Senate panel subpoenas Quiboloy for skipping hearing into alleged abuses
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 23) — The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality issued a subpoena against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy for skipping the panel’s Tuesday hearing into his and the Kingdom of Jesus Christ’s (KOJC) alleged illegal acts, including sexual abuse of minors, human trafficking,
Authorities shut down Manila office of Dubai-based travel firm
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 23) — A Manila office of a Dubai-based firm has been shut down and charged for illegally recruiting Filipinos to work abroad, offering them fake jobs in Italy and Malta, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Tuesday. The agency said DMW Officer-in-Charge Hans
Marcos: Coldplay concert ‘unmissable
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 23) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who calls himself a music lover, said British rock band Coldplay’s concert could simply not be missed. “To have somebody like Coldplay, you cannot miss it. Unmissable dapat ‘yun [It should be unmissable]. You cannot miss. It was just
Davao, Caraga landslides, flooding kill 16; agri damage hit ₱78M
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 23)— Landslides and floods caused by heavy rains in Davao and Caraga regions left 16 people dead, with the cost of agricultural damage rising to ₱78 million, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday. It said 173,875 families or 768,387
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest son Dexter has died at age 62
(CNN) — Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, according to statements from his family and the King Center. The King Center confirmed in a statement the 62-year-old civil rights activist died Monday after a battle with prostate cancer. The third child of
Exclusive: Israel’s spy chief proposed Hamas leaders leave Gaza as part of broader ceasefire talks
(CNN) — Israel has proposed that Hamas senior leaders could leave Gaza as part of a broader ceasefire agreement, two officials familiar with the ongoing international discussions told CNN. The extraordinary proposal, which has not been previously reported, comes as Israel has struggled to achieve its stated goal of completely
Netanyahu touts ‘initiative’ to free hostages in Gaza as pressure mounts
(CNN) — Israel has offered a two-month ceasefire to Hamas as part of a prospective hostage deal, Axios reported Monday, citing two unnamed Israeli officials. It would be “the longest period of ceasefire that Israel has offered Hamas since the start of the war,” wrote Axios reporter Barak Ravid, who
Medical facilities battered amid Israeli assault in Khan Younis, say Palestinian officials in Gaza, as death toll rises
(CNN) — Medical facilities in Khan Younis in southern Gaza have been battered amid an Israeli assault in the area Monday, Palestinian health officials said, as the number of people killed in Israel’s siege on Gaza continues to rise. Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in the latest
