Philippines-US war games on; Philippine Army sees China shadowing drills
The annual drills will be concentrated in the northern and western parts of the country, near the potential flashpoints of the South China Sea and Taiwan.
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Revived drug war in Davao may help speed up ICC probe: Lawyer
Neri Colmenares, one of the counsels for victims of Duterte’s drug war, said a supplemental motion may be filed detailing how the killings are still happening through the…
Philippine education body on study tour to learn from Vietnam
The 2022 Pisa results showed that 15-year-old Filipino students were lagging about five to six years behind in math, science, and reading.
Stop projecting Beijing as ‘threat’ to the Philippines: China
The Chinese Embassy in Manila issued the statement in response to remarks by Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez during a diplomatic gathering.
Philippine education department makes adjustment for gradual return to old school calendar
The adjustments were made following mounting complaints from teachers, learners and parents about the extreme heat that students had to endure in public school classrooms…
Valenzuela city, in Philippines, bans Pogos, other forms of online gambling
The mayor said he signed the ordinances to pre-empt any of the "social impacts" arising from the proliferation of illegal gambling, such as human trafficking, money laundering,…
Marcos stresses need for new code of conduct in disputed waters
“When we talk about the issues on the West Philippine Sea, [the] South China Sea, things won’t calm down until we have a code of conduct,” he told reporters.
After an uneasy week, Masungi forest protectors bag UN award
The award came nine days after the foundation alerted the public about the presence of more than 30 armed men in its area of jurisdiction.
Autopsy of Philippine drug war victims uncovers falsified info: Forensic pathologist
Dr. Raquel Fortun said some of the bodies were reported to have died of “natural causes,” suffered from pneumonia and stroke, with a heart attack victim having multiple…
7 countries offer to solve Philippines’ power problems
The United States, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Argentina, France and the United Kingdom had reached out to Manila to help lower energy costs.