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Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian (File photo) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday he would not ask China to recall its ambassador in the Philippines amid reports about the envoy’s supposedly disrespectful behavior, including his reported bullying of the Armed Forces chief. “He’s the Ambassador of China. So, he …

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) said it is eyeing legal action against social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter), over the proliferation of online scams.  In a radio interview, CICC executive director Alexander Ramos said the social network giants “have not been cooperative in implementing …

This photo shows a picture of former NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celiz on SMNI. (Videograb from SMNI News / Facebook)  MANILA, Philippines — Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) chair and former Bayan representative Teddy Casiño on Monday filed before the Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC)  a civil suit …

(PNA file photo) MANILA – The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to give its side on the suit filed by Smartmatic, which challenged its disqualification from the bidding process for the automated election system for the 2025 midterm polls. In its three-page order, the SC ordered …

This photo taken on December 11, 2023 shows the Malampaya gas field some 65 kilometers off the Philippines’ Palawan island. (AFP / Ted Aljibe)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the government is working to address issues in the West Philippine Sea so it could start new …

PALACE WELCOME. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos are welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko (right) at the Akasaka Palace Moto-Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan during the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation on Saturday. PPA pool  At least five …

Transport protests against the deadline for franchise consolidation and Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program will continue and could reach the courts, PISTON president Mody Floranda said Saturday.  Speaking to Teleradyo Serbisyo, Floranda said their group is considering questioning the order for the program before the Supreme Court. “This modernization order …

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao is lit up as devotees attend the first Simbang Gabi mass early yesterday. Families attend nine consecutive dawn masses before Christmas as part of the traditional Filipino practice. (Michael Varcas)  MANILA, Philippines — “Like the Christmas lights and the parol you see everywhere, shine …

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.  President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expresses the country’s plan to increase its share in the global creative industries market on the sidelines of the Commemorative Summit for the 50th year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday (Dec. 17, 2023). Marcos made the statement during the Creative & …

TOKYO, Japan—President Marcos has sought Japan’s support for efforts to protect and mitigate damage to disaster-prone communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)  In his intervention at the first session of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Commemorative …