While the US government is liable for the damage one of its ships had caused along the Tubbataha Reef when it ran aground in January, the sailors responsible may not be punished as they are considered “men of war.”
At least 14 Filipino-Americans—one Republican and the rest Democrats—won national and state positions in California, Hawaii and Virginia in the Nov. 6 elections.
The US government commended the Aquino administration for its commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights even as it urged it to intensify efforts to hold perpetrators of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances accountable for their acts.
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and other top Philippine military officials on Wednesday as part of a visit to strengthen bilateral ties with key allies in the region.
A former president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Sunday hoped the US government would allow the Philippines to deal with the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill on its own. Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo was quoted by CBCPNews, the Church’s official news service, as saying that if the information from a [...]
