
Coveting Batanes
It isn’t that no one can take the fiction. Instead, everyone agreed the intellectually dishonest claim is, as Albert Camus would say, the ‘fiction is the lie…
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It isn’t that no one can take the fiction. Instead, everyone agreed the intellectually dishonest claim is, as Albert Camus would say, the ‘fiction is the lie…
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Twelve Filipinos who were victims of human trafficking from Cambodia were repatriated and arrived in the Philippines early Wednesday morning, 15 July, the…
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Tourism revenue rose in Spain in the second quarter of 2026, with the country benefiting from its reputation as a safe destination as Middle East tensions…
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Diplomacy without leverage is theater, but repeated, coordinated legal pressure is how smaller states have always fought larger ones without firing a shot.
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The Bureau of Customs (BoC) has relaxed customs rules for foreign cable-laying and repair vessels, allowing them to temporarily enter the Philippines without…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday underscored that Philippine sovereignty over Batanes is “settled and not up for debate,” rejecting a Chinese…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday rejected claims by Chinese scholars that Batanes falls under Chinese sovereignty, insisting that the…
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The National Security Council (NSC) on Friday rejected as baseless claims by Chinese scholars that Batanes belongs to China, stressing that the province is an…
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China is testing the world’s tolerance for nonsense. How much garbage can Beijing spew before newspapers, diplomats, academics stop laughing and start saying…
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The Department of Tourism welcomed delegates from across Asia as the Tamiya Mini 4WD Asia Challenge 2026 returned to the Philippines,…
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Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad (Ret./Res.) on Thursday rejected claims by…
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TACLOBAN CITY — A compounding combination of heavy rainfall and electrical power outages has triggered a severe water crisis in Samar’s provincial capital,…
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Japanese integrated trading firm Sumitomo Corporation is exploring expanded investments in the Philippines’ railway and energy infrastructure, the Department…
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Speaking after BINI’s courtesy visit to the DoT last week, Dyogi said the meeting marked the beginning of what could become a meaningful collaboration between…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has strengthened its campaign against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) by expanding…
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The Department of Education (DepEd) has tapped the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) as an independent observer to monitor the…
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ILOILO CITY — The Municipality of Libertad in Antique will launch its whale shark watching and coral diving program on 15 July as it seeks to establish itself…
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TACLOBAN CITY — The Eastern Samar provincial government has earmarked P500 million for the rehabilitation of the Eastern Samar Provincial Hospital (ESPH),…
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