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President Marcos is expected to raise the current tension in the West Philippine Sea during his two separate visits to Australia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, citing Manila’s strategic partnership with Canberra. “Yes, we have very strong defense and security relations with Australia, they have been partners …

A photo taken in the late hours of August 17, 2020 shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO)./AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI  MANILA, Philippines — Two committees of the House of Representatives will ask the World Health Organizations (WHO) to shed light on the 307 proposed amendments to the …

Mayors of Metro Manila agreed on Wednesday, Feb. 28, to ban e-scooters and e-trikes on major thoroughfares in the National Capital Region (NCR) amid rampant traffic violations and accidents involving the small electric vehicles. The decision was stipulated in a resolution of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), composed of all …

ENDING ARMED CONFLICT. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers her speech during the Joint Regional Task Force-End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC-11) meeting at the Apo View Hotel in Davao City on Wednesday (Feb. 28, 2024). Duterte also leads the awarding of the National Task Force-ELCAC Gawad Parangal given to agencies for …

Ban Ki-Moon addresses the Senate on Tuesday. Senate PRIB  Visiting former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reminded Filipinos that the target to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Change Agreement is getting closer, set in 2030 and 2050, respectively. “This is why there has never …

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is ready to support law enforcement in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but added Monday that it will practice maximum tolerance in “addressing challenges from foreign forces.”  Meanwhile, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official warned of an increase in pro-China trolls and influencers …

Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolf Azcuna (File photo) MANILA – Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolf Azcuna, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution, is in favor of amending the economic provisions of the constitution. Azcuna, who was the vice chair of the legislative committee of the Constitutional Commission that …

To dispel doubts on push for economic ‘Cha-cha,’ says Speaker The House of Representatives would adopt the Senate’s Charter change measure – Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 – in full and without any changes to dispel doubts on the push to amend restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, …

CONGRESSIONAL COOPERATION. House Speaker Martin Romualdez chats up Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri after joining President Marcos and a scrum of lawmakers (below) during the signing of the bills granting benefits to Filipino octogenarians and nonagenarians or Republic Act No. 11982 and the Tatak Pinoy bill on Monday at Malacañang. …

Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano, spokesman of the Department of Justice, speaks with Jemboy Baltazar’s father, Jessie Baltazar, during a press conference at the DOJ on Feb. 27, 2024. (Philstar.com / Ian Laqui)  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has vowed to “exhaust all legal remedies” to secure a …