MARCH INFLATION CLIMBS TO 3.7% DUE TO SOARING FOOD, TRANSPORT COSTS MANILA — The country's inflation accelerated to 3.7%, driven by increased food and transportation costs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority's report on Friday. During a press briefing on Frida
ISRAELIS TAKE OUT THEIR LARGEST PROTEST SINCE START OF WAR Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered outside the parliament building in Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government demonstration since the country went to war in October. They urged the government to reach a ceas
PHILIPPINES BOOSTS MARITIME SECURITY AS CHINA TENSION RISES MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered his government to strengthen its coordination on maritime security to confront “a range of serious challenges” to territorial integrity and peace, as a
HAMAS CHIEF BALANCES NEGOTIATION AND PREPAREDNESS FOR CONFLICT Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh expressed a dual approach on Wednesday, indicating flexibility in negotiations with Israel regarding the Gaza war while maintaining readiness for further conflict. In a televised address, Haniyeh
MARCOS SAYS PHILIPPINES ON 'FRONTLINE' OF MARITIME DISPUTES, WILL NOT CEDE 'ONE SQUARE INCH' Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos addressed Australia's parliament, emphasizing his country's role in maintaining regional peace amid maritime disputes with China. Marcos pledged to defend the P
NETANYAHU CONFIRMS CEASEFIRE TALKS AMID GAZA OFFENSIVE PLANS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that if a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is reached, the military offensive in Rafah could be "delayed somewhat." Netanyahu also mentioned that total victory in Gaza is "we
MARCOS JR.: LEARN FROM HISTORY MANILA — President Marcos emphasized the importance of learning from history and urged Filipinos to seek information from various sources before making judgments. In a video message, he highlighted the need for politicians to prioritize serving the peopl
FORMER PAKISTANI OFFICIAL RECANTS POLL RIGGING ALLEGATIONS A former senior bureaucrat in Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Chattha, who previously alleged that 13 candidates from Rawalpindi were forcefully declared winners in elections, retracted his accusations on Thursday. Chattha stated that he
CHINA DESTROYED AT LEAST 21,000 ACRES OF CORAL REEFS: CSIS REPORT Through the use of commercial satellite imagery and reconstructed statistics on fishing activities, a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) showed that China’s activities have
US LAWYERS ARGUE ASSANGE WENT BEYOND JOURNALISM, PUT LIVES AT RISK Lawyers representing the US government argued before Britain’s high court that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US to face espionage charges. They claimed Assange went beyond journalism by s
