Thousands of Philippine poor nabbed in Duterte’s latest war — on loitering
MANILA — Each night, police in teams of about a dozen fan out across the most rundown areas of the Philippine capital, rounding up...
Dozens feared dead, rescuers search for missing after Laos dam collapse
BANGKOK — Rescuers searched in difficult conditions on Wednesday for dozens of people feared dead and hundreds missing after a dam collapsed in a...
Photographer claims his photo was used in SONA video without permission, credit
The photojournalist whose work was featured during President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address called out RTVM out on Facebook saying his...
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How Duterte’s 2018 SONA is different from others
President Rodrigo Duterte's third State of the Nation Address was criticized for not going into much details of the accomplishments and achievements of the...
Candles and chanting: Thai cave boys begin ceremony to become Buddhist novices
BANGKOK — Eleven boys from a soccer team, who were rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences, took their first...
Filipinos fill in the blanks of muted House tug-of-war through memes
Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s taking over as Speaker of the House during the State of the Nation Address surprised the country but also amused...
Philippines’ Duterte to keep up ‘relentless and chilling’ drugs war
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Monday to sustain the momentum of his bloody war on drugs, telling the nation in an annual address...
Protesters claim ‘biggest SONA rally’ since start of Duterte administration
Protest leaders claim they have organized the biggest rally since the start of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration boasting of a 40,000-strong turnout. Organizers said it...
Duterte’s ‘human rights’ vs. ‘human lives’ statement draws flak
For President Rodrigo Duterte, the concept of "human rights" and "human lives" are different. In his third State of the Nation Address, the chief executive...
SONA showdown: As opposition unites, administration shows divisions
Minutes before President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address, a political tug-of-war for the speakership of the House of Representatives took place between...
Nancy Binay’s ‘advanced thinking’ on her SONA outfit preempts bashers
For four years in a row, Sen. Nancy Binay has made the news with her outfit for the State of the Nation Address. In this...
‘Protest barongs’ make a different kind of fashion statement for SONA
Government officials often use the State of the Nation Address to make a fashion statement but others who want to send a different message...
Protesters rail against Duterte with ‘DuterTrain’ effigy
Militant groups unveiled their "DuterTrain" effigy for the protests during the 2018 State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte. For those behind the...
Ready for the SONA viewing party yet? Here’s another suggestion
On the day of President Rodrigo Duterte's third State of the Nation Address, parody Twitter account @MalacananEvents shared a drinking game that can be...