Vice President Sara Duterte lashes out at the Marcoses and House Speaker Martin Romualdez during an early morning virtual press briefing on Nov. 23, 2024 (Screenshot from the livestream of Harry Roque via Facebook) MANILA, Philippines — Lawyers for Vice President Sara Duterte have asked a Quezon City court to …
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9 people under investigation in connection with theft from museum near Parma in March Police officers pose Friday alongside paintings by Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse that were recovered after being stolen in March. (Carabinieri/Reuters) Italian police have recovered three paintings by French masters Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse and …
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5 sanctioned individuals include members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 10 off the coast of Iran. On Friday, Canada announced new sanctions on five Iranian individuals, accusing them of carrying out actions regarding the waterway that undermine international peace. (Ali Saeedi/Getty …
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Major disagreements still need to be resolved before any deal, sources say Staff at a Toronto LCBO remove American wine and spirits from store shelves in March of last year. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Canada and the U.S. remain far apart as negotiations toward a tariff deal continue ahead of U.S. President Donald …
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Unclear how seriously Trump meant the remark or whether it represented a new policy position U.S. President Donald Trump said in a speech in Garden City, N.Y., that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S territory. (Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans …
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More than 360 millimetres of rain fell in 24 hours near Tokyo A resident walks near a 7-Eleven store in a flooded area after heavy rain in Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Friday. (Issei Kato/Reuters) Record rainfall in Japan stranded thousands of travellers at Tokyo’s Narita airport on Friday, bringing floods …
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Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson attends a plenary session on August 12, 2026. (Courtesy: Senate of the Philippines) Malacañang on Thursday distanced itself from the controversial “Leadership Fund” implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways from 2024 to 2025, which Senator Panfilo Lacson described as the “worst version” of …
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PH calls on China to safeguard welfare of detained Filipinos and promptly notify Philippine officials The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is coordinating with Philippine diplomatic posts in China to verify reports of the arrest of more than 100 Filipino nationals and ensure that appropriate consular assistance is provided. (Photo …
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ILLEGAL ACTIONS. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday (Aug. 13, 2026) dubbed as “plain and simple extortion and blackmail” the reported crackdown against 100 Filipinos working and living in Macau and Hong Kong. He said the Filipinos “have neither the intent nor the capacity to commit …
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New tariffs set to take effect Aug. 19 if no agreement reached U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has met several times with Canadian negotiators in recent weeks. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said both U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney will now be given …
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