People & Politics

2019 polls will push through: Palace

MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday assured the Filipino people that the mid-term elections will push through in 2019, as scheduled. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the assurance after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s political...

Localized peace talks with Reds more practical: Lacson

MANILA -- Following the breakdown of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF), Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said localized peace initiatives with communist rebels is the way...

PCOO aims for widespread youth vigilance vs. disinformation

MANILA -- As the country's future, the youth in the long run are expected to gain extensive knowledge and vigilance against disinformation, with the Presidential Communications Operations Office's (PCOO) continuous "Dismantle Disinformation"...

Malaysian Ex-PM, 92, stuns world by returning to power

The 92-year-old former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has stunned the world by emerging from retirement to win Wednesday's parliamentary election. Mahathir and his coalition of opposition parties, called the Alliance...

Turkish court rules US pastor to remain in jail, stoking US-Turkish tensions

ISTANBUL — A Turkish court ruled for the continued detention of an American pastor in the face of growing U.S. pressure for his release. Andrew Brunson faces 35 years behind bars...

Israel makes new bid to engage Iran’s people, revive friendship

TEL AVIV - Israel is making a new effort to engage the people of Iran, as the two regional rivals trade increasingly tough rhetoric and threaten to attack the other in...

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