President Marcos on Wednesday admitted there is still a lot to be done to “fix” the country’s agriculture system. Mr. Marcos, who is also the head of the Department of Agriculture (DA), made the remarks during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) in Quezon City. He underscored the […]
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After his father allegedly threatened a party-list legislator with physical harm, Rep. Paolo Duterte on Wednesday said lawmakers should not be onion-skinned. The Davao City solon also threatened to spill the beans on Makabayan Bloc legislators in the House of Representatives. Duterte made the warning in reaction to the filing of grave threat charges against […]
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Five Myanmar nationals asked the Philippines on Wednesday to investigate alleged war crimes committed by 10 serving or former members of Myanmar’s military against the mainly Christian Chin minority. Filipino lawyers representing the Myanmar nationals told reporters they lodged the “landmark” criminal complaint against junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and nine others at the Department […]
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More than ample proof that China is not interested in any dialogue or negotiation with our country on the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea is the latest incident on the morning of Sunday, October 22, when a China Coast Guard ship rammed one of two boats used by the Philippine Navy for rotation […]
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