Asia mulls future with Trump’s win
From a deepening US-China rivalry to territorial skirmishes and tariff threats, here’s a quick look at what the region can expect from what many say is a “stunning”…
Philippines
The long wait for a woman president
But democracy is the real winner in this consequential contest because the speed with which Trump was declared the undisputed winner and the early decision of Harris to concede…
Philippines blocks 1,600 birth certificates illegally obtained by foreigners
During the deliberations of the national budget bill in 2023, then Sen. Sonny Angara disclosed that more than 300 fake birth certificates linked to foreigners and Filipinos alike…
Philippine health department reports dip in dengue case fatality rate for 2024
As of October, a total of 314,785 dengue cases nationwide have been reported although the numbers have been going down.
Storm Yinxing pounds Philippines’ Northern Luzon as folk flee homes
The state weather bureau has warned of “potentially life-threatening conditions” caused by Yinxing as it made landfall over Sta. Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday.
Duterte, Trump, and the question of ‘fascism’
Perhaps no thinker has better described what we are confronting in our era than the Italian philosopher Umberto Eco, who forwarded the concept of “Ur-Fascism,” namely a less…
EU, Philippines reaffirm commitment to promoting and respecting human rights
In a statement, the EU said the co-chairs underscored that the meeting provides a valuable platform for dialogue on how to sustain and further strengthen cooperation between the…
Typhoon Yinxing intensifies; Signal No. 3 up in northern Philippine province of Cagayan
Yinxing is forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Friday evening, per the state weather bureau.
Harvard study shows Filipinos better prepared for disasters
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative however noted that the current score was still not enough for a country that was one of the most disaster-prone in the world.
Philippine Senate retains Office of the VP’s proposed P733-M budget
Officials have disclosed that the reduction would affect social service programs of the Office of the Vice President which lawmakers intend to realign to programs of other…