Yearender: Day of reckoning dawns for Duterte drug war
In recommending charges against the former president, the House quad committee asserted that, for the victims of extrajudicial killings, the drug war constituted “a profound and…
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Philippine budget critics: Veto still left ‘pork’ intact
Among the items that were widely criticized was the public works budget that was bloated by almost P289 billion, and for deleting the P96-billion proposed subsidy for the…
340 firecracker-related injuries logged in the Philippines so far, says health department
The figure is 34 percent lower compared to the 519 cases recorded in the same period last year.
Overseas Filipino worker involved in death of Kuwaiti child ‘an isolated case’
According to reports, the Filipino domestic worker allegedly placed the Kuwaiti child inside a washing machine at her employers’ residence. The parents, alerted by the child’s…
Philippine lawmakers propose probe into fake, malicious social media posts
The congressmen said the rapid growth of social media platforms has allowed the dissemination of content that can mislead the public, damage individual reputations, raise distrust…
13 surrogates pardoned by Cambodia, back in the Philippines
They were among the 20 Filipino women who were arrested in September for their involvement in surrogacy, which is illegal in Phnom Penh. They were pregnant upon their arrest. The…
House panel wants dismissed mayor Alice Guo, mayors probed further
Regarding the dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor, the committee recommended that Guo be investigated further to determine the possibility of filing espionage charges against her.
What could the Trump presidency mean for the Philippines?
Overall, early assessment shows that the net impact of Trump’s campaign agenda would be negative for the Philippines.
New Philippine polymer banknotes more effective against counterfeits
The country's central bank was defending its decisions after the fresh polymer banknotes met backlash from the public, who questioned why portraits of national heroes from the old…
China tells Philippines to return to ‘peaceful development’
China's Foreign Ministry says Manila’s decision to deploy a US medium-range missile system in military exercises would only bring the risks of an arms race to the region.