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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets Chinese President Xi at the George Moscone Convention during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. (Presidential Communications Office)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that the ongoing challenges in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should not be the sole factor shaping the …

The Commission on Elections said that at least three companies have filed intentions to participate in the bidding for the P18 billion automated 2025  midterm elections. Poll chairman George Garcia said that this early, the Comelec has conducted the pre-bid conference where potential bidders were able to ask questions about …

This handout photo obtained on November 17, 2023 from the facebook page of Shaira Ann Sandigan-Rodrigo, shows a damaged ceiling at a shopping mall in General Santos City in South Cotabato after a strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines. (Photo by Handout / Shaira Ann Sandigan-Rodrigo / AFP) …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. attends the mass commemorating the 105th birth anniversary of his father, the late former chief executive Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Sept. 11, 2022. (Facebook / Bongbong Marcos)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he does not …

HOUSE Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro said there was no move to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. Castro said in a statement on Thursday that “the supposed talks on impeachment now are mere discussions of some congressmen and not a serious move” against the vice president. …

Government anti-terrorism agents seized a cache of firearms following the arrest of a 56-year old man who was caught transporting the loose firearms during an operation in Makati City. Police Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), said he already ordered a thorough …

Pope Francis welcomed pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Ozamis to the Vatican on Friday, Nov. 17, urging them to live as faithful disciples of the Lord. Pope Francis with pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Ozamis (Photo courtesy of the Vatican News)  Ozamis Archbishop Martin Jumoad was joined by priests and …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said hello and had a brief exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday at a summit in San Francisco, but did not formally meet with him.  China’s president confronted Trudeau last year on the sidelines of G20 talks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said hello and …

The Palmachim airbase about an hour away from Jerusalem has become a critical operations centre in Israel’s war against Hamas. While injured Israeli soldiers are airlifted from the battlefield in Gaza, there’s no escape from the war for Palestinian civilians.  ‘You have to be deaf not to understand that civilians …

GENEVA, Switzerland: Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere hit new record highs in 2022, with no end in sight to the rising trend, the United Nations warned Wednesday. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said levels of the three main greenhouse gases — the climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide …