The myth of Uncle Sam
Trump did not invent this bully playbook. Russia under Vladimir Putin has Ukraine, and China under Xi Jinping has the South China Sea.
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Trump did not invent this bully playbook. Russia under Vladimir Putin has Ukraine, and China under Xi Jinping has the South China Sea.
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The secretary of Finance has been granted new authority under the 2026 national budget to negotiate loans and grants to fund the modernization of the Armed…
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The Secretary of Finance has the authority to arrange additional funding—including loans and grants—to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wanted to increase the US defense budget to a giant $1.5 trillion.
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UAs) in the 2026 national budget are “constitutionally valid.”
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to depart for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, next week for a working visit, Malacañang announced Thursday.
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The commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) praised personnel Thursday for their resilience in the face of increasing maritime tensions, as civic…
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) capped 2025 with major gains in internal security, modernization, disaster response, and international defense…
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In a bid to boost the defense and security sector, Virginia-based defense supply chain company Anglicotech LLC has reaffirmed its investment interest in the…
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Japan's unbeaten Naoya Inoue said he was exhausted after defeating Mexico's Alan Picasso by unanimous decision in Riyadh on…
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TNT head coach Chot Reyes downplayed his team’s precision from the outside as he emphasized the importance of playing consistent defense heading into the…
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Malacañang has mounted a firm, albeit “desperate” defense against renewed allegations of large-scale budget insertions in the proposed 2025 national budget,…
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Senate Finance Committee Chairperson Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said both Houses of Congress aim to pass a 2026 National Budget that is free from insertions…
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China executed a former executive of a top state-controlled asset management firm for corruption on Tuesday, state media reported.
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Fortinet researchers say the defining factor of cyber risk in 2026 will be throughput — how quickly intelligence can be weaponized.
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Sick cocooned ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, Austrian scientists have revealed.
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Why are Philippine officials essentially surrendering the sovereignty of the Philippines at no benefit to the Filipino people?
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