Philippines must pass anti-terrorism bill to stay off ‘grey list’, council warns The Philippines risks being included in an international grey list of nations falling short of global money-laundering rules if it fails to enact […]
Gov’t suspends Balik Probinsya; prioritizes stranded individuals The government has suspended Thursday the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program and would focus on giving assistance to stranded individuals in Metro Manila amid quarantine restrictions imposed […]
Gordon appeals for blood donation as supply in danger of running out More blood donors in the Philippines are needed to ensure that blood banks would not run out of supply in the middle of […]
‘Total disarray’: Carpio slams Duterte gov’t West Philippine Sea strategy Over a year since the sinking of Philippine fishing boat Gem-Ver and following months of China’s continued aggression in the South China Sea, retired Supreme […]
Young artists throughout Asean have until August 5 to enter the Mission of the European Union to Asean’s ‘Our Planet, Our Future’, Asean youth drawing competition. Open to artists between the ages of 16 and […]
Duterte told to seize China assets for reef damage in waterway THE Philippines should seize China-owned assets in the country as payment for reef damage caused by its island-building activities in the South China Sea, […]
No commercial flights in Negros Occidental until June 15 Commercial flights to Negros Occidental will not resume until June 15. — Philstar Philippine economy to shrink by 4% — Fitch THE Philippine economy is now […]
‘Near impunity’ for drug war killings in Philippines, UN report says Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines may have been killed in the war on drugs since mid-2016, amid near impunity for police […]
South China Sea security issues pushed reversal on US military pact: Philippine envoy Security issues in the disputed South China Sea helped convince the Philippines to delay quitting a key US military pact, the nation’s […]
No decision yet on inbound travel restrictions on foreigners -Palace Though COVID-19 confinement measures were eased this week, the government had yet to decide on whether to lift inbound travel restrictions on foreigners. — GMA […]
Vietnam’s high level of digital penetration has been a saving grace during the COVID-19 lockdown, enabling home-based work, e-learning, and e-Commerce to thrive. It has been a somewhat different situation for those using international online […]
‘Fresh’ or ‘late’ cases? DOH still validating 6,800 coronavirus tests Health authorities have 6,800 coronavirus tests to validate to clear its backlog, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Monday, June 1. […]