PHILIPPINES SETS NEW COVID-19 RULES FOR ARRIVING TRAVELERS MANILA — The Philippines will enforce new protocols for arriving travelers, Malacañang said Friday as the government suspended its COVID-19 risk classifications for countries and territories.
ADDRESS RUSSIA’S ‘LEGITIMATE CONCERNS’, CHINA TELLS U.S. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday told his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken that Russia’s “legitimate concerns” needed to be addressed amid rising tensions over Ukrai
COVID-19 ALERT 3 UP IN 6 PROVINCES STARTING FRIDAY MANILA — Six more provinces will be escalated to COVID-19 Alert 3, government said on Thursday. Palawan, Camiguin, Davao Occidental, Dinagat Islands, Tawi-Tawi and Sulu will be under Alert Level 3 from Friday,
US RUSHES MISSILES TO UKRAINE AMID SANCTION THREAT TO PUTIN In pictures evocative of the American intervention in Afghanistan more than 40 years ago, the US has rushed Stinger missiles and Javelin anti-tank weapons to Ukraine as both sides embark on a slippery slope to a war
US RUSHES MISSILES TO UKRAINE AMID SANCTION THREAT TO PUTIN In pictures evocative of the American intervention in Afghanistan more than 40 years ago, the US has rushed Stinger missiles and Javelin anti-tank weapons to Ukraine as both sides embark on a slippery slope to a war
PHILIPPINE ECONOMY GROWS 5.6 PERCENT IN 2021, EXCEEDS TARGET MANILA - The Philippine economy posted a faster-than-expected at 5.6 percent growth rate in 2021 as looser COVID-19 restrictions propelled recovery, with GDP growing 7.7 percent in the fourth quarter, the state sta
DUTERTE SAYS TO BARE ‘WHAT’S WRONG’ WITH PRESIDENTIAL BETS, NAME ‘MOST CORRUPT’ MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to reveal “what’s wrong” with presidential aspirants and name who among them is allegedly &ldqu
NATO BEEFS UP EAST EUROPEAN FLANK NATO said on Monday that it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced as an escalation of tensions over Ukraine.
MOSCOW MAY INSTALL PROXIES IN KIEV: U.K. Britain on Saturday alleged that it had information that Moscow was “looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kiev” as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine grow. Tensions have soared in recent weeks as tens of
COMELEC STARTS PRINTING BALLOTS FOR AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM MANILA — The printing of ballots for the automated election system that would be used in the May 9 national and local elections started Sunday, Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez said.  
