SENATORS COMMIT TO INCREASE PCG BUDGET TO ADDRESS WEST PH SEA 'HARASSMENT' MANILA — Several senators have called for strengthening the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), especially in light of recent incidents in the West Philippine Sea. During a Senate Committee investigation chaired by S
INDIA ALLIANCE PARTIES TO MEET TODAY IN DELHI The coordination and election strategy committee of the INDIA alliance, set up at the Opposition bloc’s conclave in Mumbai a fortnight ago, will meet today at NCP president Sharad Pawar’s residence in New Delhi. Trinamool Congress (
LULA REVISITS STANCE ON PUTIN'S ARREST AND REVIEWS ICC MEMBERSHIP President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Monday, revisited his previous comments regarding Brazil's stance on arresting Russian President Putin for war crimes and expressed his intent to reevaluate Brazil's membership in
US TURNS OVER TRAINING CENTER TO PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD MANILA — The US on Monday turned over to the Philippine Coast Guard a P250-million training facility that is expected to boost its capability to protect the country's waters. The US-funded Specialized Education and Tec
POST-G20, INDIA AND SAUDI ARABIA BUILD ON CORRIDOR, STRATEGIC TIES Days after the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), an ambitious infrastructure project to connect India to Europe via West Asia, was unveiled at the G20 Summit, India and Saudi Arabia on Monday signe
ITALY RECONSIDERS PARTICIPATION IN CHINA'S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE AMID G20 SUMMIT Italy is undergoing a reassessment of its stance on China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during the G20 Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence at the summit has been seen as a setback for the BRI.
ECONOMIC TEAM SHOCKED BY RICE PRICE CAP – DIOKNO Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno revealed that the economic team, including himself, was not consulted before the Philippine government imposed a price cap on rice. The cap was put in place to address rising rice prices, but Diokno exp
A SUCCESSFUL G20 SUMMIT COMES TO A CLOSE, MODI CALLS FOR UNSC REFORM Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a renewed push for expansion of the United Nations Security Council and reforms in all global institutions to reflect world's 'new realities', as the G20 summit drew to a close w
GOTABAYA REFUTES ACCUSATIONS OF STAGING BOMBINGS FOR ELECTION VICTORY Colombo : Dismissing allegations from a British TV program, former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has firmly denied any involvement in a plot where IS-inspired extremists carried out suicide bomb attacks in 2019
PHILIPPINES, AUSTRALIA TO INK 'NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP' TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES The Philippines and Australia will forge a "new strategic partnership" to strengthen their ties, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday. "The new strategic partnership that will be s
