EU PARLIAMENT CONDEMNS ‘RAPIDLY DETERIORATING’ STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, PRESS FREEDOM IN PHILIPPINES MANILA - The European Parliament adopted a resolution Thursday calling on the Philippine government to grant ABS-CBN Corp.'s broadcast license, nearly 5 months after President Rodri
PRESIDENT: PROMOTE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE SECTOR President Xi Jinping has underlined the importance of the private economy in the country's overall development and has urged efforts to unite people engaging in private business to promote the sector's healthy development.
FED TOUTS ECONOMIC RECOVERY, VOWS TO KEEP INTEREST RATES LOW The Federal Reserve kept its pledge to keep interest rates anchored near zero and promised to keep rates there until inflation rises consistently.
CARPIO TO ACT AS COUNSEL IN ICC CASE VS XI MANILA — Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio will stand as legal counsel in the case filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) by former Philippine officials against Chinese President Xi Jinping and other
TRUMP THREATENS TO RETALIATE WITH '1,000 TIMES GREATER' FORCE AGAINST ANY IRAN ATTACK Donald Trump has warned that the US will retaliate with "1,000 times greater" force against any Iranian attack on its interests.
SENATE, HOUSE SLAM PHILHEALTH PROBE REPORT Palace: Duque not yet off the hook MANILA — Lawmakers including those from the administration slammed yesterday the findings of a special task force that investigated alleged anomalies in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., particularly t
CHINA, EU TO BOOST STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP China and the European Union reaffirmed their goal of concluding talks on the bilateral investment agreement before year's end and agreed to bolster cooperation on green development and the digital sector during a leaders' meeting on Monday.
DUTERTE APPROVES FILING CRIMINAL, ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES VS MORALES, OTHER PHILHEALTH OFFICIALS MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday approved the filing of criminal and administrative charges against former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president Ricardo Morales
BREXIT: INTERNAL MARKET BILL CLEARS FIRST HURDLE IN COMMONS A proposed law giving Boris Johnson's government the power to override parts of the Brexit agreement with the EU has passed its first hurdle in the Commons.
GLOBAL OIL DEMAND MAY HAVE PASSED PEAK, SAYS BP ENERGY REPORT BP has called time on the world's rising demand for fossil fuels after finding that demand for oil may have already reached its peak and faces an unprecedented decades-long decline.
