CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A group of 49 white South Africans departed their homeland Sunday for the United States on a private charter plane having been offered refugee status by the Trump administration under a new program announced in February. The group, which included families and small...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, May 8 criticized United States President Donald Trump’s plan to send Asian immigrants—including Filipinos—facing deportation to Libya, saying it would be “cruel” for his administration to export them to a third country and one...
High-ranking officials under the Marcos administration, who were asked to answer allegations over the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, will comply and submit their counter affidavit, Malacañang said. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite) Palace...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has partnered with a Spanish engineering firm in an effort to link Camiguin Island to the Mindanao power grid. In a statement, NEA said it signed a feasibility study contract with Osprel SL, a Madrid-based engineering consultancy, to conduct...
Only either her imprisonment or death will make the Marcos administration stop its political attacks against her family, Vice President Sara Duterte said. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo) In a media interview in Zamboanga City, the Vice...
Vice President Sara Duterte once more insisted that the recent political attacks against her family were the attempts of the Marcos administration to cover up its shortcomings and failures. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo) Speaking to...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday, May 1 reaffirmed the House of Representatives’ commitment to workers saying the true essence of commemorating Labor Day is by bringing lasting reforms for the benefit of Filipino workers here and abroad. “Labor Day is not just about...
What do Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, and Carly Rae Jepsen have in common? Aside from doing concerts in the Philippines, they are among the many international celebrities who have visited Intramuros. For the longest time, Intramuros has been the go-to destination for both local and international...
The Philippines’ sugar production is projected to remain flat next year, even as farmers face declining mill site prices due to the commodity’s stable supply, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Based on its Sugar Annual report for the Philippines, USDA’s Foreign...
Malacañang said Senator Imee Marcos' campaign ad , painting the country's current situation as "black," citing prevalence of hunger and crimes, is more suitable to describe the previous administration. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro and Senator Imee Marcos Citing statistics on poverty incidence...
BACOLOD CITY – Sugar Regulatory Administration Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona ordered the evacuation of 227 personnel from their research facility in La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, due to ashfall from the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, April 8. ASH from Kanlaon Volcano...
Members of the Cabinet on Thursday, April 3 snubbed the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations’ second public hearing on the government’s move to surrender former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Not a single secretary, including their representatives,...
