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Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Sunday argued that letting the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the country to investigate the alleged extra-judicial killings during the implementation of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs is not a surrender of sovereignty but an exercise of it.  “If we believe in the rule …

CANDLES FOR PEACE. Former New People’s Army rebels based in the Bicol Region raise lighted candles after pledging their allegiance to the government at the National Capital Region Police Office in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City on Jan. 24, 2023. More of their former colleagues received a new lease on life …

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continues its repatriation of Filipinos and their families in Israel and Lebanon amid the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas. A grab taken from a UGC video posted on the Telegram channel “South First Responders” shows the aftermath of an attack …

President Marcos has urged Filipinos to treasure their time with their families and loved ones, especially their children, as he highlighted that Christmas meant a lot to them. IT’S CHRISTMAS! — President Marcos leads a tree-lighting ceremony in Malacañan on  Nov. 25, 2023. Due to the sudden rain, the program …

This handout photo taken on November 21, 2023 and received from the Philippine Coast Guard on November 22 shows coast guard personnel evacuating a sick resident from a flooded home due to heavy rains at a village in Catarman town, Northern Samar, central Philippines. (Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) …

President Marcos on Saturday confirmed that a Filipino national was among the hostages released by the Palestinian militant group Hamas weeks after being held captive in Gaza.  “I am overjoyed to confirm that a Filipino, Mr. Gelienor ‘Jimmy’ Pacheco, was among the first group of 24 hostages released by the …

Former Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima talks during an interview with AFP in Manila on Nov. 24, 2023. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — Freed after nearly seven years behind bars, Philippine human rights campaigner Leila de Lima told AFP on Friday she prays …

WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPORT. Twenty-six 26 New People’s Army rebels attend a surrender ceremony at the National Capital Region Police Office headquarters in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City on Jan. 24, 2023. The government has granted amnesty to insurgents, except those who are charged with kidnap for ransom, massacre, rape, terrorism, crimes …

​Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Saturday, Nov. 25, expressed his gratitude to the government of Qatar for mediating in the release of a Filipino taken hostage by Hamas when it launched a surprise attack on Israel a month ago. “We recognize and deeply appreciate Qatar’s mediation efforts resulting in …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said he ordered a study on the possible return of the Philippines under the fold of the International Criminal Court amid a push from the House of Representatives to allow the probe into the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs.  “Should we return under …