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Arnolfo Teves Jr. As NBI team comes home from Timor Leste sans ex-solon The team of lawyers representing former Negros Oriental third district congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. vowed to exhaust all legal options to stop his return or deportation to the Philippines, including bringing his case before the United Nations …

Irene Khan, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, gestures during a press conference in Manila on February 2, 2024. (Ted Aljibe / AFP)  MANILA, Philippines — Irene Khan, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion, has been allowed by the Supreme …

(File photo) MANILA – A lawmaker on Monday encouraged Filipinos in Kuwait to avail of the Kuwaiti government’s visa amnesty program, which allows people with expired visas to rectify their status by settling fines or leave the country without paying penalties. House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chairperson Ron Salo said …

Manila, Philippines–The Philippines said Monday it had summoned a Chinese envoy over “aggressive actions” by the China Coast Guard and other vessels near a reef off the Southeast Asian country’s coast.  Beijing and Manila have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and there have …

Photo Credit: niwa.co.nz ISTANBUL – A top government scientist in New Zealand on Monday warned that the country’s glaciers “appear smashed and shattered due to enduring ice loss” and called for tackling the issue of rising greenhouse gases. “Overall, the snowline has been rising and in the most recent years we’re …

A court statement said two of the suspects accepted their guilt in the attack after being charged at the preliminary hearing, although the men’s condition raised questions about whether they were speaking freely. Russian media had reported that the men were tortured during interrogation. Four men accused of staging the …

With Haiti plagued by gang violence and anarchy, many of the roughly 3,000 Canadians registered in the island nation want to leave. But some say they’ve had no help from Canadian authorities. Frustration with Canadian officials leads some to seek help from other organizations. Watch a Canadian’s helicopter escape from …

This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies on March 24, 2024 and dated March 23, 2024 shows Chinese and Philippine ships in waters where the Philippines said the China Coast Guard blocked their supply vessel and damaged it with water cannon, during a Philippine supply mission near Second Thomas …

AFP: Nearly hour-long standoff in Ayungin Shoal A China Coast Guard ship blocked a Filipino supply vessel and damaged it with water cannon on Saturday near Ayungin Shoal, the Philippine military reported yesterday. The Armed Forces of the Philippines released a video of what it said was a nearly hour-long …

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, March 24, said heat indices of seven areas in Central Luzon were still under “extreme caution” level. Pixabay  PAGASA said “extreme caution” is needed in areas including Iba, Zambales; Clark Airport, Pampanga; Central Luzon State University (CLSU) Muñoz, Nueva …