MANILA: Philippine authorities are pushing for tougher anti-espionage laws, after the recent arrest of a suspected Chinese spy raised concerns over foreign intelligence threats to national security.

The May 2025 elections, the Philippine National Police and the Commission on Elections; 2) the purchase by Maharlika Investment Corp. of eight percent of the National Grid Corporation of the ...

Fr. Pedro “Pete” Montallana, a prominent figure in the opposition to the controversial Kaliwa Dam project, died Sunday.

A watchdog group, Bishop Accountability, said it had found scores of clerics with ties to the country who have been publicly ...

MANILA must continue building its ties with other countries in the international community as Beijing is expected to continue its aggressive maneuvers in the South China Sea this year, foreign affairs ...

Philippine priests accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry in the Catholic-majority country, a U.S.-based abuse tracking group said on Wednesday, urging the country's bishops to take action and ...

The election will be referendum between pro-US and pro-China camps of the elite, and more than any other factor will be ...

The varying influence of religious groups on Philippine politics was on display this month, potentially impacting the work of ...

Florida does not need to “duplicate the functions of U.S. Immigration and Customs and create a mini-me version of ICE,” said ...

Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Monday filed Senate Bill No. 2951, or the Counter Foreign Interference Act, which ...

Senator Francis Tolentino filed a proposed measure aimed at penalizing foreign interference in the Philippines’ political and ...