House Speaker insists party vote on death penalty bill

MANILA –The leadership of the House of Representatives will insist on a party vote on the controversial death penalty bill. In an ambush interview on Wednesday,...

15,000 residents lose homes in Manila shantytown fire

MANILA, Philippines –About 15,000 residents of a shantytown beside Manila’s port have lost their homes in a fire that raged overnight before being put out Wednesday...

DOJ orders issuance of lookout order vs 20 NDF consultants

MANILA –The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday ordered the issuance of an immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) against the 20 consultants of the National Democratic...

UK needs more Filipino nurses

MANILA—Filipino nurses intending to work in the United Kingdom have better chances now of achieving their aspirations with the recent amendment of the “brain drain” IELTS...

Cayetano to int’l orgs: Help anti-drug campaign

Creation of Ifugao camp for drug users lauded

MANILA—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday lauded the establishment of the Ifugao Reflection Camp (IRC) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), saying...

Trump’s pick for labour secretary hired undocumented worker

WASHINGTON—Labour Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder acknowledged Tuesday that he had employed an undocumented worker as a housekeeper, putting him again at odds with President Donald Trump’s...

Philippines: US military can build barracks in local camps

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given the go-ahead for the U.S. military to build barracks and fuel depots in designated local camps where American forces...

Philippine leader angrily scolds 228 police officers on TV

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte berated more than 200 policemen accused of a variety of offences, threatening on national television Tuesday that he would send them...

Philippines resumes assaults on rebels after talks scrapped

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine troops have resumed assaults against communist rebels, killing at least one guerrilla, after President Rodrigo Duterte scrapped peace talks with the insurgents, military officials...