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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the worsening global oil crunch could push the Philippines and China to revisit possible joint gas development in the South China Sea. In an interview cited by the report, Marcos said the current energy crisis may serve as an 'impetus' for both sides
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Vice President Sara Duterte skipped Wednesday’s House Committee on Justice hearing, but lawmakers pushed ahead anyway as they examined the impeachment complaints filed against her. Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said the panel would continue its work even without Duterte physically present. According to the report, the committee is trying
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After sitting in political limbo for decades, the Freedom of Information push in the Philippines is finally showing real movement in Congress under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration. Rappler reported that a House substitute bill has already cleared committee level, while the Senate’s People’s FOI Act passed
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The Department of Foreign Affairs tried to calm concerns on Monday after questions surfaced over a proposed update to the maritime cooperation deal between the Philippine Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard. The DFA said the planned memorandum will not cover sensitive operations, so hindi ito usapang joint patrols
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Senate leaders are asking Malacañang to seriously study whether the Philippines should postpone hosting this year’s Asean Summit, matapos lumabas ang estimate that the job could cost more than P17 billion.
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The Commission on Elections is warning that the 2026 BARMM parliamentary polls could get a lot more expensive if fighting in the Middle East keeps pushing fuel prices higher. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said election costs may climb by as much as 25 percent under the cur
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Former senator Sonny Trillanes IV filed a new cyber libel complaint on Monday before the Department of Justice, going after 18 men identified as “ex-Marines” along with several SMNI hosts. The case stems from accusations that he supposedly delivered bribe money to the Internation
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The Philippines has renewed its call for urgent humanitarian assistance in Myanmar as the country’s civil war enters its fifth year. Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro raised the issue before the United Nations Security Council while serving as the special envoy of the 2026 ASEAN chair on Myanmar.
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The Philippines and the United States completed a new round of joint naval exercises in Manila Bay and the waters off Mariveles, Bataan, with both sides framing the activity as part of tighter maritime coordination. The Armed Forces of the Philippines said the operation was meant to improve int
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The Philippines is being considered as a possible site for a new 30mm ammunition production line under a United States-led defense manufacturing partnership, according to a Pentagon statement carried by Rappler. The proposal is part of a wider effort to strengthen military supply chains closer to the Indo-Pacific region. The
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Vice President Sara Duterte has been formally invited by the House Committee on Justice to attend a March 25 meeting that will set the ground rules for the impeachment complaints filed against her. The session is meant to lay out how the case will move, including who will be called
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The Department of National Defense pushed back against China’s latest remarks on the West Philippine Sea dispute, saying Beijing has only itself to blame for the reputational damage caused by its own actions. In a statement reported by Rappler, DND spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arsenio Andolong rejected China’s claim