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This photo shows a sailing U.S. Pacific Fleet. (US Navy)  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United States started the joint maritime and aerial patrols in the West Philippine Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday. Marcos said that the joint patrol is a collaborative effort between the Armed …

The seat of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands is seen in this photo release by the International Commission of Jurists, a non-governmental organization advocating for human rights. (ICJ / Release)  MANILA, Philippines — Two more House lawmakers have filed a resolution urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to …

The chief of Hamas told Reuters on Tuesday that the Palestinian militant group was near a truce agreement with Israel, even as the deadly assault on Gaza continued and rockets were being fired into Israel.  Both sides would free women and children in deal mediated by Qataris, official says. The …

The world is on pace to warm by as much as 2.9 C by the end of the century, far beyond the target set in Paris less than a decade ago, according to a new UN report.  Countries on pace to eclipse emissions targets, must boost incentives to switch to …

The United States on Monday denounced the seizure of a cargo ship in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement as a violation of international law and demanded the immediate release of the vessel and its crew.  Galaxy Leader’s U.K. owner calls seizure ‘gross violation of freedom of passage.’ …

Violence between rival factions has long been a part of human evolution, going all the way back to our chimpanzee ancestors. But another of our distant relatives, it turns out, are downright collaborative.  Study finds that, unlike chimps, these relatives of humans make peaceful exchange with outside groups. Violence between …

Tempered by experience over the past year and a half, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. participation in the 30th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco demonstrated a keener appreciation of the nuances of top-level diplomacy. Although it was a brief conversation at the sidelines – and not …

Philippines Presdient Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers remarks during the Philippines 123 Signing Ceremony during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023. The APEC Summit takes place through November 17. (AFP / Frederic Brown Jr.)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos insisted his …

VP Sara Duterte  Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday said she believed she still has the trust of President Marcos even as her office is doing “due diligence” on rumors that there are moves to impeach her. “We’re okay,” Duterte said during a chance interview in Quezon City. “I believe …

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez  House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday denied claims that there was a move to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte amid talk of fractures inside the “UniTeam” coalition. “I’m not aware of anything…There’s been nothing filed, no news of that,” Romualdez said in a chance interview …