P3.4-M drugs seized in PDEA-BARMM operation
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOCOTABATO CITY — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P3.4 million worth of crystal meth (shabu) from a couple entrapped in Barangay Poblacion 5 in Cotabato City on Wednesday.Gil Cesario P. Castro, director of PDEA-Bangsamoro
Elon Musk explores moves to unseat Starmer before next UK elections, FT reports
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has held private discussions with allies about how British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer could be unseated before the next general election, according to a report by The Financial Times. Musk, the world’s richest man
Australia calls Meta’s fact-checking decision a threat to democracy
Australia has expressed alarm over Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checking operations on Facebook and Instagram in the United States, labelling it a potential threat to democratic integrity. This step, which replaces professional fact-checkers with community-based posts, has sparked fears of
The Unintended Consequences of US Intervention in Libya
In 2016, near the conclusion of his second term, President Barack Obama was asked by Chris Wallace about his greatest mistake as president. Obama didn’t hesitate to respond. He said his “worst mistake” was “probably failing to plan for the
‘Greedflation’ Claims Distract, Drive Policy in the Wrong Direction
As we enter 2025, inflation remains a primary concern, frustrating consumers and confounding policymakers and Economists alike. From 2019 to 2023, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 25.7 percent, reflecting a broad increase in the cost of goods and