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MANILA, Philippines — The 38 Filipino crew members aboard the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius who wish to return to the Philippines must first complete proper medical clearance procedures before they can be repatriated, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac said. Cacdac said all Filipino crew members on the cruise ship remain uninfected with hantavirus and are in

MANILA, Philippines — House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Lorenz Defensor of Iloilo on Thursday said the House of Representatives has fully complied with the Supreme Court’s (SC) guidance on due process in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte, with all lawmakers now furnished copies of the committee report and Articles of Impeachment ahead

MANILA, Philippines — Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre on Friday said it comes as no surprise that a large majority of Filipinos want Vice President Sara Duterte to personally appear at a Senate impeachment trial, saying the public clamor reflects the weight of the evidence already presented

MANILA, Philippines – The ongoing impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte only seeks to ensure that the country’s highest officials remain accountable to the public, a church leader said on Friday. “Impeachment is not persecution,” Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo said in a statement, noting that the proceedings are a “constitutional and democratic process”

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical storm Hagupit which is being monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) is not forecast not make landfall in the country but it will cause cloudy skies over parts of Eastern Visayas and Bicol next week, the state weather bureau said on Friday. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, Philippine Atmospheric,

MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Atty. Manases “Mans” Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, is considering an appeal after a Quezon City court dismissed their petition seeking to block the House of Representatives Committee on Justice (HCOJ) from subpoenaing their tax records in connection with the Duterte impeachment. The Carpio camp on Friday

Xinyu Wang may be the taller, higher-ranked, and more experienced player. But all her advantages failed to stop Alex Eala, who prevailed in their second-round match in the Italian Open in straight sets. Eala, 20, needed one hour and 26 minutes to prevail over the 25-year-old former French Open champion, 6-4, 6-3, on Friday, May

Outside the secured perimeters of the ongoing 48th Asean Summit and Related Meetings in Lapu-Lapu City, business continued for many vendors and residents.

JAKARTA — Three hikers, two foreigners and a resident, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island erupted Friday, spewing an ash cloud into the air, a local police chief reported. READ: Mayon Volcano ashfall: Closest towns need drinking water, masks “There are three dead, two foreigners and one

RAMON, Isabela — Cops are now hunting down two motorcycle-riding men fatally shooting a dog in Ramon on April 24, using CCTV footage to trace the motorcycle’s plate number. Ramon Police Chief Police Maj. Jay-ar Olya-on stated that one of the suspects shot the dog with a 9mm pistol along the Isabela–Alfonso Lista road in