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Four bodies relocated from Jewish cemetery to Chon Buri

Four bodies have been moved from a Jewish cemetery in Chachoengsao to Nirvana Memorial Park in Chon Buri after officials found the cemetery’s operating licence had expired. The transfer took place today, September 15, after Chachoengsao Governor Chatpra-orn Niyom ordered the bodies to be relocated from the cemetery in Bang Khla district. Officials found that …

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Phuket investigates Chabad Patong over land and permits

Phuket officials have been given seven days to complete an in-depth review of Chabad Patong, including its land, building and commercial permits, as well as possible shareholder links to a company behind a Jewish cemetery project. Deputy government spokesperson Ploythalay Laksameesaengjan said today, September 15, that the review followed government policy and instructions from Deputy …

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Sugary drink tax hike may raise P34B for PhilHealth – DOF

MANILA, Philippines – Raising the excise tax on sugary drinks could provide the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) with an additional P25 billion to P34 billion annually through 2030, while generating another P7 billion for programs supporting indigent patients and upgrading government hospitals and clinics. Finance Undersecretary Karlo Fermin Adriano presented the projections as he

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Remulla: Romualdez at QC jail infirmary with 3 other PDLs

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was assigned to the infirmary of the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas with three fellow persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). The assessment of the Philippine General Hospital that Romualdez was “fit to be confined” in Payatas “under medical supervision was

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BARMM elections: 5 of 9 district reps declared in Lanao Sur

MARAWI CITY –  The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared the winners of five of nine parliamentary district seats in Lanao del Sur in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Atty. Mohammad Nabil Mutia, Comelec provincial election supervisor, identified the following winners: READ: Comelec: BARMM ERs now 97.79% on Tuesday morning READ: 5 wounded

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QC RTC junks Sara Duterte’s motion to inhibit judge in grave threat case

MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City Regional Trial Court has denied a motion seeking the recusal of the presiding judge handling the grave threat case against Vice President Sara Duterte. “We note the Court’s order denying the motion to inhibit by the accused,” Department of Justice (DOJ) Spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez said. However, he refused

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Law states foreign currency funds must be declared in peso – Escudero

MANILA, Philippines — There is a law that requires public officials to declare in their Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) the foreign currency funds converted to local values. Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero made this statement on Tuesday during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte when this matter was

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Calapan priest says dredging in Baco may harm other communities

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A priest and environmental advocate of the Calapan City Diocese urged authorities to pause plans to dredge the Alag–Longos River System in Baco town and address first the project’s far-reaching impacts on coastal communities and entire ecosystems.  “Reducing flooding is a legitimate goal — but it should not come at

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