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PHILCONSA-MOPC SPEECH. President Marcos speaks after receiving the ‘Golden Maharlika Medallion’ award during the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa) and Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC) celebration of Constitution Day at Shangri-la Hotel in Makati City on Thursday. Listening are Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos. / Ver …

A student holds a placard during a protest at the state university grounds in Manila on February 14, 2019, in support of CEO of Rappler, Maria Ressa, who was arrested a day earlier for cyber libel case. Ressa was freed on bail on February 14 following an arrest that sparked …

More than half of Filipinos support the ongoing investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the previous administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, according to a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS). The survey held from Dec. 8 to 11 found that 53 percent of the respondents agree with …

Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with U.S. media personality Tucker Carlson to take a shot at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for joining in a standing ovation for a veteran of a Second World War Nazi unit during his visit to Canada.  Ukrainian-Canadian who fought for Nazi unit was …

A wince-inducing report has just made it that much harder for U.S. President Joe Biden to quell concerns about his age as he seeks re-election.  Special counsel report exonerates president legally — and ravages him politically. A wince-inducing report has just made it that much harder for U.S. President Joe …

Whether or not Israeli and Hamas negotiators eventually agree on a ceasefire in the days to come, many Palestinians fear that the crippling economic measures Israel is imposing on the Occupied West Bank will lead to increasing hardship and the risk of more violence.  Israel is cancelling work permits, restricting …

Mike Juby was outside Bridge Street United Church in Belleville, Ont., on Tuesday afternoon when people suddenly started dropping to the sidewalk all around him. There were “ambulances left, right and centre” as paramedics loaded people onto stretchers and rushed them to hospital, he recalled. “It was ugly,” Juby said. …

This photo shows a picture of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio./Miguel de Guzman  MANILA, Philippines — Former Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said that the government’s issuance of an arrest warrant for former President Rodrigo Duterte could be a form of cooperation with the International Criminal …

Comelec Chairman George Garcia  The Commission on Elections said it cannot hold a plebiscite next year to amend the 1987 Constitution given that there are already two scheduled polls in 2025. ““You cannot squeeze in a plebiscite in the middle of an election. Even prior to 2025, you cannot do …

On Facebook live on Feb. 4, Roque recounted how Duterte called him on the night of Feb. 2 to tell him he received information about his impending arrest. (Presidential Photo, File)  MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte claimed to have information that he could be arrested “any time” in …