Foreign Policy

Teachers push back as DepEd proposes shift to trimester system

DAVAO CITY (February 19)  — “Teachers and students are not lab rats.” That’s the warning from the Alliance of Concerned Teachers–Davao City (ACT-Davao) over the Department of Education’s proposal...

Talaingod’s children pay the price as DepEd officials face suspension over unbuilt schools

TALAINGOD, DAVAO DEL NORTE (February 19)  — In this remote municipality, classrooms that should shelter eager students stand...

BARMM prepares for Ramadan, blending faith, governance, and commerce

COTABATO CITY (February 19)  — Authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have put systems...

After 30 days, search ends — but questions remain in Davao Gulf tragedy

DAVAO CITY (February 19)  — The Philippine Coast Guard has formally ended its month-long search and retrieval operations...

A month at sea, and a trail of red flags: Coast Guard cites ‘criminal negligence’ in MBCA Amejara tragedy

DAVAO CITY (February 19) — The sea has gone quiet, but the questions have not. After 30 days of...
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Qatari Amir commends Filipinos’ contribution to Qatar’s progress

The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani lauded on Monday the Filipino community in Qatar for their unwavering support and effective...

G7 calls out China over ‘intimidation, militarization’ in SCS

MANILA – The Group of Seven (G7) has called out China over its militarization and “intimidation activities” in the South China Sea (SCS), as it...

55 Chinese vessels spotted in West Philippine Sea-Navy

DAVAO CITY  – The Philippine Navy reported that about 55 Chinese vessels of various types were sighted in five features of the...

DFA checking if Filipino aboard Iran-seized vessel

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is checking whether a Filipino national is among the crew members of a vessel seized by Iran’s...

PBBM to Duterte: Turn over docs related to ‘secret deal’ with China

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday (Manila time) said he is open to sit down with former president Rodrigo Duterte and discuss...

PBBM says he is baffled by PRRD’s ‘secret agreement’ with China

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he is baffled by the “secret agreement” reached by his predecessor, former President Rodrigo Duterte, with China with...
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