The 2022 presidential campaign issues
"What are the candidates’ plans on West Philippine Sea?" Traditionally, presidential campaign issues are dominated by domestic problems such as ...
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Placement ban lifted on Qatar, sans war
THE Labor department lifted the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Qatar after Foreign Affairs found there was ...
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DFA asked to cancel ‘hitman’s’ passport
THE Justice department has asked Foreign Affairs to cancel the passport of retired policeman Arturo Lascañas, the self-confessed member of ...
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China told to explain Scarborough radar plan
FOREIGN Affairs on Wednesday confirmed it has filed another note verbale against China asking it to explain its plan to ...
Read moreTrump risks China rift with Taiwan call
President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of cautious US diplomacy Friday to speak with the president of Taiwan, at the ...
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DFA allays fears of Trump’s crackdown
FOREIGN Affairs on Tuesday downplayed United States President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement he would be cracking down on illegal immigrants and ...
Read moreInvitation to UN, EU hits a snag
FOREIGN Affairs is still awaiting Malacañang’s letter inviting experts from the United Nations and the European Union to probe the ...
Read moreArms deal with Russia eyed
THE Philippines may acquire military equipment and technology from Russia to boost its campaign against terrorism, transnational crimes and the ...
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Foreign Affairs clams up on China threat
THE Foreign Affairs Department declined to comment Wednesday on China’s threat to make the United States pay the price if ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.