11+ hour, 51+ min ago  (382+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Sen. Ping Lacson urged the National Bureau of Investigation not to summon Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa's wife to determine the fugitive lawmaker's whereabouts, calling the move "unprofessional." In a social media post on Sunday, May 31, Lacson described…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago  (262+ words) MANILA, Philippines " For China, negotiations are "not a path to conflict resolution," but a means of gaining advantage, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said yesterday, underscoring that the Philippines will not be deceived by such talks. Addressing the Shangri-La Dialogue…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago  (266+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Vice President Sara Duterte has until 7 p. m. today to file her formal answer to the Articles of Impeachment. In an advisory, Senate Secretary Jose Luis Montales said Duterte may submit her response from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. personally or through her legal…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago  (640+ words) SINGAPORE, Singapore " Japan's defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance. Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan has quickened its pivot towards a…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (603+ words) MANILA, Philippines " His surname may have triggered divisions and evoked nostalgia and deep wounds, depending on which side is talking, but President Marcos remains hopeful that history will be kind to him and remember him as someone who valued service,…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (622+ words) MANILA, Philippines " President Marcos does not regard as a mistake his decision to run with his ally-turned-arch critic Vice President Sara Duterte in the 2022 elections, but is "very much" concerned that his policies might be reversed if she wins the…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (346+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a Senate resolution seeking to investigate the Commission on Audit (COA)s findings on billions of pesos worth of expired and unutilized medicines and vaccines procured by the Department of Health (DOH) from…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (229+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Vietnamese President and Communist Party leader T" L'm arrived yesterday in the Philippines for a historic two-day visit that seeks to strengthen bilateral cooperation in defense, maritime cooperation, food security and other key areas. L'm and his wife,…...

6+ hour, 17+ min ago  (594+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano should consider stepping down for the good of the chamber, as his combative leadership style appears to be fueling a gridlock that threatens to render the Senate useless, former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago  (249+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Despite the prevalence of false information online, Filipinos continue to rely on social media platforms, particularly Facebook, as their primary source of news, a survey conducted by Pulse Asia showed. The May 3 to 7 survey, commissioned by the Stratbase…...