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This handout photo taken and released on Dec. 10 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a China Coast Guard vessel (right) using a water cannon against the M/L Kalayaan chartered supply boat (L) during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South …

At a Glance Edillon noted that the government has to increase the growth’s inclusiveness. The Marcos administration has expressed optimism that it is possible to attain a single-digit poverty rate by 2028 through President Marcos’ catch-up plan to increase economic growth and ensure a high inclusivity rate of such growth. …

As 2023 comes to a close, Vladmir Putin is capitalizing on a momentum shift in his war on Ukraine. With Ukraine’s President fighting to keep his country’s lifeline of military and humanitarian open, Putin ticks off some modest, but nonetheless significant wins. Stalled military help and grumpy neighbours have added …

Israel ordered residents out of the centre of Gaza’s main southern city, Khan Younis, on Saturday and pounded the length of the Hamas-run enclave the day after the United States wielded its UN Security Council veto to shield its ally from a demand for a ceasefire. Israel orders residents out …

A group of foreign ministers from the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Turkey met this weekend in Ottawa with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the Israel-Hamas war. Meeting marked the 1st visit of Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister to Canada since 2018. A group …

Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s assertion that Canada can achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 while simultaneously increasing oil and gas production is “logically incoherent.” Wilkinson added he thinks Smith is not telling Albertans “the facts” about what fighting climate change action will require. Smith argues …

Image shows multiple China Coast Guard vessels firing water cannons at two Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ships bound for a resupply mission, December 9, 2023 (Video grab from News 5)  MANILA, Philippines — Several vessels from the China Coast Guard used water cannons against two Bureau of …

Former senator Leila de Lima believes that the Marcos administration is in the “right path” as it studies the possibility of rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is currently investigating the previous Duterte administration’s brutal war on drugs campaign. Former senator Leila de Lima answers questions from Dean Mel …

An estimated 300-meter long floating barrier laid by the China Coast Guard at the southwest entrance of Bajo de Masinloc in September (File photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA – The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) condemned the “illegal and aggressive actions” conducted by China Coast Guard (CCG) ships …

Photo of Fil-Swiss activist Edna Becher (Photo from Facebook user Rachelle Villamor)  MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration cited an undisclosed intelligence report as the basis for the deportation of Anakbayan Switzerland chairperson Edna Becher upon her recent arrival in the Philippines. Becher, a Filipina-Swiss activist, was earlier barred from …