MANILA – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday described the PHP2.4-billion laptop mess as a great disservice to teachers. In a news release, Gatchalian said the purchase of...
MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed former lawmaker Mylene Garcia-Albano as the country’s new envoy to Japan. In a Facebook post, state-run Radio Television...
MANILA – A high volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emission reaching 13,572 tons was observed over the Taal Volcano on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)...
SEOUL – President Yoon Suk-yeol granted his first special pardons to Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin and 1,691 others on the occasion of...
Just over a month after the Supreme Court struck down 50 years of federal protection of abortion rights in the U.S., at least 43 abortion clinics...
Rich countries are hoarding vaccine doses while poor countries become breeding grounds for new COVID-19 variants. The World Health Organization’s COVAX — an abbreviation for COVID-19...
This month marks the 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence and of its Partition from British India in a devastating process that uprooted more than 15 million...
MANILA – The Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) is tracking the achievements of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration during its first 100 days. Press Secretary Trixie...
Less than a month after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin took the extraordinary step of pausing...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression and economic uncertainty have also prompted emigration...
