Typhoon Ursula: Over 23,000 stranded on Christmas Eve Over 23,000 passengers are stranded on Christmas Eve Tuesday, December 24, due to the suspension of sea travel. — Rappler Manila Vice: Xi and Duterte grapple with […]
Trump OKs budget, includes U.S. ban on De Lima accusers United States President Donald Trump approved the US 2020 budget that includes a provision denying entry to those involved in the detention of Philippine opposition […]
Al Jazeera English 101 East has taken an up close and not so flattering look at the ‘Chinafication’ of the Cambodian coastal city of Sihanoukville and the gambling-fuelled construction bonanza helping drive Cambodia’s robust economic […]
BJMP frees 40 individuals acquitted in Maguindanao massacre case The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) freed 40 individuals who had been acquitted in the Maguindanao massacre case, according to a Saturday report by […]
As the number of confirmed deaths from dengue in the Philippines this year broke through the 1,500 barrier last month, scientists and health officials meeting in Maryland, USA, were being shown compelling evidence that the […]
55 acquitted, 28 convicted in Ampatuan massacre Only 28 people were convicted for 57 counts of murder for the 2009 Ampatuan massacre. — Rappler Hot money outflows hit $1.6 billion in 11 months More speculative […]
PHL slips in human freedom index; economic freedom pulled by poor score in ‘rule of law’ FILIPINOS have become less “free” as the Philippines slipped five notches in the Human Freedom Index (HFI) copublished by […]
Quake toll rises to 7; aftershocks hamper rescue As Mindanao braces for “The Big One” in the far south, the death toll from the latest major shock which rumbled underneath Davao del Sur last Sunday […]
Singapore-based Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has announced the successful launch of its Kacific1 communications satellite. The Kacific-1 communications satellite blasted off from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA onboard […]
Charges readied vs foreign vessel over ‘damage’ to corals The municipal government of Bolinao is ready to file charges against the owner of a foreign vessel that ran aground off the coastal waters of Barangay […]
Davao Del Sur Hit by Earthquake with 6.9 Magnitude The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 6.9 magnitude quake in Davao Del Sur today, December 15, 2019 at 2:11 PM. — Philippine […]
Duterte won’t allow unconstitutional provisions in 2020 budget There is no room for unconstitutional provisions in the proposed PHP4.1-trillion national budget for 2020, Malacañang said on Thursday. — Philippine News Agency DOJ: Conviction rate in […]