MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte welcomed in Malacanang Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jinhua on Thursday. “The Chinese Ambassador made a courtesy call conveying...
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flies to Poland on Thursday for his first NATO leaders’ summit armed with a promise to help the alliance in its standoff...
MANILA, Philippiness—The U.N. Population Fund says the Philippines is the only country in the Asia Pacific region where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the...
OTTAWA—Canada Post is extending its lockout notice to Monday at 12:01 a.m. ET and says it is willing to submit to binding arbitration in an effort...
MANILA—The chairmanship of the ASEAN UNESCO Committee (AUC) was turned over by Myanmar Ambassador and Permanent Delegate U Han Thu to Philippine Ambassador and Permanent Delegate...
MANILA—A lawmaker has re-filed the proposed Freedom of Information Act to fully promote good governance, accountability and transparency in all branches of the government. Rep. Raul...
MANILA—A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Wednesday called for the immediate creation of a technical working group (TWG) which would consolidate and filter proposals...
MANILA—In response to President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s call for the restoration of the death penalty, Davao del Norte Rep. and incoming House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has...
MANILA—The second bill filed at the House of Representatives of the 17th Congress seeks to amend Republic Act No. 9344 or the “Juvenile Delinquency Act of...
MANILA—Typhoon “Butchoy” (international name: Nepartak) is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, as it continues to move northwest to Taiwan at a...