Philippine government

LOS ANGELES — Some 300 proud University of the Philippines alumni gathered together with a pair of Vice Presidents to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UP Alumni Association of Greater Los Angeles. “The whole point...

PHILADELPHIA — After more than an hour delay, President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his 1.5-hour State of the Nation address on Monday in the Philippines. But human rights defenders who gathered at the Philadelphia City Hall on...

LOS ANGELES — The intensity has picked up. Manny Pacquiao came into the gym earlier than usual and sparred for ten rounds on Tuesday afternoon.Despite his laser line focus in the ring, the Pacman continues to fulfill....

The Philippine Commission on Elections has officially announced the winners of the 2019 Philippine midterm elections. But before we go into that — here are the top candidates Filipino-American voters have chosen. And with the final...

VANCOUVER, BC — The Philippine Ambassador to Canada has returned to the Philippines following a recall order issued by President Duterte on Canada’s failure to ship back garbage stuck in Manila. Some kababayans are worried about...

NEW YORK — In a press conference in new york, community leader Loida Nicolas Lewis told members of the media why keeping the Senate independent in keeping democracy in the Philippines. Critics call former Davao mayor...

PHILIPPINES — A number of Filipino journalists and lawyers are behind a plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte — according to a matrix published by The Manila Times on Monday. The report supposedly details a closely...

HOUSTON, TX — 25 years after it closed, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs is reopening the Philippine Consulate in Houston to allow it to serve the growing consular needs of the Filipino community in this part...

The U.S. has imposed a year-long ban on temporary work visas for Filipinos beginning late last week. The DHS removed the Philippines from the list of countries eligible for temporary visas, citing “overstaying and human trafficking...

NEW YORK CITY — For a quarter of a century now – the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, or OPAPP, has and continues to find ways to bring peace in Mindanao. But...