COURTESY OF BFAR By John Victor D. Ordonez, Reporter A PHILIPPINE senator has called on the Department Foreign Affairs (DFA) to file a resolution before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly condemning China’s aggression in the South China Sea. In a statement, Senator Ana Theresia N. Hontiveros-Baraquel said the resolution should call on China to […]
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By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio Seven of 10 Filipinos are against a proposal to change the 1987 Constitution, according to the results of Pulse Asia Research, Inc.’s poll this month. In a statement, the pollster said 74% of Filipinos did not see the need for Charter change (Cha-cha) regardless of timing. “This opinion is echoed […]
PHOTO FROM PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD Diplomats from the Philippines, United States and Japan have agreed to do advance work on potential cooperation in defense, cyber-security, critical minerals and economic security ahead of a summit at the White House in April, the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo said on Tuesday. “The three parties agreed to lay the […]
The Philippines and India have agreed to bolster cooperation to protect Filipino seamen amid recent attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, according to the presidential palace. In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office said President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. told Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a courtesy call on Tuesday […]
DOJ.GOV.PH THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) announced on Wednesday the filing of extortion and terrorism charges against two alleged finance officers of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Based on information from the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG), Leonor T. Dumlao and Valentin C. Tolentino […]
PHILSTAR THE Supreme Court (SC) has upheld a Commission on Audit (COA) decision disallowing a position created and funded by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) board, but absolved the concerned officials of liability in returning salaries paid for that new position amounting to over P1.4 million. In the 19-page SC en banc decision penned […]
THE COMMISSION on Human Rights (CHR) expressed alarm on Wednesday over the disappearance of two environmental rights defenders in San Carlos City, Pangasinan since last weekend, noting that they were previous subjects of red-tagging by state authorities. In a statement, the CHR said it is investigating the apparent abduction of Francisco Dangla III, 39, and […]
Flags of Japan are seen in Rizal Park. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THE PHILIPPINES and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Tuesday signed two loan agreements worth a total of ¥250 billion (around P93 billion) for the ongoing construction of the Metro Manila Subway and a road project that would include the longest tunnel […]
A construction worker is seen working on a new project in Taguig City. — REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES will likely see a rise in foreign direct investments (FDIs) amid key policy reforms, trade and investment opportunities with the US and Europe, and a growing consumer base, HSBC Global Research said. “A paltry past has led to […]
A waste picker carries bags of trash out of his junk shop in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 7, 2020. — REUTERS By Sheldeen Joy Talavera, Reporter APOLINARIO O. GERONIMO’S otherwise soft voice blares through the megaphone as he combs the streets of Tondo, Manila on his sidecar trying to collect scrap TVs and […]