PHL firm on protecting West Philippine Sea territory – officials
MANILA -- The Philippines vowed to protect at all cost its territory, especially the West Philippine Sea and its 200-mile...
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Nat’l deficit widens in September as gov’t spends more on projects
MANILA – The national government's budget deficit widened to P250.9 billion in September this year from P179.8 billion due to lower...
Defense chief Teodoro rebuffs Beijing, says China a ‘squatter’ in West PHL Sea
MANILA — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. rebuffed China anew for its “unfriendly” and “belligerent” behaviour in the West Philippine...
US, PHL WARN CHINA AFTER WPS COLLISION; Biden renews defense commitment as Manila says not looking for war
By ALFRED G. GABOT, Editor in Chief MANILA/WASHINGTON – United States President Joe Biden has renewed US commitment to defend...
Enrile asks Sandiganbayan to drop plunder case citing age, trial delays
QUEZON CITY — Chief presidential legal counsel and former senator Juan Ponce Enrile has urged the Sandiganbayan to immediately resolve...
Villar warns: NCR will sink if Manila Bay reclamation projects continue
By Jeanne Michael Penaranda PASAY CITY – There is a danger that reclamation projects in Manila Bay may cause Metro...
Ombudsman files graft raps vs. ex-DOH chief Garin, 4 others over Dengvaxia
By Jennifer T. Santos QUEZON CITY –The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft and malversation charges against former Department of...
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR WORSENS; 3 Filipinos killed, others missing; Biden, Pope call for humanitarian corridor, aid for Palestinians in Gaza
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief TEL AVIV/MANILA/WASHINGTON – As the Israel-Hamas war appears to be worsening and may spill...
Denmark’s Grundfos backs Million Trees Foundation with €23,700 grant
LA MESA, Quezon City -- The Million Trees Foundation, Inc. (MTFI) received a major boost with a €23,700 (P1.4 million)...
HAMAS TERROR ATTACKS IN ISRAEL CONDEMNED; 3 Filipinos among thousands dead; free hostages — Pope
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief TEL AVIV/VATICAN/WASHINGTON/MANILA — Following the death of three Filipinos from Pangasinan and Pampanga and...
