Foreign Policy

ICC Draws Line Between Courtroom and Public Debate in Duterte Case

MANILA (June 26) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a pointed reminder to lawyers involved in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte: legal battles must be...

More Guards, More Gates — But Will That Make Schools Safer?

DAVAO CITY (June 26) — In the wake of recent school violence involving minors, Davao City officials are...

BARMM’s First Parliamentary Polls Draw Closer as Region Faces Crucial Test of Autonomy

COTABATO CITY (June 26) — With less than three months before the first-ever Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE), attention...

Beyond Insurance: PhilHealth-CHR Partnership Pushes Health as a Human Right

MANILA (June 26) — The partnership between the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Commission on Human...

Another School Attack Threat Stopped in Leyte, but Are We Missing the Real Warning Signs?

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (June 26) — Authorities may have prevented another school tragedy in Leyte this week,...
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PH travel ban expands to 19 countries over new Covid-19 strain

MANILA – The Philippines on Tuesday banned “all foreign travelers” from the United Kingdom (UK) and 19 other countries and areas from entering the...

BI to implement extended UK travel restrictions

DAVAO CITY -- - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced that the travel restrictions for arriving passengers who have been to...

Coming Home on a Covid Christmas

Heeding the calls of the overseas Filipinos and their families, Senator Christopher Laurence “Bong” Go has recently authored Senate Bill No. 1949, also known...

12 Covid19 recoveries, 1 death among overseas Filipinos

DAVAO CITY --- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in a statement on Monday reported one new fatality and 12 new recoveries from...

Gov’t repatriates nearly 320K OFWs amid health crisis

MANILA – The government has sent home close to 320,000 returning overseas Filipino workers to their respective provinces, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)...

Duterte condoles with Bahrain on PM Khalifa’s passing

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has sent his condolences to Bahrain and members of its royal family following the death of Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa...
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