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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. But Marcos admits he’s upset with Huang as tensions in West Philippine Sea escalate President Marcos said Monday it would be “pointless” to have Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian expelled even as he said he was personally “upset” with the envoy’s remarks on the issue of Beijing’s …

WORTH A SMILE. President Marcos Jr. smiles as he answers questions from the media on the last day of the ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation Commemorative Summit in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday. With Speaker Martin Romualdez (below, seated third from left) and some Cabinet members, Mr. Marcos reported receiving P14.5 billion …

Senator Juan Edgardo Angara (Photo from Senate of the Philippines’ FB Page) The chairman of the Senate finance committee on Monday said the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution were “worth reviewing.” Senator Juan Edgardo Angara said amending such provisions might be timely to give the country “some flexibility” in …

Japan and Southeast Asian leaders on Sunday, Dec. 17, agreed to boost dialogue and cooperation on maritime security and “ensure the resolution of disputes by peaceful means” amid China’s growing aggression in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit in Tokyo, Japan (Photo from the Presidential …

BALAYAN, Batangas – Six New People’s Army rebels and a soldier were killed in a gun battle on Sunday, December 17, in Barangay Malalay here. The 2nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army said the 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Navy, and Philippine Air Force were conducting combat operations when they …

The Archdiocese of San Fernando in Pampanga celebrates its 75th founding anniversary this year. Archbishop Florentino Lavarias (Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of San Fernando Facebook) Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown presided over the celebratory holy mass on Dec. 11 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando with San …

ILOILO CITY – Iloilo has been urged to rebrand Graciano Lopez Jaena, the province’s foremost national hero, whose 167th birth anniversary is celebrated on Monday, December 18. SCHOLAR Frank Villanueva talks about saving Graciano Lopez Jaena, Iloilo’s foremost national hero. (Tara Yap) Canada-based scholar Frank Villanueva told Manila Bulletin that …

TOKYO, Japan—President Marcos called on fellow leaders to come up with a 10-year roadmap on new technologies and climate-resilient plans. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) Marcos made the call during his intervention at one of the sessions of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations …

(DPWH PHOTO) In a bid to ease the perennial holiday traffic and enhance safety, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Saturday, Dec. 16, officially inaugurated the Ala Uli Steel Flyover at the critical junction of Roman Superhighway and Gov. JJ Linao National Road in Pilar, Bataan. Led …

Stressing the need to find new solutions over the increasing tensions in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos wants to forge more alliances, particularly multilateral, with other countries. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) Marcos said the Philippines and Japan entering into interoperability agreements is …