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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PH thanks Saudi for extending amnesty to undocumented OFWs

MANILA , Philippines --- The Philippine government  Sunday expressed its appreciation to Saudi Arabia for extending an amnesty program that would allow thousands more...

DFA to relax guidelines in aiding OFWs in distress

MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is working to relax guidelines for the provision of assistance to nationals (ATN) to all...

Fil-Canadian Copaa’s Filipino Pavilion a huge success

EDMONTON, Canada --- The Congress of Philippine Associations in Alberta’s hosting of the Filipino Pavilion to Heritage Festival guests this year ended on a...

Mercedita, an OFW dies on the day she was coming home

DAVAO CITY, Philippines--- When she left her village in Camada, Magpet, North Cotabato in 2009, Mercedita Villosido Castillano was  full of hope she can send...

Fil-Canadians in Edmonton to offer “Mass for peace in Marawi”

 EDMONTON, CANADA --- A Filipino-Canadian deacon has reached out to the Edmontonians to join them in a "Mass for Peace in Marawi" on Friday, August...

10-year passport validity now a law

MANILA, Phillipines --- The ten-year Philippine passport validity is now a law. This, after President Rodrigo R. Duterte Wednesday, August 2,  signed into law Republic...
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