House starts inquiry into BuCor-TADECO deal

MANILA—The House of Representatives on Tuesday started the joint congressional inquiry into the alleged anomalous joint venture agreement (JVA) between the Tagum Agricultural Development Company Inc....

Liberal candidate apologizes to Down syndrome groups for Twitter comments

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia Liberal candidate who was dropped over comments he made on social media in 2013 is apologizing for his behaviour. Pictou East...

Car bomb in Thailand’s Muslim dominated south wounds over 50

PATTANI, Thailand — Suspected insurgents in Thailand detonated a car bomb Tuesday outside a busy shopping centre in the south of the country, wounding more than...

South Korea’s ousted leader alone, kept in dark on election

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea’s ousted leader is expected to spend Tuesday’s presidential election alone in a solitary detention cell without any visitors. Park...

Sotto vows more perks for solo parents after slip-up

MANILA—Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday met with members of the Federation of Solo Parents after his controversial remark about them during a previous...

5-year driver’s license validity ‘a done deal’—Poe

MANILA— The proposed measure to extend the driver’s license validity from three to five years will soon be advancing to the Senate plenary where its approval...

Putin on Victory Day calls for international unity

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday told the annual Victory Day parade on Red Square that the horrors of World War II demonstrate the...

Trump’s Muslim comments could haunt him in travel ban appeal

Pres. Duterte’s economic team to bring ‘Dutertenomics’ to Cambodia, China

SHANGHAI—President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s economic managers are set to present to foreign businessmen the Philippines’ economic and social development blueprint in a forum dubbed as “Dutertenomics”,...

De Venecia named special envoy for inter-cultural dialogue

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte has designated former House of Representatives speaker Jose de Venecia as special envoy for inter-cultural dialogue. Acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman,...