Duterte orders lifting of labour deployment ban to Kuwait
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Wednesday the "total" lifting of a ban on Filipinos working in Kuwait after the two countries agreed on measures to regulate employment following a diplomatic row over alleged abuse of workers.
From bold promise to ‘publicity stunt’: The evolution of Duterte’s jet ski pledge
In the third presidential debate of the 2016 elections, Rodrigo Duterte boldly promised that he will personally ride a jet ski and plant the...
Can you paint with all the colors of politics?
Color in politics, especially for political parties, has a way of sending a message even without any long speeches or catchy campaign slogans.
Investigative journalist...
N.Korea is dismantling its nuclear site, but is it abandoning its arsenal or hiding...
Satellite imagery shows North Korea dismantling facilities at its nuclear test site, but experts say the images can't reveal whether it is the first step toward full denuclearisation, or an attempt to cloak nuclear capabilities from outside observers.
Edgardo Angara, the man to thank for your lola’s discount card
When news of Angara's passing broke out, many remembered the late former senator's contributions.
‘This is the Philippines’ ideas if we had a Childish Gambino
The United States just saw arguably the most political song to climb up to the top spot of the music charts with Childish Gambino's...
The problem with giving the PCGG’s powers to the solicitor general
What's next after the Sereno ouster? It could be a more powerful solicitor general with a new agency going after the Marcos loot.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians near border as Gaza buries dead
Palestinians buried the dead on Tuesday from the bloodiest day in Gaza in years, after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border during demonstrations against the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
How law students, professors are coping with Supreme Court’s decision to oust Sereno
Some law students and professors felt lost after the unprecedented removal of Maria Lourdes Sereno through a quo warranto petition which they thought goes...
Ellen Adarna’s Instagram story escalates into brewing legal battle
Actress Ellen Adarna, who has not been active in showbiz in recent months, is now facing charges for an Instagram Story she posted about a minor.
Agot Isidro won’t be silenced despite threats on social media
Last weekend, she greeted a user on Twitter “Happy Mother’s Day” despite having wished for her death and abuse of her children.
Meghan-Harry royal wedding thrown into confusion by bride’s father
This weekend's carefully planned wedding of Britain's Prince Harry to his fiancee Meghan Markle was mired in confusion on Tuesday after the father of the American actress told a celebrity news website he was no longer coming.
China’s Muslim minority faces a modern Orwellian nightmare
In China’s northwest Xinjiang province, the predominantly Muslim Uighur minority have nowhere to hide.
How Supreme Court justices voted in major cases under Duterte administration
The Supreme Court has handled historic and landmark cases since the Duterte administration started in 2016. A pattern seems to emerge.
Sereno’s removal explained through ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’
While the removal of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has sparked legal debates throughout the country, it has also...