MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said indigenous communities and their burial sites would not be displaced as the government moves forward with the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative. During a brief question-and-answer session at Malacañang Palace, he said the government would handle the matter with sensitivity. “We are very sensitive to that.
Read full articleMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday likened the prosecution’s decision to withdraw three of the four articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to a fistfight in which one party is hit but then told not to retaliate. “Kumbaga sa suntukan, sinuntok niyo na yung defense, then sasabihin niyo, ‘To save
LUCENA CITY — Catholic priest Fr. Warren Puno expressed disappointment and indignation over the government’s failure to respond adequately to the grievances of environmentalists and marginalized communities at the end of a week-long protest march from Atimonan, Quezon, to Manila on Monday. “Bakit sarado ang pintuan sa panaghoy ng mamamayan? Para kanino ba talaga ang
Prince William turned one of London's most famous thoroughfares, The Mall leading to Buckingham Palace, into a temporary cricket pitch to promote his Earthshot climate prize.
THE HAGUE -- Victims of the war on drugs are preparing mentally and physically for proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte moves closer to trial, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Some supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte were teary-eyed as he waved and smiled at them before the curtains closed on the public gallery at the ICC.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution team said it plans to present five witnesses in person before the tribunal before the end of the year.
This is the second time that the former Philippine president has personally appeared before the court since his arrest in March 2025
Penang Island of Malaysia has been ranked among the world's 10 most welcoming destinations for visitors, according to a study by travel eSIM provider Holafly.
In an open letter, the researchers say frontier AI models should initially be air-gapped from external networks and subject to independent oversight, arguing that voluntary industry commitments are not enough
PARLIAMENT | 'This includes info on coordinates of fire hotspots, land ownership.'
The complaints come after the National Bureau of Investigation started looking into the P1.9-billion flood control projects awarded to Genesis88, located in the district of Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte