• Tension with Taiwan could be over before end of May - MECO chief

  Citing a decline in instances of harassment against Filipinos in Taiwan, the head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office on Monday said the tension between the Philippines and Taiwan over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman last May 9 could be over before the end of ...

• Philippine strategies make it overconfident in confronting China

  Tensions over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard are still going on. Looking through the history of the Philippines confronting China on maritime disputes, we find that the Phillipines has always held an unscrupulous and reckless attitude. For example, the naval face-off at Huangyan Island last year was triggered by Philippine navy which had attempted to ...

• Disqualified party-list groups want votes counted as valid

  Several disqualified party-list groups have asked the Supreme Court to order the Commission on Election (Comelec) to recognize the votes they got in the May 13 mid-term ...

• Mike Velardes party-list leads in partial official count

  Buhay Hayaang Yumabon (Buhay) party-list topped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) first tally of partial and official count, while Mikey Arroyo's former group Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) got the least votes. Buhay, which was founded by El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde, describes itself on its website as an "organization that acknowledges the sanctity and value of human life as the ...

• Trillanes 16 to 19 senators in 16th Congress for Drilon Senate Presidency

  Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV, a known rival of current Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, said he expects around 16 to 19 senators, both incoming and current, to vote for a Franklin Drilon Senate presidency when the 16th Congress opens in ...

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