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“ASEAN countries have begun to seek stronger ties with external powers like the United States, Japan and Australia to counterbalance China’s influence. Is China’s warning that it would detain trespassers in its claimed maritime borders a legitimate exercise of its rights or simply a tactic to intimidate and deter other …

Housing, jobs, and education are three of the basic needs that the government should address to build a stronger and more prosperous Philippines. In fact in December last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) disclosed that over 25 million Filipinos struggle to meet their basic needs, primarily due to insufficient …

This photo taken on September 20, 2023 shows fishermen aboard their wooden boats passing on a bag of food supplied by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ship Datu Bankaw, near the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (AFP / Ted Aljibe)  MANILA, …

The construction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is now 70 percent complete and is on the right track of being fully operational by the end of 2025, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said. “I saw the full speed construction and I’m very happy that …

File photo of Moro National Liberation Front chairman Nur Misuari (The STAR / KJ Rosales)  MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has convicted Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chairman Nur Misuari of two counts of graft charges over the alleged anomalous procurement of Information Technology (IT) educational supplies worth over P77 …

Based on the data from Packworks’ business intelligence tool Sari IQ, 75 percent of the thousands of sari-sari stores analyzed are owned by women. (Philstar.com / Irish Lising)  MANILA, Philippines — More than a third of commercially produced packaged foods for children up to three years old contain added sugars …

Senate President Francis Escudero Admits passing Cha-cha in Senate likely ‘farfetched’ Senate President Francis Escudero said he will have a dialog with Speaker Martin Romualdez in the coming days to “mend what needs to be mended” amid the difference in position of two chambers of Congress on the push to …

(PNA file photo) MANILA – The House of Representatives on Friday assured help for thousands of Zambales fishers in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) and other disputed areas inside Philippine waters. During a hearing of the Committee on National Defense and Security and the Special Committee on the West Philippine Sea …

Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Facebook) Whether or not Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez will be punished over his ethics case will be known Wednesday, May 22, during the final session day of the second regular session. The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges, …

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday advised Filipinos anew to “postpone indefinitely” non-essential travel to Israel, including pilgrimage and tours to Israel. In an advisory, the DFA said Filipinos should defer travel until such time that the security situation in Israel has stabilized. “Non-essential travels include pilgrimages …