Foreign Policy

DOH pushes total vape ban as youth addiction alarms communities

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (May 11) — With vape use rapidly spreading among young Filipinos, the Department of Health is again pushing for a total ban on vape products,...

Comelec scraps two-ballot plan for BARMM polls, keeps candidate photos on ballots

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (May 11) — The Commission on Elections has dropped its earlier plan to issue...

Comelec says BSKE almost ready as postponement push sparks backlash

MANILA  (May 11) — The Commission on Elections says it is nearly fully prepared for the 2026 Barangay...

Macacua’s independent bid shakes BARMM political landscape

COTABATO CITY  (May 11) — In a move that stunned allies, rivals, and election observers alike, Interim Chief...

CIDG subpoena vs Bato signals widening reckoning over Davao EJK allegations

DAVAO CITY (May 11) — The Philippine government appears to be intensifying its scrutiny of alleged extrajudicial killings...
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Thousands attend Joanna Demafelis funeral in Sara, Iloilo

SARA, Iloilo, Philippines---  About 3,000 sympathizers attended the burial of Joanna Daniela Demafelis Saturday, March 3, 2018. Demafeliz, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who was...

Pinoys celebrate Sinulog in UAE

  Dubai, UAE --- United Cebuanos in Dubai celebrated their version of Cebu City's Sinulog Festival in  February. Filipinos here held their own version of  Sinulog...

Ph food companies join world’s biggest food trade in Dubai

Dubai, UAE  -- Filipinos here rejoice as  23 companies from the Philippines joined Dubai's annual international food and hospitality trade fair. Filipino food  were among...

NBI starts probe on Demafelis’ local recruiter

MANILA, Philippines  -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday started its probe on the local recruitment agency of Joanna Daniela Demafelis, the overseas...

Dubai authorities urge Filipinos to help combat human trafficking 

  Dubai, UAE – The Dubai Police has conducted its first ever human trafficking awareness forum at the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and the...

Fire at sea kills one Filipino seafarer

  Dubai, UAE – A Filipino seafarer  died while two of his companions, one Filipino, one Indian national,  were  injured  when a fire broke off...
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