TALIBAN FACE MOUNTING CHALLENGES AHEAD Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s firefighting mission to get Tajikistan’s assent for a Taliban Government in Kabul received a rude shock from its President even as financial problems mounted for Afghanistan with the World Bank
PHILIPPINES HITS COERCIVE USE OF MILITIAS, COAST GUARD IN SOUTH CHINA SEA MANILA — The Philippines and Australia have expressed serious concern over the “dangerous and coercive” use of coast guard vessels and maritime militias in the South China Sea and the con
G7 FAILS TO SWAY BIDEN TO DELAY AF WITHDRAWAL US President Joe Biden turned down pleas from other G7 leaders for extending the deadline for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. A tweet from the White House skipped the deadline extension aspect and said Biden discuss
PALACE CONFIRMS: DUTERTE WON'T RUN AS VP IF SARA THROWS BID FOR PRESIDENCY MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte’s vice-presidential bid still hinges upon the presidential bid of his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, the Palace confirmed. In a recorded add
PROPOSED P5 TRILLION NATIONAL BUDGET SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS MANILA — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) submitted yesterday to both chambers of Congress the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022 that lawmakers vowed to pass before the end of the year.
TALIBAN WARNS OF ‘CONSEQUENCES’ IF U.S. EXTENDS EVACUATION The Taliban warned on Monday there would be "consequences" if the United States and its allies extend the presence of troops in Afghanistan beyond next week, as chaos continued to overwhelm Kabul airport. &nb
'DO NOT WANT WAR': MASSOUD ON PANJSHIR RESISTANCE Ahmad Massoud, the face of Resistance in Afghanistan, and the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud gave interviews to Reuters and Dubai-based al-Arabiya television channel on Sunday amid reports of Taliban approaching the Panjshir province.
DIALOGUE SET BETWEEN PHILHEALTH, HOSPITALS MANILA — The chairperson of the committee on health of the House of Representatives has initiated a dialogue between the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and private hospitals, following the government&rsqu
PH EXTENDS TRAVEL BAN ON 10 COUNTRIES UNTIL END-AUGUST: PALACE MANILA—The Philippines will continue suspending the entry of travelers from 10 countries until the end of August to arrest the spread of the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant, Malacañang said on F
PHILIPPINES JOINS US-LED MARITIME EXERCISES IN SINGAPORE MANILA — The Philippines and maritime forces from 20 countries in the Indo-Pacific region are participating in the United States-led Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) maritime exercises that promote sh
