Latest in JapanNearly 200 international observers are on the ground for the first BARMM parliamentary elections, and the governments and organizations they represent have pledged to continue supporting the Bangsamoro region well beyond election day. Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and…
The government is eyeing a property owned by the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) in Bataan as the site for the country’s first Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with the Maharlika Investment Corporation set to help finance the initiative, a senior Palace official revealed Saturday.…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reaffirmed the Philippines’ adherence to the One China Policy and said the country will not be dragged into any conflict involving Taiwan — even as he warned that hostilities in the strait would directly affect northern Luzon, according to state-run Philippine…
Former Senator Richard Gordon said the Philippines has fallen behind its Asian neighbors because Filipinos continue to vote for candidates who are popular rather than capable, a pattern he says has held the country back for decades. Gordon made the observation in an interview on DZRH News program…
Tourists to Japan hit a record high for the month of December despite the number of visitors from China plunging 45% due to diplomatic tensions between the two Asian neighbours. Beijing in November urged its citizens not to travel to Japan, seeking to punish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after she…
Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving fast to strengthen Tokyo’s defense posture and align more closely with U.S. President Donald Trump, but her narrow parliamentary margin could stall the most ambitious overhaul of Japan’s postwar security policy in decades. Why it…
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