Philippine justice writes online book on China’s sea claims

MANILA, Philippines—A Philippine Supreme Court justice launched a book on Thursday that questions China’s historic claims to most of the South China Sea and said he...

Duterte effect now translates into major infra developments—Palace

MANILA—The reforms being initiated by the Duterte administration continue to translate into major infrastructure developments, a Palace official said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential...

Bill extending driver’s license validity gains traction in House

MANILA—A House of Representatives’ panel has formed a technical working group that will consolidate seven bills seeking to extend the validity of drivers’ licenses to five...

Lacson explains why he voted against Lopez’s confirmation

MANILA—Although passionate and enthusiastic, Gina Lopez was not fit for the job of being Environment Secretary, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday. Lacson, one of the 16...

PHL delegation leaves for Switzerland for Universal Periodic Review

MANILA – A 16-member delegation left for Geneva, Switzerland Thursday morning on a mission to present the state of human rights in the Philippines during the...

Duterte, Xi discuss regional developments

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed regional developments and how some concerns could be addressed, signifying the importance of having...

Washington policymakers have a time-tested method for rolling out new ideas: float a trial balloon. Spread rumours of a policy change or selectively leak it to...

Public needs deeper understanding on need to expand diplomatic ties — Palace

MANILA 一 Malacañang on Wednesday said Filipinos must have a deeper appreciation of the importance of expanding ties with other countries other than traditional Philippine allies...

Some senators saddened by Lopez’s CA rejection

MANILA 一 Some senators who were in favor of appointing Regina Lopez as Environment and Natural Resources Secretary were saddened by the decision of the Commission...

Ex-DOTr officials face Senate probe over ‘unusable’ MRT coaches

MANILA 一 Former Transportation officials will be invited to a Senate probe into the “unusable” PHP3.8-billion coaches of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3), Sen....