SC WELCOMES 'MEGA TASK FORCE' HELP, NOTES JUDICIARY HAS OWN INVESTIGATIVE SYSTEM MANILA The Supreme Court welcomed Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarras offer to assist in weeding out corruption in the Judiciary, as it noted that the tribunal has its own bodies to investigate its rank
BLUEPRINT SIGN OF DEMOCRATIC POLICYMAKING When the Communist Party of China draws up the blueprint for the country's socioeconomic development for the next five years and beyond, people's concerns matter to its policymaking.
TRUMP'S PICK AMY CONEY BARRETT SWORN IN AS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as the 115th Supreme Court justice Monday evening, elevating a disciple of the late Justice Antonin Scalia to succeed the late liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg and establishing a broad conserv
LOCSIN PROMISES 'SEVERE' RESPONSE TO RECALLED ENVOY'S ALLEGED MALTREATMENT OF STAFF MANILA Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday said his department would conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the alleged incidents of physical abuse of her household staff
WASHINGTON SIGNS KEY DEFENCE PACT WITH DELHI, CALLS OUT BEIJING As India and the United States announced Tuesday signing of the crucial military pact, Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), visiting US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo recalled the Galwan valley incident in J
PROMISES TO OPEN UP SEEN AS TRUSTWORTHY The world should have faith in China's commitment to further opening-up as the country, by delivering its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) blueprint, is expected to map out more ambitious tasks in order to reinforce high-quality economic, technological a
AMY CONEY BARRETT CONFIRMED TO US SUPREME COURT IN TRUMP PRE-ELECTION TRIUMPH The US Senate has confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in a victory for President Donald Trump a week before the general election. Mr Trump's fellow Republicans voted 52-48 to approve the judg
DUTERTE KEEPS METRO MANILA UNDER GCQ UNTIL NOV. 30 MANILA President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that Metro Manila's 12 million people would remain under general community quarantine, the third strictest of 4 lockdown levels, until Nov. 30, even as authorities sought to revive the pand
AISHANKAR MEETS US COUNTERPART POMPEO External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed China at length Monday as they met a day before the bilateral 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi.
FIFTH PLENUM GETS UNDER WAY IN BEIJING The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Committee opened today in Beijing.
