Trump, under fire, distances self from remarks on Putin over election meddling
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday attempted to clear up confusion over whether he accepts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denials of meddling in the U.S. election last year after former intelligence chiefs suggested he was mishandling the issue.
Authorities hunt suspects in foiled burning of Catholic chapel in Maguidanao
Authorities have launched a manhunt for the s men who tried to set fire to a Catholic chapel in Barangay Labo-Labo in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao Friday night.
Duterte says he and China’s Xi agree war not an option in South China...
President Rodrigo Duterte said he and China’s President Xi Jinping agree that war is not an option in the South China Sea as he stressed it is better not to discuss the issue during the Association of Southeast Asia Nations summit.
Deaths reported in Iraq, Iran as powerful quake strikes
(UPDATE - 7:18 a.m.) At least four people died in Iraq and a deputy governor in neighboring Iran reported at least 30 killed there on Sunday when a strong earthquake hit the region, officials and state media in the two countries said.
ASEAN SUMMIT | Trump offers to mediate on South China Sea
MANILA - U.S. President Donald Trump landed in the Philippines on Sunday for a summit of Southeast and East Asian nations, hours after offering...
Aung San Suu Kyi pushes for women entrepreneurial empowerment; keeps mum on Rohingya
MANILA - There is a "somewhat reprehensible" Burmese saying, according to Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, that goes, "You must treat your...
ASEAN SME Program aims to nudge small enterprises from survival to sustainable
The ASEAN Mentorship for Entrepreneurs Network, or AMEN, might just mean answered prayers to micro, small, and medium enterprises around Southeast Asia as it...
LOOK | Canada’s dashing PM Trudeau turns heads as he stops by Jollibee in...
Within hours after his arrival Sunday to attend the ASEAN and related summits, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped by an outlet of the...
As ASEAN claimant-countries weigh his offer to mediate on SCS, Trump arrives in PH
United States President Donald Trump arrived in the Philippines late Sunday afternoon on the fourth leg of his Asian tour, for the events related to the 31st ASEAN Summit and other meetings, and the regional bloc's celebration of its 50th founding anniversary.
AMEN; PROSPERITY FOR ALL | Duterte promises to pour “billions” into MSMEs next year
President Rodrigo Duterte has promised to pour billions of government funds into micro, small, and medium enterprises next year, after collecting "billions of taxes"...
India’s PM Modi joining other ASEAN dialogue partners in Manila summits
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) at 4:25 p.m. Sunday to attend the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits.
WEEKEND CHEF | Recipe: Fried ‘bisugo’ with homemade Asian-style sauce
Add a twist to your usual fried fish by adding your own sweet-spicy sauce—made according to your taste, of course.
Russia’s PM Medvedev flies in to attend summits
The plane carrying Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 3:38 p.m. Sunday. Prime Minister Medvedev was welcomed by Department...
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In arrives at NAIA for summit
The South Korean President Moon Jae-In flew in Sunday afternoon to a somewhat subdued arrival, his flight touching down at Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
Brunei’s Bolkiah arrives in PH for ASEAN meetings
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 2:58 p.m. Sunday and was to join nine other heads of state of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.