3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (204+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Philippines has raised concerns over China's ballistic missile test in the Pacific Ocean and called on Beijing to exercise restraint and transparency. "The Philippines notes with concern China's launch of an unarmed ballistic missile from a submarine…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (87+ words) Philstar. com UN council adopts Philippines resolution MANILA, Philippines " The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted on Monday by consensus the Philippine-led resolution on Human Rights and Climate Change. The Philippines, as penholder, together with Bangladesh and Vietnam, presented…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (437+ words) We are understandably focused on Philippine politics these days. A lot of attention is now on the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Duterte. My own initial impression is that the legal team of the prosecution panel seems more credible…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago  (262+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Department of Foreign Affairs has urged China to exercise restraint and act with greater transparency after it fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a submarine into the Pacific." The DFA on Wednesday, July 8, said it noted the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (401+ words) CEBU, Philippines " Shifts in chairmanships and changes in committee memberships marked the Cebu City 17th Sangguniang Panlungsod's annual organizational restructuring, which also left Vice Mayor Tomas Osme'a without any committee chairmanship. Osme'a, who previously headed the Committee on Education, Science and…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (227+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Sen. Risa Hontiveros welcomed yesterday the approved P85 daily minimum wage increase for workers in Metro Manila, but said broader reforms are needed to improve employees" living standards while supporting businesses. Hontiveros described the wage hike as "a good…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (340+ words) MANILA, Philippines " A group of petitioners has formally assailed the authority of Sen. Francis Escudero to preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, arguing that his leadership of the tribunal is rooted in "constitutional infirmity." In a…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (331+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Defense and military officials have condemned China's test-firing of a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific. In separate statements on Tuesday, July 7, the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (743+ words) There is a sense that our political sphere will heat up rapidly the next few days. If this were a musical piece, we are approaching a crescendo. Or the dam could be bursting because political pressure is building up on…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (168+ words) No nation can choose its geography, but every nation can choose its level of preparedness. The Philippines lives with a certainty that many countries do not. Someday, a powerful earthquake will strike. Another super typhoon will make landfall. A volcano…...