Windows26: Foreign crime rings, local pols backing Pogos

June 7, 2024

Hello, reader! This Friday, we cover foreign crime rings and local politicians backing Pogos, 2 million Filipino children facing severe food poverty, and the aftermath of Mt. Kanlaon's eruption.

Foreign crime rings, local pols backing Pogos — Gatchalian

Law enforcement authorities have found that foreign syndicates had been funding Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) and working with local criminal groups in connivance with local politicians and businessmen, a senator said on Thursday.

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Unemployment rose to 4% in April due to farm job losses

The widespread drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon since the start of the year forced many farmers out of work, raising the country's unemployment rate in April to 4 percent from 3.9 percent the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday.

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Unicef: 2 million Filipino children severely food poor

One in four children aged 5 and below around the world, including an estimated 2 million in the Philippines, are experiencing severe food poverty, according to a new study by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef).

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House pushes bill boosting NFA power over rice imports

Ranking House leaders on Thursday said the lower chamber would still pursue the proposed amendments to the rice tariffication law (RTL) even after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered a 20-point cut in the 35 percent tariff on rice imports until 2028.

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Kanlaon blast ruins crops, taints water

The eruption of Mt. Kanlaon and the lahar flow induced by rains after the blast on Monday night not only contaminated water sources but also damaged millions of pesos worth of crops on Negros Island, local officials said.

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EDITORIAL: A predictable fall

The turbulent trajectory of former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader Nur Misuari's pockmarked political career is a cautionary tale on how power tends to corrupt, while absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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