MANILA—Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he needs more time to study the proposed executive order banning smoking nationwide as he eyes to reach a compromise on the...
MANILA—Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday committed to stop the passage of the death penalty bill in the Senate after the House of Representatives approved on third...
OTTAWA—Canada’s national police force and border watchdog say they have the resources they need—for now—to deal with the influx of people entering the country illegally in...
MANILA—The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is standing firm on its opposition to the death penalty. In a statement, CBCP president Archbishop Socrates Villegas...
MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte approved the 2017 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) aimed at fostering a sound business environment across the regions. In a press briefing in Malacañan...
MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday threw his full support for Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary-designate Gina Lopez ahead of the latter’s confirmation hearing...
JERUSALEM—Archeologists unearthed an “impressive” 2,000-year-old Roman road west of Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a statement released on Tuesday. Discovered in February, the road...
MANILA—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has commissioned into service BRP Malapascua, its third multirole response vessel (MRRV) from Japan, in a ceremony held at its headquarters...
HONOLULU—A day after President Donald Trump signed a revised travel ban, attorneys for Hawaii said the state plans to challenge that order as well. The state...
MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday clarified that the arrest order against the owner Mighty Corporation was for economic sabotage and not for bribery attempts. In an...