DFA urged to file UN resolution vs China

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 […]

Seven of 10 Filipinos against ‘Cha-cha’

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 […]

Philippine, US, Japan diplomats gearing up for April summit

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 […]

Philippines, India partner to protect Pinoy seamen in Red Sea

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 files terrorism charges against 2 suspected NPA financiers

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 […]

SC absolves PhilHealth officials from returning salaries for unlawful position

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 […]

CHR investigating abduction of 2 activists in Pangasinan

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 […]

Philippine waste pickers may be missing piece in EPR enigma

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 […]