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PRETORIA, South Africa--- South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was due to be released from prison on parole Friday, more than a decade after he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a Valentine's Day killing that shattered the reputation of a sports superstar. Television crews, photographers and news reporters gathered outside the gates of the Atteridgeville Correctional Center in the South African capital of Pretoria before 6 a.m., waiting to catch a glimpse of the world-famous double-amputee Olympic runner. Department of Corrections officials have said that Pistorius' release time on Friday will not be announced ahead of time and he will not be "paraded," indicating they wi...

Keep on reading: Oscar Pistorius to be released on parole after nearly 9 years in prison

MANILA, Philippines --- Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Immigration (BI) cannot confirm if International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators are already in the Philippines. Justice Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano told INQUIRER.net on Friday that BI cannot ascertain whether or not ICC representatives have arrived. "The Bureau of Immigration cannot confirm their presence here. If ever they have come in, it was surreptitious and done with intent to evade detection," he said on Viber. Asked if DOJ will be open to working with ICC based in The Hague, Netherlands, he responded that the department considers international assistance. However, the assistant secretary not...

Keep on reading: DOJ: No info on supposed arrival of ICC reps in PH; issue has ‘distracted’ us

MANILA, Philippines --- The House committee on energy will start its hearing on the power outage affecting Panay Island on Thursday, January 11, Iloilo City Rep. Julienne Baronda said on Friday. In a post on her Facebook page, Baronda showed a document from the said panel headed by former Speaker and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, which showed that the committee will hold a meeting on the issue. Baronda, along with several lawmakers, were among the authors of resolutions on the power shortage affecting Western Visayas. In a statement, Baronda explained that while she and other Iloilo-based lawmakers have filed resolutions asking the House to probe the blackouts, it would be...

Keep on reading: House panel probe on Panay power outage to start January 11

MANILA, Philippines --- Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda believes the Philippines can address inflation woes by diversifying its rice import sources and increasing local yield, as the staple food accounts for a huge part of every Filipino household's expenses. In a statement on Friday, Salceda said it is important to focus on rice as world prices are again seeing an uptick, if the government wants to improve from the inflation figures in 2023. Salceda said this just after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced that headline inflation rate for December 2023 eased to 3.9 percent, which brought the average for the entire 2023 to 6 percent. "With rice, world prices ...

Keep on reading: PH needs to boost rice yield, diversify import sources, says Salceda

We Filipinos are well-known for our resilience and determination to press onward no matter what life throws at us. No matter how difficult life can get, we somehow still manage to make the best of what we have. We are also very family-oriented people, always putting our loved ones' needs first before our own; sometimes to a point where we neglect our own well-being just to ensure theirs. There are certain things in life, however, that we cannot always overcome. These are illnesses, accidents, and death. When these risks come knocking on our door, they can destroy everything we've worked hard to build in a snap. To protect our families, we need more than resilience and determinatio...

Keep on reading: What to do when life doesn’t go according to Plan A?