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As Duterte rehearsed the delivery of his 45-minute SONA Friday night in MalacaÃ±ang, Palace officials said he was ready for his speech which will focus on his 2016 campaign promises, such as drugs and corruption, and his plans in the next half of his term.

Duterte set to deliver ‘45-minute’ SONA

President Duterte is all set to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) tomorrow at the House of Representatives, where he is likely... Read more

â��I want to teach him, like a professor,â�� the 40-year-old Pacquiao, who is 10 years Thurmanâ��s senior, said yesterday.

‘Professor’ Pacquiao eyes KO vs Thurman

Manny Pacquiao plans to teach WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman a painful lesson when the two face off in Las Vegas today. Read more

Under the bill, a â��birth certificate certified and issued by the PSA (Philippine Statistics Authority) shall not expire and shall be considered valid at any time.â��

Senate bill seeks lifetime validity of birth certificates

In a bid to end the practice of government and private offices requiring applicants for documents, jobs and services to submit new birth certificates,... Read more

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Undated photo shows the British oil tanker Stena Impero, which Iranâ��s Revolutionary Guard seized in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest provocation in a strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint in the tensions between Tehran and the West.

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Pinoy among crew of tanker seized by Iranian forces

It would bring cloudy skies and scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Batanes, Ilocos Region and the Cordillera Administrative Region.

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Monsoon rains over Metro, Luzon this week

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Phl-US ties: Robust, vibrant & dynamic

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The recently concluded eighth Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD) between the United States and the Philippines was a great...

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Bea Ivanica Mocorro believes that beauty is everywhere, often where one least expects it — even in the most mundane....

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On Wednesday, the secretary said US allies in Europe are â��dead setâ�� on insulting the Philippines in the United Nations, raising doubts over Western commitment to help defend the countryâ��s sovereignty.

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European countries are unlikely to form a coalition to recognize the arbitral ruling invalidating China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea as they are “desperate” for Chinese money.

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Protesters hold placards as motorists speed past during a rally in front of the Chinese consulate in Manila on July 13, 2019, to coincide with anniversarry of arbitral ruling by United nations on the South China sea. Protesters decended on the Chinese consulate in Manila, to oppose the Asian superpower's growing sway in the Philippines and as tensions rise over Beijing's presence in the disputed South China sea.

Raising war with China over arbitral award meant to 'scare' Filipinos

Enforcing the Philippines' arbitral win against China does not necessarily mean going to war with Beijing, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio stressed.

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Majority of Filipinos want the government to “arrest and prosecute” Chinese fishermen destroying the marine wealth in the West Philippine Sea, a new Social Weather Stations survey released Friday found.

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SOUTH CHINA SEA ROW

In this June 19, 2019 photo, the US Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sails alongside the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) while conducting operations in the South China Sea. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Naval operations of foreign powers refute China's claim, enforce arbitral award

Freedom of navigation and overflight operations of naval powers in the South China Sea serve as an advantage for the Philippines, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Friday.

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Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio speaks at a forum on the third anniversary of the Philippines' arbitral victory on the South China Sea.

Carpio asks Duterte: Don't mention China fishing deal in 4th SONA

Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio advised President Rodrigo Duterte not to mention his supposed fishing deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the West Philippine Sea in his State of the Nation Address (SONA).

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