‘NAG-IIMPAKE NA AKO’: DUTERTE SAYS READY TO LEAVE PRESIDENCY MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said he is ready to leave his post and turn over his responsibilities to his successor. "Nag-iimpake na nga ako eh. 'Yung iba ipinadala ko na, 'yung mad
ISLAMIC STATE LEADER KILLED IN SYRIA: BIDEN US President Joe Biden said Thursday that a "terrorist threat to the world" was removed when the head of the Islamic State blew himself up, as US special forces swooped on his Syrian hideout in an "incredibly challenging" nighttime
PHILIPPINE ANNUAL INFLATION EASES TO 3.0% IN JANUARY MANILA - Inflation in January settled at 3 percent using 2018 as the new base year, the state statistics bureau said Friday. Inflation for the month slowed compared to December 2021, the Philippine Statistics Auth
UKRAINE TENSIONS: US BOOSTS TROOPS IN EUROPE US President Joe Biden is to send extra troops to Europe this week amid continuing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon says. Some 2,000 troops will be sent from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and G
CONGRESS LIFTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS, EXCEPT IN SOME PUBLIC UTILITIES MANILA —Congress has passed a law lifting foreign investment restrictions on all sectors, except the transmission and distribution of electricity, water pipeline and sewerage, seaports, pet
RUSSIA’S ENVOY THANKS INDIA, OTHERS, OVER UKRAINE STAND After India abstained from a procedural vote calling for a discussion on Ukraine — initiated by the U.S. — at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia t
SENATE PASSES RECORD 166 BILLS ON THIRD READING IN A SINGLE DAY MANILA — The Senate said it approved a record 166 bills on third reading on Monday, the most number of measures it cleared in a single day in the past ten years.
PEGASUS-MAKER CALLS CRITICISM “HYPOCRITICAL”, BUT ADMITS "SOME MISTAKES" An undeterred Chief Executive Officer of NSO Group, Shalev Hulio, in an interview to Israeli Channel 12 on Saturday, strongly defended the corporate’s operations, although he additiona
METRO MANILA BACK TO COVID-19 ALERT LEVEL 2 STARTING FEB. 1 MANILA — Restrictions in Metro Manila will be eased starting Tuesday, Feb. 1, as the capital region reverts to COVID-19 Alert Level 2, acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles said Sunday.
WEST IS IGNORING RUSSIA’S SECURITY CONCERNS: PUTIN President Vladimir Putin told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Friday that the West was ignoring Moscow’s security concerns over Ukraine but added that Russia would hold off from taking action immediately.
