CHINA GEARS UP FOR MILITARY DRILLS, SLAPS TRADE CURBS AFTER PELOSI VISIT TO TAIWAN China is gearing up for big military exercises in the seas around Taiwan and rolled out curbs Wednesday on the import of fruit and fish from Taiwan while halting shipments of sand to the islan
CHINA TO STAGE MAJOR DRILLS AROUND TAIWAN AFTER PELOSI VISIT China is due on Thursday to kick off its largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes following a visit to the self-ruled island by US House Sp
TAIWAN REPORTS 21 CHINESE FIGHTER JET INCURSIONS AFTER PELOSI VISIT Taiwanese officials said 21 Chinese military aircraft violated Taiwan's air defense zone as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began her visit to the self-ruled island amid a dispute with Beijing. &nbs
MARCOS REFUSAL TO REJOIN ICC SHOULD HAVE NO BEARING ON INVESTIGATION — HRW MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s comments that the country has "no intention" of rejoining the International Criminal Court should have no bearing on the latter's possible investi
AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI: AL-QAEDA LEADER KILLED IN US DRONE STRIKE The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in th
BBM: PH WON’T REJOIN ICC The Philippines has no intention of rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday. The decision came after Marcos met last week with the top lawyers and officials of his administration to
XI JINPING EXTENDS SYMPATHY TO BBM OVER QUAKE LOSSES Chinese President Xi Jinping conveyed his country’s sympathy to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following the devastation brought about by the magnitude 7 earthquake that rocked Luzon on July 27.
XI JINPING EXTENDS SYMPATHY TO BBM OVER QUAKE LOSSES Chinese President Xi Jinping conveyed his country’s sympathy to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following the devastation brought about by the magnitude 7 earthquake that rocked Luzon on July 27.
RUSSIA, UKRAINE TRADE BLAME OVER ATTACK ON PRISONERS OF WAR IN JAIL Moscow and Kyiv on Friday accused each other of bombing a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian-held territory, with Russia saying 40 prisoners and eight prison staff were killed.  
PALACE SET TO SUBMIT P5.2T NAT’L BUDGET TO CONGRESS The proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 will likely be submitted to Congress next week, Malacañang said on Friday, after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held a special meeting with his Cabinet to d
