PHILIPPINES BEGINS COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE MANILA - The Philippines began Monday its immunization program against COVID-19, with healthworkers getting the first jabs of China's Sinovac vaccine as the country neared 600,000 virus cases. The country, which has the
US IMPLICATES SAUDI CROWN PRINCE IN JOURNALIST'S KILLING Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified US intelligence assessment released on Frida
DUTERTE SIGNS COVID-19 VACCINE INDEMNIFICATION LAW MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that sets up an indemnification fund to compensate those who would suffer adverse effects from COVID-19 shots, the first batch of which is set to
BIDEN CALLS SAUDI KING BEFORE EXPECTED RELEASE OF KHASHOGGI REPORT US President Joe Biden reaffirmed the US commitment to Saudi Arabia’s defense but stressed the importance of human rights Thursday in a long-delayed first call with Saudi King Salman, the White House sa
'EDSA REVOLUTION IS NOT OVER': RAMOS SAYS FILIPINOS MUST 'WORK' TO ENJOY FREEDOM, RIGHTS MANILA - Former President Fidel V. Ramos on Thursday said the spirit of the EDSA People Power revolution "is not over" 35 years after it toppled authoritarian rule in the Philippines. &
AUSTRALIA PASSES LANDMARK LAW REQUIRING TECH FIRMS TO PAY FOR NEWS Australia’s laws forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news are ready to take effect, though the laws’ architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals. &nbs
DUTERTE ON 35th EDSA ANNIVERSARY URGES FILIPINOS TO 'SET ASIDE DIFFERENCES' MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday urged Filipinos to "set aside our differences" as he marked the 35th anniversary of the peaceful EDSA Revolution. The People Power revolu
NEPAL SUPREME COURT REINSTATES PARLIAMENT Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of Parliament, which was dissolved in December last year – a ruling that is likely to thrust the Himalayan nation into a political crisis.
DUTERTE INSISTS DAUGHTER SARA NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2022; SLAMS TRILLANES ANEW MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated Tuesday he is against the idea of daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, running for President in 2022, as he once again assailed long
CHINA REJECTS UIGHURS GENOCIDE CHARGE, INVITES UN’S RIGHTS CHIEF China on Monday rejected "slanderous attacks" about conditions for Muslim Uighurs living in Xinjiang, as European powers and Turkey voiced concerns and called for U.N. access to the remote western region.
