Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the Philippines for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte was firm that he made the “right decision” to retire from politics after his term ends next year. He made the remark after the latest Social…
MANNY Pacquiao may have retired from boxing, but he’s entering a new fight — this time for president of the Philippines. Pacquiao formally filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte is now considering a trip to the United States to thank its government for donating vaccines against COVID-19. He floated the idea on Thursday, September 30,…
PHILIPPINE Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered the filing of three new diplomatic protests against China’s continued presence and other activities in the West Philippine Sea. In a series…
THE Philippines is the worst place to be during the pandemic, according to a study that measures economies’ resilience to COVID-19. In Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience Ranking released Tuesday, September 28,…
MANNY Pacquiao is officially hanging up his boxing gloves. The Filipino boxing legend made the announcement Wednesday, September 29 (Manila time), through a video posted on his social media accounts….
MALACAÑANG has maintained that President Rodrigo Duterte’s vice presidential bid in the 2022 national elections is legal. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement on Tuesday, September 28, after a…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has warned that he would use military force to ensure peaceful and free national elections in 2022. In his speech at the inauguration of the new…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the vaccination of the general population against COVID-19 in October, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday, September 28, said that the…
THE Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) is still considering its next move on the case against a former American embassy official who allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a minor…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has formally signed a Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA), affirming him as the official vice presidential candidate of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte is no longer requiring the use of face shields outdoors. In his pre-taped public address, the chief executive said that he approved the recommendation of the…
FILIPINO boxer turned Senator Manny Pacquiao has declared his presidential bid in the Philippines’ 2022 national elections. Over the weekend, he officially accepted the nomination to be standard-bearer of the…
THE Philippine government will not allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to look into the killings linked to President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics crackdown, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque…
OVER two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States have landed in the Philippines. A total of 2,020,590 doses of the U.S.-made Pfizer vaccine arrived…
THE Philippines remained as the deadliest country in Asia for land and environmental defenders in 2020, according to conflict and corruption watchdog Global Witness. In a report titled “Last of…
THE National Capital Region (NCR) will be placed under Alert Level 4 from September 16 to 30 as part of the national government’s new lockdown scheme aimed at curbing rising…
THE Japan Embassy in Manila has confirmed that its government received an intelligence report on possible terror attacks in several Southeast Asian nations, including the Philippines. In a statement issued…
OUTGOING United States Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires John Law is confident that the security alliance and cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines will only continue to thrive in the…
THE Philippines will keep its mandatory requirement of wearing a face shield outdoors unless the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a different policy, Malacañang said Thursday, September 2. “Sa ngayon…
THE highly-transmissible Delta variant is now the most dominant COVID-19 variant in the Philippines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, August 31. “The information we have clearly shows that…
INTERNATIONAL travelers entering the Philippines will now be required to register through an online portal beginning September 1, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, August 27, announced…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte will follow through with his plan to run for vice president next year as he believes that his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, is not…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has announced his intent to run for the country’s second-highest post in the 2022 elections. In his weekly public address, the chief executive said he will…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has honored his pledge to reward the Filipino athletes who represented the country in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. During a ceremony in Malacañang on Monday, August…
METRO Manila’s quarantine status will downgrade from enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to the less restrictive modified ECQ (MECQ) beginning August 21 until the end of the month. Malacañang on Thursday,…
MORE than 360,000 additional Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses have arrived in the Philippines. Of the total 365,040 procured doses, 262,080 landed around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18, at the…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the United States for more vaccines against COVID-19, saying that the country is ready to buy its excess doses. In his weekly public address,…
The FACC Foundation, along with the Coalition of Filipino American Chambers of Commerce (COFACC) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI), united and signed a Memorandum Of Understanding…
FULLY vaccinated travelers who are close contacts of probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases will now be required to undergo a mandatory quarantine period of 14 days in the Philippines, Malacañang…
