Windows26: Guilty: Trump first former US president convicted of felonies

May 31, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we bring you stories on former US President Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts, warnings against vaping from the DOH, and Comelec's schedule for the 2025 midterm elections.

Guilty: Trump first former US president convicted of felonies

Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a felony on Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.

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DOH, PGH raise warning vs vape, cite 1st PH death

Doctors and health advocates are calling on parents and the government to save the youth from the dangers of electronic cigarettes as more and more young people have been found using vaping products.

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DOJ: Coral damage case vs China to be filed soon

The Philippines may be filing "in a few weeks" an environmental damage case against China for its island-building activities that damaged coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea.

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PNP eyes more charges vs Edsa 'road rage' suspect

The Philippine National Police would likely charge a Pasig City businessman with carrying firearms without permits and unlawful switching of car plates, in addition to murder in the shooting death of a family driver during a road rage incident in Makati City this week.

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Comelec releases schedule for 2025 elections

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday released the schedule of activities, procedures and regulations for the midterm elections on May 12, 2025, when Filipinos elect a new set of lawmakers in Congress, as well as local government officials from provincial governors, town or city mayors, to councilors.

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EDITORIAL: Redefining sanctity of marriage

In a move that women's rights advocates describe as long overdue, the House of Representatives on May 22 approved a measure that would make divorce legal in the Philippines with 131 ayes, 109 nays, and 20 abstention votes.

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