Lawyers of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) pastor Apollo Quiboloy (President Duterte’s and daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio’s spiritual adviser) believe Quiboloy was included in the US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI’s) “Most Wanted” list to influence the May Philippine election. Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio, in a press conference, also said some groups could be behind the public persecution of Quiboloy and could be using him to discredit and tarnish the image and credibilit...

The majority of the 24-member Senate are generally supportive of the findings of the Blue Ribbon committee, which implicated government officials along with executives of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. on anomalies involving the purchase of PHP42-billion (about US$840 million) worth of medical supplies for the nationwide anti-COVID-19 program. Over the weekend, committee head Sen. Richard Gordon said 11 senators had already signed the final report, with another three re...

The Senate wants to scrap the sale of the country’s biggest power source to a close associate of President Rodrigo Duterte, where no money was actually paid to the government but which is now grossing more than US$1 million a day to the new owner. The Senate adopted a resolution last week seeking administrative and criminal charges against Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi along with Department of Energy officials who approved the sale of shares of the Malampaya gas field to the Uden...

FORMER PRESIDENT Donald Trump on September 23, 2020, was asked if he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the election to Joe Biden? His response was “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens. You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster.” What he said next was like a bombshell that created an uproar, “We’ll get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very -- we’ll have a very peaceful… there w...

THE FIRST AMERICAN case OF Covid-19 was reported on January 20, 2020.  Since then, 71,708,189 confirmed cases have been reported with 868,503 deaths.  However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that – as of May 2021 – there could be a total 120.2 million infections in the United States.  Covid-19 was the third-leading cause of death in 2020, trailing only heart disease and cancer. If that doesn’t scare the hell out of you, I don’t know what els...

SAN JOSÉ -- San José City Council recently voted to become the first city, state, or jurisdiction in the nation to adopt a law requiring gun owners to have insurance coverage for their firearms, and use fees paid by gun owners to invest in evidence-based initiatives to reduce gun harm.  He released the following statement: “Tonight, San José became the first city in the United States to enact an ordinance to require gun owners to purchase liability insurance, and to invest...

Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer on January virtually met with Leezel Tanglao, the new president of the Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO), during which they discussed ways to deepen the engagement of the Filipino American youth in Philippine and Filipino American community affairs. This comes as FYLPRO opens its membership to young Filipino Americans who have not been part of FYLPRO’s annual immersion program in the Philippines, which has ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Jan. 25, 2022) – Gold House is partnering with several Asian and Pacific Islander-owned brands for its second annual Lunar New Year campaign for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to bring good fortune to St. Jude patient families and raise awareness and support for its lifesaving mission: Finding cures. Saving children.® From February 1. through April 30, when shoppers purchase from participating brands, they will have the option to donate to St. Jude...