[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – In expressing his disagreement with any shared term agreement, former Davao del Norte District President and Representative Pantaleon Alvarez said Wednesday that President Alan Peter Cayetano should continue as House leader during the 18th Congress. “Hindi ako sang-ayon is a term for sharing, this is not …
Read More »‘Alipin No More!’: Lacson Says UN Speech Should ‘Clear Doubts’ About Duterte Booth On Sea Row
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Panfilo Lacson praised President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday for affirming the Philippines’ arbitration victory over China over the South China Sea and said he should now eradicate doubts about the CEO’s position in the Manila land dispute. with Beijing. “Alipin no more!” Lacson said in …
Read More »Romney and Senate Republicans back Trump’s election to Supreme Court
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: US Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) asks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a question during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, United States, on July 30, 2020. Greg Nash / Pool via REUTERS / File photo WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans, including Mitt Romney, lined …
Read More »Online film festival aims to stop Marcos’ denial
[ad_1] FEATURED FILMS Actors Laurice Guillén and Vilma Santos play activist nuns on the set of Mike de León’s politically charged drama “Sister Stella L.”, which premiered in 1984 amidst a state of malaise that marked the decline of the regime of Frames; screenshot of “The Kingmaker”, the documentary by …
Read More »Doctors warn against loosening quarantine
[ad_1] A week before President Duterte is expected to announce new levels of quarantine, the medical community advised the government to be cautious about further easing control measures, as new infections have yet to drop to a significant level. while there is a steady increase in the number of serious …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine should be available to all nations, Duterte tells the UN
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Speaking for the first time at the United Nations General Assembly, President Rodrigo Duterte emphasized Wednesday that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, once available, should be available to all nations. “As a matter of politics. “ In his 20-minute speech to other world leaders, Duterte …
Read More »‘Pills’ scam bosses still at large, says witness
[ad_1] FIST BUMP On Tuesday, former Attorney General Vitaliano Aguirre II greets whistleblower Allison “Alex” Chiong at a Senate hearing on the business of illegal immigration “pills”. —SENATEPHOTO The “bosses” of a “union” of corrupt immigration officers who allow foreign visitors, mostly Chinese, who plan to work in the country …
Read More »PH to ratify UN nuclear ban treaty, Duterte tells General Assembly
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte announced early Wednesday that he had asked the Senate to ratify the nuclear ban treaty adopted by the United Nations. In his first speech to the General Assembly of the world body, Duterte said that “no aspiration or ambition” can justify the use …
Read More »Duterte Calls for UN Reforms to Address Challenges Posed by COVID-19 Pandemic
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – As the United Nations grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, its “greatest test” since World War II, President Rodrigo Duterte called on the international body to implement reforms to better address the challenges posed by the global medical crisis. “The invisible enemy that is COVID-19 has caused …
Read More »Cayetano claims to have a ‘large majority’ over his rival
[ad_1] Alan Peter Cayetano MANILA, Philippines – Amid rumors of a takeover in the House of Representatives, President Alan Peter Cayetano claimed Tuesday that he had higher numbers than his rival, Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco, in a hypothetical showdown, saying that as many as 200 of the 300 legislators …
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