Duterte offers ’42 virgins’ to visitors of Philippines Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a group of Indian and Filipino business leaders in New Delhi that he would like to attract visitors to his country by […]
Philippines seeks tougher charges for Aquino over commandos’ deaths Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino must be held criminally accountable for negligence that led to the deaths of 44 police commandos in 2015, the government’s top […]
Philippines formally rejects P380 million in EU aid The Philippines formally rejected at least P380 million (6.1 million euros) in aid from the European Union, Ambassador Franz Jessen confirmed Wednesday, January 24. — Rappler Philippines […]
Exclusive: Looted cash, gold help Islamic State recruit in Philippines Islamist insurgents looted cash, gold and jewellery worth tens of millions of dollars when they occupied a southern Philippines town last year, treasure one of […]
Philippines to deport Hamas ‘rocket scientist’ The Philippines said Monday it would deport an elderly Iraqi man described as a scientist for Hamas and accused of helping the Palestinian militant group lob missiles at Israel. […]
Philippines says it won’t be embroiled in US-China sea spat The Philippines said Sunday that it won’t get embroiled in a fresh spat between the U.S. and China involving Beijing’s protest of an American warship […]
Duterte govt’s approval rating highest in 4 decades PUBLIC satisfaction with the Duterte administration rose to its highest at 79 percent in December 2017 – the highest satisfaction rating ever received by a president since […]
‘Duterte can run again under federal Charter’ Restricted to a single term under the Constitution, President Duterte can run again for the highest office under new federal Charter, according to the leader of the House […]
DOJ looks into criminal aspect of Rappler case In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision revoking Rappler’s corporate registration, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Tuesday said his office had started looking into […]
Philippines Shuts Down News Site Critical of Duterte A popular news website that has been critical of the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was shut down by the country’s securities regulator, a move the […]
Duterte Rejects Term Extension, Pushes for Federal Philippines Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected calls from his allies to extend his six-year term and to cancel elections next year, while supporting moves to shift to […]
Philippines reaches deal with Japan to fix troubled metro The Philippines and Japan have reached a deal to rehabilitate and maintain Manila’s Metro Rail Transit (MRT), which has been plagued by reliability and capacity problems. […]