DUTERTE SAYS CHINA BOATS IN WEST PH SEA NO OBSTACLE TO COVID-19 VACCINE COOPERATION MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said a swarm of Chinese boats in the West Philippine Sea "will not be an obstacle" to Beijing and Manila's COVID-19 vaccine cooperation, de
PUTIN SIGNS LAW ENABLING HIM TO STAY IN POWER UNTIL 2036 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday gave final approval to legislation allowing him to hold office for two additional six-year terms, giving himself the possibility to stay in power until 2036. The 68-y
INFLATION EASES TO 4.5 PERCENT IN MARCH MANILA - Inflation slightly eased in March due to slower price movement of food and non-alcoholic beverages, government data released Tuesday showed. The consumer price index rose 4.5 percent in March, slightly slower from the
BIG POLLING DAY TODAY Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry are going to the polls in single-phase elections today, while and Assam (final phase today) and West Bengal will witness the third-phase polling in a crucial high stakes election.
JORDAN ACCUSES PRINCE HAMZAH OF PLOT TO DESTABILISE KINGDOM The former crown prince of Jordan, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein is accused of trying to mobilise tribal leaders against the government, the country's deputy prime minister, Ayman Safadi says. Prince Hamzah wor
JOHNSON & JOHNSON APPLIES FOR EMERGENCY USE OF SINGLE-DOSE JAB IN PHILIPPINES MANILA — Pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson has asked Philippine health regulators to authorize its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the Food and Drug Administration
SUU KYI, ALLIES FACE NEW CHARGE; UN ENVOY WARNS BLOODBATH ′IMMINENT′ IN MYANMAR Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged along with four of her allies with violating the country’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act, her chief lawyer s
CHINA PROJECTS IN PHILIPPINES FOUND RIDDLED WITH SECRETIVE CONDITIONS MANILA — Contracts for three China-funded projects under the Duterte administration’s infrastructure program were found riddled with highly secretive conditions that give Beijing undue advantag
BIDEN UNVEILS 'ONCE IN A GENERATION' SPENDING PLAN President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan aimed at modernizing America's crumbling transport network, creating millions of jobs and delivering a "once-in-a-generation" investment that will e
DFA SAYS WEST PH SEA FEATURES, EVEN WITH CHINESE STRUCTURES, ARE 'OURS' MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said features in the West Philippine Sea are "ours", even those with structures China built. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr said the
