Abe welcomes closer PHL-China ties, affirms importance of peaceful resolution to South China Sea dispute

MANILA –Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s efforts to improve ties with China and affirmed the importance of the rule of...

Abe vows ‘maximum support’ for PHL’s hosting of ASEAN 2017 meetings

MANILA –Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised on Thursday to provide maximum support to make East Asia Summit and the ASEAN-related meetings ‘a tremendous success’ this...

Japan to assist PHL in improvement of drug rehab facilities

MANILA—A month after the Japanese government sent a team to the Philippines to explore possible aid to the latter’s war on drugs, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...

Abe pledges investments, speedboats to China friendly Manila

MANILA, Philippines—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged $8.7 billion worth of business opportunities and private investments along with speedboats and other counterterrorism equipment to...

Tillerson won’t label deaths in Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ human rights violations

MANILA, Philippines—Rex Tillerson, the businessman US President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his State Secretary said on Wednesday that he won’t call the deaths in...

Filipinos trust US over China and Russia—Pulse Asia survey

MANILA, Philippines—A December 2016 survey conducted by public opinion polling body Pulse Asia showed that Filipinos trust the United States of America (USA) more than China...

Duterte, Abe eye higher level of PHL-Japan relations

MANILA—Philippines and Japan are eyeing to further elevate bilateral relationships as President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Malacañang Thursday at the start of...

Japanese PM Abe arrives for 2-day visit in PHL

MANILA—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived on Thursday for a two-day official visit in the Philippines. On board an official plane, Abe and his wife Madame...

NDP to unveil immigration proposals, respond to import of Trump policies

TORONTO—On Thursday, NDP Critic for Citizenship and Immigration, Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) will announce new proposals to enhance Canada’s immigration system. Kwan will also respond to...

Pres. Duterte had ‘very intimate’ meeting with mayors