DAVAO CITY—From a target of 500 guests for the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, the number jumped to 627 as of Wednesday afternoon. This was bared...
ALABEL, Sarangani—“Retire now or I will ask for your resignation in public.” President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte gave this warning on Wednesday to three high-ranking officials of...
MANILA, Philippines—In a crackdown bearing the Philippine president-elect’s name, police have rounded up hundreds of children or their parents to enforce a night curfew for minors,...
MANILA—Incoming Communications Secretary Martin Andanar has announced that the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) will be changed to PCO by omitting the word “operations.” Andanar made...
OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is insisting that medical assistance in dying should only be available to Canadians near death, showing no inclination to accept a Senate amendment...
MALE, Maldives—A Maldives court on Thursday convicted the country’s former vice-president of masterminding a plot to kill the president by exploding a bomb on his speedboat...
DAVAO CITY—A television news anchor, a leader of the progressive left and two ex-military generals are the familiar faces joining the would-be Cabinet of President-elect Rodrigo...
MANILA—Ten days after the May 9 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as National Board of Canvassers (NBoC), officially proclaimed the 12...
MANILA — The government is laying down reforms to promote protection of journalists, a Palace official said on Sunday. “Pagtunton at pagkumpiska sa loose firearms, pagpapahusay...
MANILA — The government is already doing the necessary preparations for the country’s hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit next year. In an...