Canada’s new foreign affairs minister meets in D.C. with U.S. counterpart Blinken

WASHINGTON — Canada won’t shy away from defending its national interests when North America’s three leaders sit down together next week, Mélanie Joly said Friday as...

Incentives await fully vaxxed visitors to Intramuros

MANILA – Intramuros is giving away limited-edition Beep cards and free passes to fully vaccinated tourists visiting some of its sites from November 15 to 30, the...

Boracay waives swab test for vaxxed tourists starting Nov. 16

MANILA — Boracay will no longer require fully vaccinated tourists to submit a negative RT-PCR test results starting November 16, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Friday....

Roque thankful for ILC nomination despite defeat

Covid-hit nations’ recovery possible through cooperation: PRRD

MANILA – The economic recovery of countries grappling with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) could only be achieved if there is “closer” global cooperation, President Rodrigo R....

Canada withdrawing non-essential staff from Haitian embassy amid security concerns

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it is temporarily withdrawing non-essential staff from the Canadian embassy in Haiti. The move comes in response to a spike...

105 containers that fell from cargo ship near B.C. believed to have sunk: coast guard

VICTORIA — The Canadian Coast Guard says it believes that many, if not all, of the 105 missing containers that fell into the sea from a...

Trudeau calls for clearing cyberspace of hate, disinformation at peace forum

OTTAWA — Hate speech, disinformation and online extremism can’t be allowed to prevent people from enjoying the freedom that cyberspace offers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said...

EU sets aside P1.5-B to support Bangsamoro transition

MANILA – The European Union in the Philippines is set to formally launch its PHP1.5-billion development program to support the Bangsamoro transition in Mindanao on November...

US-PH dialogue on defense, economic cooperation set Nov. 14

MANILA – The Philippine and United States governments are set to hold their ninth bilateral strategic dialogue (BSD) from November 14 to 15 in Washington, D.C., the...