Foreign Policy

Power shift in Davao Norte: Davao Light takeover sparks legal battle, service concerns

DAVAO CITY (March 27) — A high-stakes power struggle is unfolding in Davao del Norte as Davao Light and Power Company moves to take over key energy assets from...

P3.2-M smuggled cigarettes seized after checkpoint breach in Lanao Norte

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 27)  — Authorities seized an estimated P3.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes after...

Oil firms back VAT removal as fuel prices soar, but DOF warns of risks

MANILA (March 27)  — Oil industry players are pushing for the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on...

BARMM poll reset draws cautious optimism, but questions linger on delays

COTABATO CITY (March 27) — The resetting of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...

Transport strike set in Davao as labor group joins nationwide protest vs oil price hikes

DAVAO CITY (March 27) — A transport strike and protest action is set to disrupt key routes in...
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DFA to establish new consular offices in 2018

MANILA, Philippines  -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will establish moreconsular offices in addition to the total 27 regional consular and satellite offices nationwide...

OFW cluster in Duterte cabinet eyed

MANILA, Philippines ---  Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano recommended the  addition of an Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) cluster in the Cabinet to further...

Davaoeña community development worker shines in Hamm Germany

HAMM, Germany --- A Davaoeña shines in Hamm, Germany. Stories of Filipinos working and living abroad are often coupled with pain and struggle, only few...

Duterte welcomes OFWs with gifts

DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte personally welcomed 60 returning Overseas Filipino Workers at the Clark Airport in Pampanga Thursday. Duterte met the OFWs ...

Filipino community honors late Fil-Can Senator Enverga 

EDMONTON, Canada --- Filipino-Edmontonians here gathered for the  Memorial Service for the late Filipino-Canadian Senator Tobias "Jun" Enverga Jr., Sunday night, November 26, at the St.Andrew...

Pinoys mourn death of Fil-Can senator 

EDMONTON, Canada --- The Filipino community, here, expressed sadness after learning the passing of Filipino-Canadian Senator Tobias "Jun" Enverga Jr. Friday, November 17. "Our Filipino...
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