Foreign Policy

Cotabato archbishop urges voters to reject vote-buying, pressure in first BARMM polls

DAVAO CITY (September 9)  — Cotabato Archbishop Charlie M. Inzon, OMI, DD, has urged voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to make their choices freely...

Mindanao grid pushed into red alert as power supply margin shrinks

DAVAO CITY  (September 9) — The latest red alert over the Mindanao power grid is exposing a deeper...

Haze puts Northern Mindanao residents on health alert

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (September 9) — For residents of Northern Mindanao, the haze drifting across the region...

Faith leaders unite behind peaceful, credible Bangsamoro elections

DAVAO CITY  (September 9) — In a region where political competition has often tested fragile relationships, Muslim, Christian...

DENR chief: ASEAN parks need more than protected status to stop biodiversity loss

MANILA  (September 9) — Protected status alone will not save Southeast Asia’s forests, reefs and wetlands from biodiversity...
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UAE government bans use of Skype

DUBAI, UAE --- The government of the United Arab Emirates has blocked the access to the widely used free internet App-Skype- here. Skype, an internet...

TRAIN in Ph = VAT in UAE

DUBAI, UAE ---- IF Philippines implements TRAIN, the United Arab Emirates impements Value Added Tax (VAT) starting January 1, 2018 respectively. VAt here is a...

OFWs warned anew vs. recruiters offering fake jobs in Russia

MANILA, Philippines  -- The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) warned Filipinos working in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Middle East against illegal recruitment of household...

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...
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