The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced that refugees and students affected by armed conflict in Myanmar can now pursue higher education at top higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines.(Photo from CHED) In a statement, CHED said this was made possible through the...
BANGKOK (AP) — Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime's military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory and inspiring others to attack around the country.The military's control had...
Admitting that the situation in Myanmar has not changed despite the Five-Point Consensus, President Marcos bared that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is "trying to formulate" new strategies to address the situation.President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. attends the plenary...
A census enumerator asks questions to a family member while collecting information to compile voter lists for a general election and to analyze population and socioeconomic trends, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) believes that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo could be heading to Asia's "Golden Triangle", a special economic zone located within the borders of Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand notorious for a range of illicit and criminal...
Six human trafficking victims have been repatriated to the Philippines after working in cryptoscam hubs in Myanmar with little or no salary and subjected to physical and psychological abuse.Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the six victims -- two males and six females and whose...
TOKYO, Japan—President Marcos has called for collective action among fellow Southeast Asian leaders amid the continued "violations of international laws" in the region.President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool)Marcos said they cannot discuss peace and...
Four Filipinos have already returned home from Myanmar, while two others were left behind amid the escalating tensions there because of the insurgency against military rule, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday, Nov. 22. The seat for Myanmar delegation remains empty before...
ANGON, Myanmar - A bomb blast in northern Myanmar killed two people and wounded more than a dozen on Wednesday, a military source and a member of a local rescue organisation told AFP."According to the initial report, two men were killed and 10 others injured by a blast" that happened around 6 pm...
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn thanked the Philippines for accepting the chairship of the regional bloc in 2026, or a year earlier than scheduled, which ensures the stability of the organization in the years ahead.(From left) DFA Undersecretary for...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stressed the importance of letting Myanmar lead the efforts in resolving its domestic issues but said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must take the first step in promoting positive change in the region.President...
YANGON, Myanmar - The death toll from a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote part of Myanmar has hit at least 31, with eight people still missing, rescuers said Wednesday.The disaster struck on Sunday outside northern Kachin's Hpakant township, after torrential rain and floods ravaged...
