Along the northwestern coast of Luzon, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It’s…
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The Philippine government finally got Taipei's nod for it to send investigators to Taiwan to complete its investigation into the fatal May 9 shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman…
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President Aquino on Tuesday announced a $1.8-billion military upgrade to help defend the country’s maritime territory against “bullies,” amid an ever-worsening dispute with China.…
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Overseas absentee voting (OAV) turnout was way below the Commission on Elections’ hoped-for 60 percent in major precincts around the globe. Based on available reports, the overseas…
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Malacañang has formed a team from the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taipei to ensure protection for Filipino workers in Taiwan after reports of harassment and…
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President Aquino on Wednesday formally apologized to Taiwan for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino Coast Guards in disputed waters off Batanes last Thursday.…
May 16 2013 / No Comment / Read More »De Lima disputes report NBI team’s Taiwan trip is on hold »
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Thursday denied reports that the trip by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to Taiwan has been put on hold.…
May 23 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Comelec, DFA asked to explain how they spent P148M for overseas absentee voting »
Officials of the Commission on Elections and the Department of Foreign Affairs have to explain how they spent the combined P148.4 million the two agencies were given for overseas absentee voting since only 15 percent of voters abroad cast their ballots in the last elections.…
May 23 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Justice Carpio pessimistic on PH case vs China but… »
The Philippines’ only recourse in the territorial dispute with China is to appeal to world opinion even if the country has already taken the issue to an arbitral tribunal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), a senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court said.…
May 23 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Pope Francis may visit Philippines in 2016—CBCP »
The Philippines may just be on Pope Francis’ travel itinerary in 2016, the head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said on Thursday.…
May 23 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Asia tension could lead to conflict—DFA chief »
The Philippines on Thursday warned that territorial rows in Asia are "causing considerable tension that could lead to conflict" as several countries face off with China over island claims.…
May 23 2013 / No Comment / Read More »DOT seeks new markets for Boracay after Taiwan tourists cancel bookings »
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is intensifying efforts to attract tourists from other countries to Boracay amid the cancellation of bookings of Taiwanese tourists.…
May 23 2013 / No Comment / Read More »CA stops PH-Japanese contract to develop Nampeidai property in Tokyo »
The Court of Appeals indefinitely stopped the implementation of a contract forged by the Philippine government with Japanese consortium Nagayama Taisei Corporation (NTC) for the development of the controversial Nampeidai property in Tokyo, Japan.…
May 23 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Brown hounded for calling Manila ‘gates of hell’ »
Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.…
May 23 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Philippines vows to defend territory against China »
The Philippines vowed Thursday to "defend what is ours" as part of a stand-off over a Chinese warship circling a West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) reef which is occupied by Filipino Marines.…
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