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THE SENIORS’ CHAMPION

Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda is taking up the cudgels for over 28 million disadvantaged Filipinos— the 15 million solo parents, 12 million senior citizens (SCs), and 1.5 million persons with disability (PWD).  […]

Business

BATTLE OF THE BEST AND BIGGEST

SMC and SM fuel the Philippines’ robust economic growth The Philippines’ two largest conglomerates are powering the country’s robust economic growth this year and in the coming years. Both having demonstrated unprecedented expansion in the […]

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Japan and the US: Partners for a free and open Indo-Pacific

Joint Statement By US PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDENAND JAPAN PRIME MINISTER FUMIO KISHIDAApril 10, 2024 Over the course of the last three years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has reached unprecedented heights. We arrived at this historic moment […]

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PREPARING FOR AN ASIA Pacific war  VS. CHINA

Siege and seduction By ANTONIO S. LOPEZ “Diplomacy must never be a siege but a seduction,” says Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin in the Apple TV+’s “Franklin”. The leaders of the United States, Japan, the Philippines, […]

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BBM approval ratings down

By TONY LOPEZ In the March 6-10, 2024 Pulse Asia survey, the approval and trust ratings of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. (BBM) fell dramatically, an early indication of popular dissatisfaction with his performance, […]