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Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on July 24, 2023. (STAR / Ming Pintolo)  MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that the Senate will begin deliberating its proposal to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution next week amid heightened political tensions that seemed to have sprung …

“We’re pretty much there.” President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)  This was what President Marcos said when asked about the progress of forging a bilateral code of conduct in the South China Sea with Vietnam. “Yun yung Memorandum of Understanding na …

This photo shows the buildings in Metro Manila. (STAR / Miguel De Guzman, file)  MANILA, Philippines — The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.6% in 2023, falling short of the government target of 6 to 7%, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. The most recent economic print …

While Israel’s government has been vague about its vision for what happens to the Gaza Strip — and the roughly two and a half million Palestinians who live there — after the war, the country’s far-right settler movement has a very clear idea of what it wants.  ‘We can no …

The first human patient received an implant from Elon Musk’s computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend, the billionaire says.  Patient ‘recovering well,’ Musk said, but no details have been shared by company. The first human patient received an implant from Elon Musk’s computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend, …

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison for corruption, his lawyer and prison officials said, a day after another special court convicted Khan of leaking state secrets and gave him a 10-year prison sentence.  Imran Khan and his wife …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expresses gratitude to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Vietnam on January 29, 2024./Presidential Communications Office  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stressed Tuesday the Philippines’ resolute stance in defending its sovereignty against Chinese provocations, while emphasizing the country’s commitment to resolving issues through peaceful dialogues. …

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sees no need to conduct loyalty checks among its ranks despite the ongoing political fallout between President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and former President Rodrigo Duterte.  “The statement of [AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner, Jr.] is there is not even a need …

House Speaker Martin Romualdez on July 24, 2023. (STAR / KJ Rosales)  MANILA, Philippines — The head of the People’s Initiative for Modernization and Reform Action (PIRMA) admitted to coordinating with House Speaker Martin Romualdez and other House lawmakers in gathering 3% of voters’ signatures per legislative district for the …

Philippine’s Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr (L) and Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong (R) at a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on January 30, 2024. (AFP / Nhac Nguyen)  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Vietnam agreed to prevent maritime incidents in the South China Sea and enhance …