US LAYS OUT CASE AGAINST 'UNLAWFUL' CHINA MARITIME CLAIMS WASHINGTON, United States — The United States on Wednesday laid out its most detailed case yet against Beijing's "unlawful" claims in the South China Sea, rejecting both the geographic and historic bases for its vas
WHO BODY SAYS COVID VACCINES ‘MAY NEED TO BE UPDATED’ FOR OMICRON A technical advisory group established by the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated to ensure they are effective against new variants like Omic
DUTERTE: GOVERNMENT WORK TO GO ON DESPITE RISING COVID-19 CASES MANILA — Work in government should continue despite the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 infections, President Rodrigo Duterte said late Monday, even as he claimed that the risk of catching the virus is p
PH ALREADY AT ‘CRITICAL RISK’ FOR COVID-19 TRANSMISSION, SAYS DOH MANILA — The Philippines is now at "critical risk" for COVID-19 transmission, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte that aired early Tuesday.  
PH ALREADY AT ‘CRITICAL RISK’ FOR COVID-19 TRANSMISSION, SAYS DOH MANILA — The Philippines is now at "critical risk" for COVID-19 transmission, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte that aired early Tuesday.  
US TOP DIPLOMAT DENOUNCES TOKAYEV’S SHOOT-TO-KILL ORDER, SAYS IT SHOULD BE RESCINDED US Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced the order by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to shoot to kill those who refuse to put down their arms, saying that it should be
SENATE RESUMES PROBE ON DISINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE THIS WEEK MANILA — The Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of laws will resume this week its inquiry into the effects of the rise of social media platforms and rapid advances in their technology.
BIDEN TEARS INTO TRUMP ON ANNIVERSARY OF 'INSURRECTION' US President Joe Biden on Thursday savaged Donald Trump's "lies" and attempt to overturn the 2020 election, vowing on the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot that he would let no one put a "dagger at the throat
DUTERTE THREATENS UNVACCINATED PEOPLE WITH ARREST MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday people who have not taken COVID-19 shots will be arrested if they disobeyed stay-at-home orders as infections hit a three-month high.
COVID: FRENCH UPROAR AS MACRON VOWS TO 'PISS OFF' UNVACCINATED French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of using divisive, vulgar language after he used a slang term to say he wanted to make life difficult for unvaccinated people.
