DUTERTE BLASTS ROBREDO, LACSON OVER US 'EXTORTION' CRITICISMS IN VFA THREAT MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night said the Chief Executive is the sole architect of the country's foreign policy according to law, days after he demanded the US must pay money
DISENGAGEMENT IN EASTERN LADAKH’S PANGONG TSO IN FULL SWING, MAY BE OVER SOON The disengagement process in eastern Ladakh’s Pangong Tso area is in full swing, with the Chinese PLA knocking down military structures it had built since the border standoff began last May, people fam
NEW ZEALAND VIRUS OUTBREAK IS FIRST OF UK VARIANT: OFFICIALS AUCKLAND, New Zealand Two new coronavirus infections which sent New Zealand's biggest city into lockdown Monday are due to the UK variant of the disease, the first to be detected in the country, officials said. The Health Mi
PM LAUNCHES PROJECTS IN KERALA, TAMIL NADU Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated the indigenously designed and made main battle tank Arjun Mark 1A to the nation and launched a slew of key infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, placing emphasis on a self-reliant
CHINA BANS BBC WORLD NEWS FROM BROADCASTING China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator announced on Thursday. China has criticised the BBC for its reporting on coronavirus and the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs. The BBC s
DISENGAGEMENT PROCESS ON LAC : RAJNATH APPRISES PARLIAMENT India and China have started the process of disengagement from the north and south banks of Pangong Lake and a meeting of senior commanders within 48 hours will sort out the remaining issues of discord in this sector, Defence Min
PH WON'T LOSE 44 MILLION VACCINES FROM COVAX DESPITE DELAY: GALVEZ MANILA - The delay in the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility does not mean the Philippines is losing its allocation from the global initiative, vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., said Friday. The arri
HOUSE DEMOCRATS USE RALLY FOOTAGE TO ARGUE INCITEMENT IN TRUMP IMPEACHMENT TRIAL Senators on both sides of the aisle were visibly affected by graphic and explicit new footage showing first-person perspective of the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, as House impeachment managers continue to mak
WHO OKS ASTRAZENECA JABS FOR COVID VARIANTS, OVER-65S GENEVA - The AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and also where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating, WHO experts said Wednesday, soothing fears about the jab. The World Health Organizat
FARM PROTESTS 'SACRED' BUT ANDOLAN JEEVIS HAVE DEFILED MOVEMENT: PM In yet another outreach to protesting farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday once again reiterated that the recently passed farm laws are not coercive and only provide options. Speaking in Lok Sabha, the prime m
