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First, bring the head to look down, then in a brisk, raise the head back up with a ready smile.

Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III was like a brother who had too many stories to share, loved to tease but was quick-tempered. Alaskador pero pikon.

The COVID-19 health crisis has spurred an increased overall trust in news among Filipinos but has led to waning interest in news products.

Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed without evidence that Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines, was among those who submitted a communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.

Isang araw bago nagretiro si International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda noong Hunyo 15, inilabas niya sa publiko ang resulta ng preliminary examination na ginawa ng kanyang opisina simula Pebrero 2018 tungkol sa sitwasyon sa Pilipinas kaugnay ng War on Drugs (WoD) sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Duterte at humingi siya ng pahintulot sa ICC Pre-Trial Chamber na ipagpatuloy ang imbestigasyon.

In her request for authorization to proceed with the investigation of the situation in the Philippines, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda cited her findings that members of the Philippine National Police “have unlawfully killed between several thousand and tens of thousands of civilians” in carrying out the Duterte government’s war on drugs.

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has requested authorization to proceed with the investigation of President Duterte for the crime against humanity, among other complaints in connection with his brutal war on drugs, outgoinh ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced today.

Veteran cultural writer and impresario Pablo Tariman noticed it and wrote about it in Vera Files. An announcement from the Facebook account of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts caught his attention: “Everyone’s excited to witness the revival of the Metropolitan Theater! Now called the National Commission for Culture and the Arts Metropolitan Theater (NCCA Metropolitan Theater), this Philippine architectural heritage surely holds a significant part in the lives of the Filipinos.”

A Philippine choir does it again!

None of the ingredients in any of the vaccines are sources of electric and magnetic fields (EMFs), according to a team of health experts from global technology nonprofit Meedan.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque twisted Vice President Leni Robredo’s positive reaction to a senator’s proposal for her to appear with President Rodrigo Duterte in an informative commercial (infomercial) to help boost public confidence in the vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The change of name of the fully renovated Manila Metropolitan Theater to NCCA Metropolitan Theater --scheduled to re-open June 12 with a theater piece on Lapu-Lapu – does not sit well with many in the arts and culture community in the country.