Manila, Feb. 13 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte's camp to overturn the earlier ruling that deemed him fit to stand trial. "An app... Read More
Manila, Feb. 13 -- Diplomacy remains central to the Philippines' maritime statecraft, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, underscoring the need for approaches that "lead to positive o... Read More
Manila, Feb. 13 -- The scope of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the Philippines' sovereignty over features in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) are "incontrovertible," grounded in international law, a... Read More
Manila, Feb. 10 -- The Philippines is not closing its doors on the possibility of acquiring 20 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets from the United States, Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel R... Read More
Manila, Feb. 7 -- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Saturday said authorities continue to locate Charlie "Atong" Ang, who is wanted for his alleged lin... Read More
Manila, Feb. 7 -- The majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives are in favor of the proposal to remove the travel tax imposed on Filipinos departing for abroad, House tourism committee vic... Read More
Manila, Feb. 7 -- The construction of the first Mindanao disaster resource hub will soon begin, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday. In a news forum in Quezon Cit... Read More
Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Japanese and Philippine governments on Wednesday signed a PHP8.175-billion second supplemental loan for the rehabilitation and maintenance of MRT Line 3. The funding seeks to re... Read More
Manila, Jan. 31 -- Travel and tourism had contributed USD91.8 billion to the Philippine economy, according to the 2025 World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Economic Impact Report (EIR). The Depart... Read More
Manila, Jan. 31 -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said border surveillance and screening protocols are well in place in the Philippines even without the threat of the Nipah virus (NiV). T... Read More