MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday rebuked the Chinese Embassy over what it called “escalatory and undiplomatic” social media posts, warning that the remarks undermine mutual trust and efforts to stabilize relations. DFA spokesperson Analyn Ratonel said foreign diplomats in the Philippines must conduct themselves in a manner befitting their

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Hog raisers in Oriental Mindoro have joined a nationwide three-day “pork holiday” from Thursday to Saturday (October 22 to 24) to protest the continued drop in farmgate prices of hogs and other challenges facing the local industry. The Oriental Mindoro Alliance of United Hog Raisers said it is heeding the

QUEZON, Bukidnon — A head-on collision between two motorcycles along the national highway in Barangay Puntian claimed two lives and left a woman injured early Thursday morning. Traffic investigator PMSgt. Roldan Perez Jr., of the Quezon Municipal Police Station, identified the dead as 51-year-old “Elmer” of Baliok, Talomo, Davao City, and 29-year-old “Daren” of Barangay

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it will be on full alert nationwide from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 ahead of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, or Undas, with over 140,000 personnel from various agencies deployed for security. A total of 72,501 cops have been deployed, along with 16,892 personnel

MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said cleaning the ranks and decongesting court dockets would be his top priorities if he is named the next chief justice. During his panel interview with the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Thursday, Leonen was asked by Sen. Francis Pangilinan how he would address

COTABATO CITY — The head of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has objected to the indiscriminate use of the term “Lumad” to refer to the Indigenous Peoples (IP) of Mindanao, saying that no outside party has the authority to define their identity. In a statement posted on her Facebook page on Thursday, NCIP

Pattaya motorcycle taxi vests could return to their familiar orange colour just six days after the introduction of blue uniforms, following an intervention reportedly ordered by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over safety concerns. Chon Buri MP Yodchai Peungporn, of the People’s Party, said today, October 22, that he discussed the controversial change with Anutin after …

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Phuket began training government staff, hospitality workers and local businesses yesterday, October 21, ahead of the InterPride General Meeting and World Conference 2026, the first event of its kind to be held in Asia. The conference is scheduled to run from October 29 to November 1, with pre-conference activities on October 28, according to InterPride’s …

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Bangkok has accidentally found itself with something of a print theme for the long weekend. Handmade zines are filling a Chinatown café, queer writers and independent presses are gathering at TK Park, and Book Expo Thailand is opening ten days of serious shelf-filling at QSNCC. Illustrators get their own spotlight at centralwOrld, while anyone needing …

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Thailand’s Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit reassured the public that plant variety protection granted to a private company for four holy basil varieties does not prevent Thais from growing or eating the herb. The issue gained attention after BIOTHAI, a non-profit organisation, reported that food manufacturer CPRAM had secured plant variety protection for four …

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