbacal warned that China would continue harassing the Philippines in the disputed