Palace backs Ombudsman raps vs. Manila cop tagged in killing epileptic

Real or imagined, all threats vs. Duterte taken seriously: Palace

MANILA — Malacañang has hailed the decision of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to place a bulletproof glass in front of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s podium as...

Malacañang condemns Sultan Kudarat bombing

MANILA — Malacañang on Thursday condemned the recent bombing in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat that injured at least 17 people. “The Palace deplores yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon’s explosion in...

Chinese presence near Pag-asa Island ‘illegal’: DFA

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday called as “illegal” the presence of Chinese vessels swarming near and around the Philippine-occupied Pag-asa Island in...

PH, China convene amid protests vs. Chinese presence in Pag-asa

MANILA — Ranking officials of the Philippine and Chinese governments convened in Manila Tuesday to discuss the disputed South China Sea amid the country’s protests against Chinese...

PCGG, DOJ, OSG unanimous vs. deal on seized Marcos artworks

MANILA — State lawyers said the decision to disallow a settlement agreement before a New York court between the family of the late strongman Ferdinand E. Marcos...

Exercise right to suffrage, Pinoys overseas urged

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday urged Filipinos working or living abroad to participate in the overseas absentee voting (OAV) in connection with the...

AFP naval, air units regularly patrol Pag-asa Island: spox

MANILA — Naval and air units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are regularly conducting “maritime domain awareness” patrols off Pag-asa Island, its spokesperson said....

PRRD in a hurry to correct PH woes

MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday said he is in a hurry to correct the country’s problems as he has only three years left before...

Proposed task force seeks to end hunger in PH by 2030

MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte has approved a proposal to draft an executive order (EO) creating a task force that seeks to eradicate hunger in the...