Arianne Lacanilao

Korea visa application center opens in Manila

MANILA – The Korea Visa Application Center (KVAC) has formally opened in the Philippines to meet the growing demands of visa applicants amid a surge in...

Senate to subpoena ex-cop in viral QC road rage if skips inquiry

MANILA – The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs will issue a subpoena against Wilfredo Gonzales, a former police officer who was caught in a viral...

PBBM declares Palawan insurgency-free

MANILA – The country continued to make significant strides in attaining peace and order, with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leading the declaration of Palawan Island...

Marcos reorganizes Strategic Action, Response Office

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reorganized the Strategic Action and Response (STAR) Office under the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) to ensure...

PH to take appropriate action on China’s new SCS map – PBBM

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos said on Friday the government will take appropriate action on China’s release of its new map, which features a 10-dash line covering a...

Think tank scores China’s try to legitimize claims via new map

MANILA – International research organization Stratbase ADR Institute scored China’s 2023 edition of its so-called ‘standard’ map, which it described as an attempt to legitimize its...

PBBM names nat’l scientist, hails DTI exec for RCEP ratification

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. conferred Thursday the Order of National Scientist on Dr. Carmencita Padilla and the Presidential Medal of Merit on Trade...

Canada warns LGBTQ+ travellers about the U.S., but those seeking refuge here aren’t always welcomed

Saskatchewan naming and pronoun policy: The best interests of children must guide provincial parental consent rules

Saskatchewan’s Premier Scott Moe recently shuffled his cabinet. Among the ministers changing portfolios is Dustin Duncan, who is being moved from education to overseeing the province’s...

Why the United States will have to accept China’s growing influence and strength

After wrapping up a recent four-day trip to China, United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a media briefing: “We believe that the world is big...