Windows26: Highs and lows of the Holy Week

Hello, reader, The Holy Week started with a distressing forecast – dangerous heat — in 19 cities and towns — and a hopeful gathering of the kin of Rodrigo Duterte's drug war victims as they called for justice. Meanwhile, US officials say Donald Trump's exemptions may be short-lived as China's President Xi Jinping warns that trade protectionism "leads nowhere."‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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April 14, 2025

Hi, reader! The Holy Week started with a distressing forecast – dangerous heat — in 19 cities and towns — and a hopeful gathering of the kin of Rodrigo Duterte's drug war victims as they called for justice. Meanwhile, US officials say Donald Trump's exemptions may be short-lived as China's President Xi Jinping warns that trade protectionism "leads nowhere."

'Dangerous' heat forecast in 19 areas

The beginning of the Holy Week will be hot and humid with "dangerous" heat forecast in 19 cities and municipalities, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

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Comelec starts 1st overseas online vote

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday started its monthlong internet voting for Filipinos overseas despite a challenge before the Supreme Court.

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Hope gathers EJK victims' families on Palm Sunday

For some of the families of the people killed during the drug war of Rodrigo Duterte, justice will be served if the former president is convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and they are compensated for losing their breadwinners.

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Naia operator decides to relocate Terminal 4

Terminal 4 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) will be rebuilt at another site as the private operator of the country's main gateway found it to have become a major safety hazard.

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US says tech tariff exemptions may be short-lived

Recent exemptions to sweeping US import tariffs may be short-lived, top officials said Sunday, with Donald Trump warning that no one was "getting off the hook," and China urging the US to simply abandon its aggressive trade levies policy altogether.

Attracting foreign direct investments will be difficult if the global economic conditions are uncertain, especially with Trump's erratic policies that stir panic around the world. The government, however, can boost the tourism sector where the potential for growth is enormous.

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