PH HIRES INT’L LAWYER TO APPEAL ICC DRUG WAR PROBE The Philippines has hired an international lawyer to help the country in its appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reverse its decision to resume the probe into the Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs. &
PUTIN HOSTS ‘DEAR FRIEND’ XI IN RUSSIA Moscow : Russian President Putin warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, a visit that sent a powerful message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine that their efforts to isolate Moscow have fallen short. T
PH, CHINA ENVOYS IN SCS DIALOG Diplomats from the Philippines and China are scheduled to hold a series of consultation meetings in Manila this week to discuss various concerns, including the disputed waters in the South China Sea, amid Chinese incursions in the country’s exclusive eco
PUTIN VISITS MARIUPOL IN FIRST TRIP TO FALLEN CITY MOSCOW, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Mariupol, state media reported Sunday, his first to the city since it was captured after a lengthy siege at the start of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine. T
US ADVANCE PARTY TO BALIKATAN WAR GAMES ARRIVE IN PH TODAY An advanced party from the US Armed Forces that will be joining the 2023 “Balikatan” exercises next month is scheduled to arrive in the Philippines today (March 20). Col. Medel Aguilar, spokesperson of th
NORTH KOREA'S KIM SAYS MILITARY CARRIED OUT 'SIMULATED DRILLS FOR REAL WAR' North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a military drill that fired off “a powerful volley” of missiles simulating a strike on enemy airports, state-run media said Friday, just days ahead of la
SOLONS ROLL OUT ECONGRESS FOR INTEGRATED LEGISLATION Leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday launched the eCongress—a digital platform that will strengthen and streamline the coordination and partnership between the chambers of Congress—at th
AHEAD OF US OFFICIAL'S INDIA VISIT, CHINA SLAMS 'ASIAN NATO' The US announced the four-day visit of its Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to India to take forward the Indo-Pacific economic framework on a day China denounced its attempts in this direction which, it said, were “bound to
TRANSPORT GROUPS END STRIKE AS MARCOS ADMIN AGREES TO 'STUDY REVISION' OF PUV MODERNIZATION PROGRAM Transport groups Manibela and PISTON have ended what should have been a week-long nationwide transport strike after a meeting at the Palace on Tuesday. Public utility vehicles will resu
G20 TALKS END WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR A meeting of top diplomats of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations ended Thursday in New Delhi without a consensus on the Ukraine war, India’s foreign minister said. The meeting, held under India's presi
