1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (541+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution and lawyers of the victims of the drug war of then President Rodrigo Duterte objected to a motion by his lawyers before the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeking to have the charges against him refiled, saying…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (448+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Thursday the Philippines has “no choice” but to expand its defense partnerships as its territory comes under pressure from China, as a Senate committee approved a proposed visiting forces agreement with…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (349+ words) MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and his sister, Sen. Pia Cayetano, both traveled out of the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed on Thursday. The two were reportedly spotted boarding a flight to Singapore and arriving…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (477+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has opposed the request of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team to require expert verification in submitting publicly available or open source materials submitted as evidence in…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (302+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called on a “certain individual” to stop what they described as “provocations” and “threatrics” following Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro’s public denunciation of China’s claims over the 2016 arbitral ruling at a defense forum…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (307+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo has criticized the Chinese delegate who passed a note to Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. while he was speaking at the Seoul Defense Dialogue, saying that it was improper. Tulfo on Wednesday was referring to…...

4+ day, 27+ min ago   (239+ words) LUCENA CITY — South Korean students joined a regreening activity that involved planting 100 narra tree seedlings at the foot of Mount Malarayat in Lipa City, Batangas, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. In a report on Tuesday, Sept....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (299+ words) Inquirer.net 14 Filipino seafarers return home after Strait of Hormuz tanker attack MANILA, Philippines — Fourteen Filipino seafarers have returned home from the United Arab Emirates following the attack on the oil tanker MV SIDR in the Strait of Hormuz, a…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (439+ words) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has welcomed the new ambassadors of Norway and the Republic of Korea to the Philippines during separate ceremonies at Malacañan Palace. Marcos on Tuesday first received the credentials of His Excellency Kristian Netland, ambassador…...

6+ day, 41+ min ago   (250+ words) MANILA, Philippines—The 26 Filipino crewmen of the bulk carrier Gingo are awaiting repatriation to the Philippines after safely disembarking following an attack while it was docked in Ukraine, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said in a statement Monday. The…...