Labor group seeks abolition of placement fees
DAVAO CITY -- A group representing trade unions, migrant workers groups, civil society organizations, recruiters and governments has signed a manifesto calling for the...
Wife of cop in Korean’s slay may stand witness
JUSTICE SECRETARY Vitaliano N. Aguirre II on Sunday said the wife of Special Police Officer (SPO)-3 Ricky M. Sta. Isabel may stand witness in...
3 ex-Shell execs file perjury charge vs 2 ex-Customs officials
THREE former executives of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., including the past chairman of all Shell companies in the country, have filed a criminal complaint...
Martial law provisions must be ‘retooled’: Sol-Gen
SOLICITOR-GENERAL Jose C. Calida on Thursday said the Constitution must be "retooled" regarding its provisions limiting the scope and presidential authority of martial law.
"We...
Hope as communist peace talks open: Gov’t
THE PHILIPPINES expressed hope Thursday of securing a permanent cease-fire deal with communist rebels waging one of Asia's longest insurgencies, as peace talks resumed...
Duterte blasts Church anew
ON THE HEELS of his letter to Pope Francis, President Rodrigo R. Duterte continued on Thursday his attack on the Catholic Church for criticizing...
China: Duterte to visit again
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo R. Duterte will visit China in May to attend a multilateral summit, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday, making his second...
2 cops, others charged over Korean killed in Crame
ICK JOO JEE, the Korean businessman and former Hanjin Shipping executive abducted last October 2016, was strangled to death inside the Philippine National Police...
South Korea flags killing of national in PHL drugs war
PHILIPPINE POLICE kidnapped and murdered a South Korean businessman, then led his wife to believe he was alive for months to extort money from...
DENR cancels ECCs of 6 companies
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has canceled the environmental compliance certificates (ECC) of six projects including those of four mining companies,...
Martial Law will be quiet: Duterte
CABANATUAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte spoke anew on what has become a frequent theme of his impromptu speeches apart from...