MANILA – The Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) filed graft charges against former Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay before the Sandiganbayan on Thursday. The Ombudsman filed...
MANILA – Malacañang on Wednesday described the impressive trust rating of President Rodrigo Duterte as “very encouraging” and a positive sign the public appreciates the way...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Ineffectual attacks by the Islamic State group’s followers in Southeast Asia have shown them to be fragmented and lacking in the expertise that has produced...
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte will skip the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Mongolia to be held from July 15 to 16. “The President wishes...
WASHINGTON—The United States should be willing to use military force to oppose Chinese aggression at a disputed reef off the coast of the Philippines, a former...
MANILA, Philippines—Various countries have welcomed the verdict of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) who ruled in favor of the Philippines over China in the matter...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—An international tribunal ruled unanimously Tuesday that there is no legal basis for China’s “nine-dash line” claiming rights to much of the South China...
BEIJING—China has intensified the drumbeat of its opposition to an international tribunal’s ruling expected Tuesday that could threaten its expansive claims in the South China Sea....
MANILA—Solicitor General Jose Calida cannot stop the Senate from investigating allegations of extrajudicial killings in the ongoing aggressive campaign against illegal drugs, Senate President Franklin...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped three Indonesian fishermen on the weekend in the latest in a series of incidents highlighting weak security in the Celebes...