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Ottawa: Mark Carney has been elected as the new leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and is set to become the country’s next prime minister, securing 85.9 percent of the vote in the party’s leadership election. According to Philippines News Agency, the data announced at the party congress showed that Chrystia Freeland received only 8 percent of the vote. Canadian government leader in the House of Commons, Karina Gould, and Liberal MP Frank Baylis secured around 3 percent each. National TV channels are broadcasting the session. Carney will take office as prime minister only after the current head of government,

San Juan: Ish Polvorosa of Criss Cross has earned the Spikers’ Turf Press Corps Player of the Week presented by Pilipinas Live for the week of March 5 to 9. Polvorosa is the first setter to receive the citation given by print and online reporters covering the league streamed live and on-demand via the Pilipinas Live app and on www.spikersturf.ph. He beat teammates Jude Garcia and Jaron Requinton, Savouge’s Mark Calado, and Cignal’s Wendel Miguel. According to Philippines News Agency, Polvorosa has orchestrated the King Crunchers’ offense with precision and control, leading the team to a 6-0 record in the

Manila: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday dismissed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks that incidents in the South China Sea (SCS) are “staged under the direction of other countries”: The Philippines is an independent and sovereign state whose actions and decisions are driven entirely by national interest and the interests and well-being of the Filipino people, the DFA stated. According to Philippines News Agency, China previously compared the SCS dispute with the Philippines to a ‘shadow play’ and warned that ‘those acting as others’ chess pieces are bound to be discarded.’ Wang Yi alleged that there is

Manila: All three screening personnel involved in a recent incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) where a woman was alleged to be carrying an amulet or bullet have been sacked for “abusive” behavior. “We are announcing the termination of all people in the OTS (Office for Transportation Security) involved in the incident. Proper administrative charges will be filed after the investigation,” Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon stated during a press briefing. “Being in the government does not give you the license to abuse people,” he emphasized. He further noted that “The President will not tolerate this sort of behavior.”

Manila: Philippine shares continued to recover boosted by the better-than-expected inflation data, while the peso closed weaker than the dollar on Monday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose 0.99 percent to close at 6,360.77, while All Shares also went up by 0.66 percent to 3,748.92. According to Philippines News Agency, Philippine shares continued the recovery, getting a boost from the better than expected CPI (consumer price index) reading and strengthening peso,” said Regina Capital Development Corp. head of sales Luis Limlingan. Inflation settled at 2.1 percent in February, near the lower end of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ 2