The Department of Foreign Affairs continue to advise OFWs in Libya to leave the country immediately, due to the increasingly volatile situation there.
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Saudi review reveals 100 more Mers-Cov cases
Over a hundred cases of MERScov have gone unreported, with a Saudi press agency reporting significantly higher figures compared to the official report of the Saudi health ministry.
Head of France’s main opposition UMP party to step down amid allegations of party funding fraud
The head of France’s main opposition UMP party to step down amid allegations of party funding fraud as UMP officials allegedly told company to produce fake invoices opening race on for UMP leadership and its 2017 presidential ticket. Francois Cope, head of France’s main opposition UMP party, agreed to step down amid allegations of party funding fraud, party officials said, triggering a race to secure the conservative party’s ticket for the 2017 presidential election. Ivy […]
Confirmation hearing for De Lima
Here’s the update on the ongoing confirmation of Department of Justice Leila De Lima in the Commission on Appointments brought to us by Eagle News reporter Meanne Corvera.
DFA points out four exit routes in Libya
Because of the worsening civil war in Libya, the Department of Foreign Affairs indicated four exit routes that Filipinos can use to leave the country.
International tribunal gives China deadline to answer Philippine complaints in territorial dispute
An international tribunal gave China until December 15 to present their counter-memorial in response to the Philippine complaints regarding the disputed territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea. Based on the Chinese counter-memorial, the tribunal will decided whether or not a hearing is needed.
China defends Tiananmen crackdown on eve of 25th anniversary
(Reuters)– China defended the bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday (June 3), the eve of the 25th anniversary, saying it had chosen the correct path for the sake of the people. For the ruling Communist Party, the 1989 demonstrations that clogged Tiananmen Square inBeijing and spread to other cities remain taboo after the government termed the protests “counter-revolutionary”. The anniversary of the date on which troops shot their way into central Beijing in 1989 has never been publicly marked […]
Sen. Miriam Santiago steps down as ICC judge
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, June 3 (PNA) — Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Tuesday stepped down as judge of the prestigious International Criminal Court (ICC) due to her health problem. ”Pursuant to my commitment, I hereby confirm that the Court should proceed on the basis that I am stepping down as elected judge,” Santiago said in her letter to ICC president Sang-Hyun Song dated June 3. ”Since I was elected in December 2011, I have […]
SC dismisses petition questioning legality of OPARR
MANILA, June 3 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed the petition questioning the legality of the creation of the office headed by Rehabilitation Czar Secretary Panfilo Lacson. During the en banc session, the SC dismissed the petition filed by taxpayer Louis Biraogo ruling that there was no grave abuse of discretion on the part of President Benigno S. Aquino III when he issued Memorandum Order No. 62 creating the Office of the […]
Palace defends allies’ statements vs. China
Malacañang said that the United States and Australia were not trying to shame China when officials of said countries spoke against Beijing’s aggressive claims in the West Philippine Sea.
Drilon nixes proposed truth commission
Senate president Franklin Drilon has rejected the proposed creation of an independent commission to investigate the pork barrel anomaly, saying that the power to investigate anti-graft cases belong to the Ombudsman.
India cabinet minister dies in car accident
India’s rural affairs minister died in a car accident in New Delhi.