Duterte’s China trip to yield $10 billion in business deals
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday, April 23, said the Philippines is expecting to seal at least $10 billion worth of investment and trade deals when President…
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Duterte: War with China ‘not worth it’ for the US
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 21, said the United States knows a war against China over the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal is “not worth it,” stressing that the Philippines’ longtime…
‘False, wrong’: Ressa, Tordesillas, PCIJ on plot to oust Duterte
News chiefs Maria Ressa of Rappler and Ellen Tordesillas of Vera Files on Monday, April 22, slammed Malacañang after the release of a matrix linking them and other journalists to…
Duterte to journalists: You attack to get paid
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 13, claimed some journalists are being paid to produce “false reports” to serve their “clients” while he dismissed reports about the increase of his…
US to fly, sail, operate anywhere int’l laws allow despite China warning
The United States on Friday, April 12, maintained it will continue its operations in the South China Sea (SCS) despite China’s protest about American forces stirring trouble in the waters….
Philippine Senators tell US lawmakers to stay out of country’s affairs
THREE Philippine senators this week filed a resolution seeking to rebuke American lawmakers for their supposed meddling in the Philippines’ affairs by condemning Sen. Leila de Lima’s detention and Rappler…
New Netflix series highlights Filipino street food in Cebu City
A NEW series celebrating local culinary heroes from the Philippines and other parts of the globe is coming on Netflix. “Street Food,” from the creators of “Chef’s Table,” embarks on…
Imee Marcos on critics: ‘Sanay na kami’
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos on Wednesday, April 10, dodged questions on her credibility to be a senator due to discrepancies in her school records. “Sanay na kami (We’re used…
Tagle: Truth defines the whole of human existence
The Archbishop of Manila on Wednesday, April 10, expressed disappointment at how easy it has been to manipulate truths and criticized those who lie “for political expediency or out of…
24 charged in billion dollar Medicare brace scam
Federal officials on Tuesday, April 9, dismantled a $1.2 billion Medicare scam peddling unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting elderly and disabled patients through call centers in…
Palace: Duterte’s threat of revolutionary war an ‘expression of frustration’
Malacañang on Tuesday, April 9, downplayed President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to declare a “revolutionary war.” Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the remark was an “exasperated expression” directed, not at the…
US continues to monitor flow of funds to PH
A United States Treasury official this week said the U.S. government is monitoring the flow of money into the Philippines. Sigal Mandelker, U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence,…
PH protests illegal Chinese presence around Pag-asa
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 4 demanded that China back off from Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), which has been swarmed by hundreds…
Duterte: ‘China just wants to be friends with us’
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, April 2, said Beijing just wants to become a friend of the Philippines in lieu of defending his administration’s relationship with the country. Duterte, since…
Philippines, US kick off annual joint drills
THE large-scale annual joint military exercises between Filipino and American troops officially started on Monday, April 1, participated in by 7,500 soldiers. The 12-day military exercise, dubbed “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder), includes…
Duterte’s birthday wish: ‘Progress, prosperity for PH’
For President Rodrigo Duterte’s 74th birthday, his only wish is a more “prosperous and progressive” Philippines. “My wish is that we will just continue to progress and prosper, hindi tayo…
No birthday celebration for Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, March 26, said he would rather sleep than hold a party for his birthday, The Philippine leader celebrated his 74th birthday last Thursday, March 28….
Aquino rebukes PH new loans from China
Former President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday, March 26, gave out a warning to the government about the China-offered loans, saying the Philippines should have already learned from the past….
Swine fever feared to enter PH through pork products, dumplings
A top Philippine veterinarian has warned that the deadly African swine fever (ASF) virus may enter the Philippines through products like pork dumplings being sold by Chinese and Vietnamese fishermen…
Duterte threatens to fire water officials
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night, March 19, threatened to sack officials from Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), Maynilad and Manila Water for the water supply shortage experienced…
Duterte abolishes Road Board
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law an act that abolishes the Road Board that he had once referred to as a “milking cow” of corrupt officials. Duterte on March…
Int’l lawyers note ‘severe’ rights violation vs PH lawyers
A panel of international lawyers on Monday, March 18, said there has been a “sharp increase” of rights violations against Filipino lawyers, prosecutors, and judges since the start of the…
PWDs in PH continue to face discrimination
ACCORDING to the U.S. State Department in its annual human rights report released Thursday, March 14, persons with disabilities (PWD) in the Philippines “continued to face discrimination”in 2018 as a…
Palace eyes executive order to address Metro Manila water crisis
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday, March 13, said Malacañang is crafting an executive order (EO) as parts of Metro Manila and Rizal province continue to struggle with the…
Low water supply to continue due to El Niño
Water concessionaires and the weather bureau recently announced low to no water supply will continue to be experienced by several areas in Metro Manila and nearby provinces due to El…
Tulfo draws flak for calling Filipino workers ‘lazy’
Labor leader and senatorial candidate Leody de Guzman on Sunday, March 10, said special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo is all talk while Filipino workers labor for the country’s growth….
11 PH cities have cleanest air in Southeast Asia
A GREENPEACE report has revealed that 11 of the cities in Southeast Asia with the cleanest air are in the Philippines. Switzerland-based IQ AirVisual and Greenpeace’s 2018 Air Quality Report…
China vows to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea
CHINESE Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua assured that Beijing will not launch any attacks in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). “We are worried about possible attacks from…
Lorenzana clashes with Locsin over PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday, March 5, countered Foreign Secretary ’s pronouncement about the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). Locsin stated “in vagueness lies the best deterrence” on the…
4 out of 5 Filipinos worried about extrajudicial killings
A survey released on Friday, March 1, revealed that 78 percent or almost 4 out of 5 Filipinos are worried that they, or someone they know, will be a victim…