Opposition senators ask SC to declare PH withdrawal from ICC ‘ineffective’ Opposition senators on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to declare as ineffective the Philippine government’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal […]
How Indonesia is dealing with the new threat posed by returning Islamic State fighters It was no coincidence that Sunday’s suicide attacks on three Catholic churches in Indonesia came as Muslims began the holy month […]
Philippines posts sharpest drop in remittances in 15 years The amount of money sent home by overseas Filipinos plunged last March, seeing the sharpest decline since April 2003, due to the continued repatriation of Filipino […]
Gov’t, Lawmakers Rush to Pass Terrorism Bill After Attacks in East Java In the wake of suicide attacks in Surabaya, East Java, pressure is mounting on the House of Representatives and the government to finalize […]
World Bank fund to aid Guimaras mango produce Some 171 mango growers and producers from Guimaras are recipients of a P18-million grant in a joint project of the World Bank, the host local government unit, […]
Trump Indonesia project latest stop on China’s Belt and Road A billion-dollar Indonesian real estate development with ties to Donald Trump has become the latest project in China’s globe-spanning Belt and Road infrastructure project — […]
DOF denies China asking for Philippines natural resources as loan collateral Loans and other financing support granted by the Chinese government to the country do not involve any of the Philippines’ natural resources as collateral, […]
Video travel blogger Benn Tkalcevic has built up quite a following on YouTube due to the spectacular videos of his travels around the world over the past two years, and his latest production, Cambodia – […]
Indonesia Has a $22 Billion Buffer for Defending Its Currency, Bank of America Says Bank Indonesia has a $22 billion buffer for defending the rupiah before alarm bells ring about its foreign reserves, according to […]
Japan grants Sorsogon town P4.1-M fund for learning center The Japanese government, through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), has provided a municipality in Sorsogon province a PHP4.1 million grant, it was […]
It didn’t take long for any guarantees by the new owner of Post Media to respect the editorial independence of his new purchase to fly out the window. The ink had barely dried on the […]
ISIS claims role in deadly Indonesia prison riot A riot at a police detention center near Indonesia’s capital left five officers and a prisoner dead and another officer held hostage Wednesday. The Islamic State of […]