DUTERTE BACKS 14-DAY DETENTION FOR TERROR SUSPECTS: PALACE President Rodrigo Duterte believes the anti-terrorism bill allowing authorities to hold suspects without charge for at least 2 weeks does not violate the Constitution, his spokesperson said Wednesday.
LAST THIRD-GEN BEIDOU SATELLITE FIRED INTO ORBIT The final satellite to complete the third-generation network of China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System was launched on Tuesday morning, marking a new milestone in the nation's space endeavors.
SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN WORK VISAS TO FREE UP TO 5.25 LAKH JOBS IN US: WHITE HOUSE The temporary suspension of foreign work visas including H-1B and L1, that benefit Indian IT professionals, is expected to free up to 5,25,000 jobs in the US, senior administration officials said after Presiden
DUTERTE: ANTI-TERRORISM BILL STILL UNDER PALACE LEGAL TEAM REVIEW MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's legal team is still reviewing the controversial anti-terrorism bill that was transmitted to the Palace on June 9.
CHINA-EU MEETING TO ENHANCE TIES As the 22nd China-European Union leaders' meeting is set to be held via videoconference on Monday, observers said the two major global players could use the first official meeting between Chinese leaders and the new EU leadership to forge an even closer rela
COVID-19 TESTING DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD, ASKED MY PEOPLE TO SLOW IT DOWNÂ’: TRUMP US President Donald Trump on Saturday told supporters at an election rally in OklahomaÂ’s Tulsa that he had ordered officials to slow down testing for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as it led to more case
PHILIPPINES TO PROD CHINA AGAIN OVER COMPENSATION FOR GEM-VER FISHERMEN MANILA - The Philippines will again bring to China's attention the payment of damages to the crew of a Philippine boat that a Chinese vessel sunk last year in waters where Manila has exclusive rights over resources.
GERMANY, FRANCE, U.K. PRESS IRAN TO PROVIDE ATOMIC SITE ACCESS The board of the United Nations' atomic watchdog agency on June 19 adopted a resolution calling for Iran to provide inspectors access to sites where the country is thought to have stored or used undeclared nuclear material, th
OMBUDSMAN SUMMONS DOCUMENTS ON COVID The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the Departments of Health (DOH) and of Budget and Management (DBM) to submit documents related to the budget for its response to the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.
XI'S SPEECH AT ANTI-VIRUS SUMMIT HAILED African leaders and experts have hailed President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity Against COVID-19, saying the mutual support of China and African countries in the anti-epidemic fight is a vivid illus
