QUAD TO PURSUE COOPERATION IN TRADE, CLEAN ENERGY: FOREIGN SECY The second Quad in-person summit held in Tokyo on Tuesday was marked by action-oriented cooperation among Quad partners as also between its partners for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, aimed at peace, s
BIDEN ANGERS CHINA WITH VOW TO DEFEND TAIWAN President Joe Biden vowed Monday that US forces would defend Taiwan militarily if China attempted to take control of the island by force, prompting Beijing to warn that America was "playing with fire."
CONGRESS BEGINS MARATHON CANVASSING FOR PRESIDENT, VP MANILA — The Senate and the House of Representatives convened Tuesday in a joint session as the National Board of Canvassers to officially count the votes for president and vice president and eventually proclaim the
INDIA JOINS INDO-PACIFIC ECONOMIC BLOC LED BY US TO COUNTER CHINA Moving to provide an economic alternative to China’s strategic footprint in the Indo-Pacific, India and 12 countries led by the US Monday launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) th
UKRAINE RULES OUT CEASEFIRE OR ANY TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS TO RUSSIA As the Russia-Ukraine war continues to escalate, Kyiv has refused to agree to a ceasefire deal with Moscow that involves giving up territory. As per the latest report from ground zero, Russia has increased
CONGRESS TO CANVASS VOTES FOR PRESIDENT, VP TODAY MANILA — The Senate and House of Representatives are set to resume session today, more than three months after the national campaign period began and two weeks after the national and local elections.
EXCISE CUT ON FUEL: FM NIRMALA SITHARAMAN SAYS DULL BURDEN TO BE BORNE BY CENTRE Providing details of the cut in excise duty on fuels, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the excise duty cut of Rs 8/litre on petrol and Rs 6/litre on diesel has entirely been ma
MOSCOW MOVES TO RUSSIFY SEIZED UKRAINE LAND, SIGNALING ANNEXATION Fresh from its triumph over the last armed Ukrainian resistance in the devastated city of Mariupol, Russia appeared to be laying the groundwork Thursday for annexing swaths of southeast Ukraine, described by a
SC CAN’T STOP CANVASSING, PROCLAMATION OF WINNERS, MARCOS JR. SAYS MANILA — The Supreme Court cannot stop the canvassing of votes and the proclamation of winners in the presidential and vice presidential race, presumptive President Ferdinand “Bongbong&rdquo
SC SAYS CENTRE, STATES HAVE EQUAL POWERS TO MAKE GST-RELATED LAWS The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a judgment championing the importance of “cooperative federalism” for the well-being of democracy, held that Union and State legislatures have “equal, simult
