Philippines returns dictator Marcos’ family to power

Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos, Jr.
Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos, Jr. Photo: Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. CC BY-SA 2.0.

At midnight, even before the official results were announced, isolated bursts of fireworks already began to explode over the Manila sky. As the polls predicted, [Read More…]

Thai PM meets with Philippine President to strengthen bilateral relations

Thailand News Breaking News
Thailand News Breaking News. Image: TN.

BANGKOK, 28 August 2015 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has met with Philippine President Benigno Aquino during his visit to the Philippines to [Read More…]

Student Faces Criminal Charges for Disrupting Philippine President’s Speech on Independence Day

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Thailand News Breaking News. Image: TN.

Philippine President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III was delivering his Independence Day speech when somebody from the crowd shouted: “Oust the pork barrel king! There’s [Read More…]

Philippines Flood Death Toll Nears 1,000

Filipino girls sit outside Paaralang Elementary School during a medical civil assistance program (MEDCAP).
Filipino girls sit outside Paaralang Elementary School during a medical civil assistance program (MEDCAP). Photo: United States Navy.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino declared a state of national calamity on Tuesday, as authorities work to recover the bodies of those killed by flash floods [Read More…]

Philippine court issues arrest warrant for former President Gloria Arroyo

DAVOS-KLOSTERS/SWITZERLAND, 31JAN09 - Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines, captured during the 'Rebooting the Global Economy' Session at the Annual Meeting 2009 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 31, 2009. Copyright by World Economic Forum swiss-image.ch/

A Philippine regional court has issued an arrest warrant for former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, on charges of election fraud. This came hours after [Read More…]