DUTERTE TO JOIN TRUMP, XI, PUTIN IN VIRTUAL APEC MANILA President Duterte joins other world leaders including United States President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) virtual summit tonight.
WILL CONTINUE DIALOGUE: MEA ON LADAKH BORDER STANDOFF WITH CHINA India on Thursday said it will continue dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels with China on the border standoff in eastern Ladakh and that both sides have agreed to hold another round of talks
UN-DESIGNATED TERROR GROUP JAISH-E-MOHAMMED THREATENS FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON UN-designated terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has warned French President Emmanuel Macron and "others like him" that they will be targeted by those ready to be "sacrificed for the honour of the Prophet", sa
DUTERTE WARNS ROBREDO OF 2022 NIGHTMARE MANILA - President Duterte has threatened that things will not be easy should Vice President Leni Robredo decide to run for president in the 2022 elections as he would be her "nightmare."
PENTAGON TO WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ IN TRUMP'S WANING DAYS Pentagon outlines plans to reduce number of US forces in Afghanistan from approximately 4,500 to 2,500 by mid-January. Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller said about 2,000 troops would be pulled out of Afghani
DUTERTE THREATENS TO DEFUND UP AMID STUDENTS' PROTEST VS DISASTER RESPONSE, PANDEMIC HANDLING MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to stop funding the University of the Philippines (UP) following calls from students for an academic strike against the alleged negligence of the cu
MODERNA VACCINE FOUND TO BE 94.5% EFFECTIVE Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said on Monday, becoming the second U.S. drugmaker to report results that far exceed expectations.
CEBU IMPLEMENTS 'ODD-EVEN' QUARANTINE PASSES, STRICTER CONTROLS AS COVID-19 CASES RISE MANILA - The local government of Cebu City will reimpose stricter quarantine measures, including border control, due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
TRUMP BLOCKADE THWARTS US PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN AS WORLD RECOGNIZES WINNER The world is moving forward to work with the new president-elect, Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump refuses to concede. More world leaders have congratulated United States President-elect Joe Biden th
DILG: 14 DEAD, 3 MISSING, MORE THAN 345K IN SHELTERS DUE TO TYPHOON ULYSSES MANILA Typhoon Ulysses, which battered the capital region and parts of Luzon this week, has so far left 14 dead, three missing, and more than 345,000 in evacuation centers, the interior department said Friday.
