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Senator Risa Hontiveros  China risks violating international laws if it pushes through with its recent policy of detaining foreigners passing through South China Sea, known in Manila as West Philippine Sea, according to Senators Risa Hontiveros and Francis Tolentino. Hontiveros said over the weekend that the Philippines might be compelled …

Japan has extended P121 million in grant assistance to the Philippines to provide Filipinos the opportunity to study in Japanese universities. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya on Friday led the signing and exchange of diplomatic notes ceremony for the Official Development Assistance (ODA) grant on …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vowed to investigate the alleged wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila against the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Command (AFP-Wescom). “We are looking into it because the fact of the matter is there …

Officials of the Moro National Liberation Front’s political bloc are together keeping their cordiality with counterparts in other partisan groups in the Bangsamoro region, to hold its first parliamentary polls next year. (Philstar.com / John Unson)  COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The political party of the Moro National Liberation Front on …

Photo from Senate of the Philippines’ FB Page  Senator Sherwin Gatchalian revealed that authorities are rigorously vetting witnesses to substantiate the alleged involvement of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in the recently raided POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator) operations in her turf. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Gatchalian underscored …

Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. poses for a photo at a campaign sortie during the 2022 national elections on March 8, 2022. (Facebook / Mayor Alice Guo)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his photos with Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, who is currently facing …

European Union flag (Picture Credit: Reuters) BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread of propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and disinformation as the EU heads into parliamentary elections in three …

Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s three-man war cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the Israel-Hamas war — a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies.  Gantz’s departure would leave Netanyahu more beholden …

When King Charles handed over a senior military title to Prince William the other day, it was more than a symbolic passing on of a role. It was also a personal moment rife with symbolism for the monarch and his heir, and hinted at the family dynamics at play right …

We live in the sun’s vast solar environment which occasionally puts us directly in the path of powerful outbursts emanating from its surface to create dazzling displays of northern lights.  The sun is approaching a period of heightened activity as it nears its solar maximum. The colourful auroras that treated …