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Nearly 1,000 kilometers away from Manila, China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea is on voters' radars in 2022, but they don't quite feel it in their guts, not like the pandemic and the economic hardship it brings.That's because much of the ...

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said he and Sen. Panfilo Lacson decided to vie for the two highest government positions in the 2022 elections to provide alternative solutions to fast-track the country's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.Sotto, who is running ...

Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto said Monday he was ignoring calls for him to run for higher position, including the presidency when he is eligible, to focus on his work in the city.The 32-year-old will not be eligible to run for president until ...

The Kremlin doesn't leak, at least not without a purpose. Or is this just a leak from Western intelligence?The big noise from Winnetka—and all points north, south, east, and west—on the Intertoobz this morning is this report in The Guardian that is based on ...

The situation at Lake Mead, which supplies water to 25 million people, points towards a new kind of horror.Not long ago, we mentioned that Lake Mead, the water source for 25 million people and for massive tracts of American farmland, and a ...

A man caught in a viral video while cursing at police officers who accosted him for illegal parking in Muntinlupa faces a raft of charges, the head of the Philippine National Police said Friday.The suspect, Franz Orbos, told policemen in the video ...

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said his party, the Nationalist People's Coalition, is considering forming an alliance with Aksyon Demokratiko party, the political bloc of his nephew, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto.Sotto, who plans to run for vice president next year, ...

Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Wednesday expressed confidence that his ally, Sen. Manny Pacquiao, still has a fighting chance in the 2022 elections despite statistically ranking third in the preferred presidential bets according to Pulse Asia's June 2021 survey.Pimentel, who serves ...

"Sana all."That's how Vice President Leni Robredo described China's assertiveness in laying claims on the entirety of the West Philippine Sea. She pointed out how China asserts its maritime claims despite being rebuffed by a UN-backed tribunal five years ago. She said ...