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Jimmy Carter centennial:  A US president turns 100

PLAINS, United States—The military flyover is ready, the songs have been rehearsed: Plains, Georgia is…

Chinese swarm has doubled around Pag-asa Island in a week–AFP

The number of Chinese vessels swarming the Philippine-occupied Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea…

Ilocos Norte under calamity state due to ‘Julian’ 

LAOAG CITY—The province of Ilocos Norte was placed under a state of calamity on Tuesday…

No writ of amparo for Roque—SC

The Supreme Court has denied former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s request for protection against the…

A shot in the arm for BARMM

Last week, the development agencies of the governments of Japan, South Korea and the United…

Aboitiz bags Laguindingan airport deal

The Aboitiz Group is set to take over the operations and maintenance of the Laguindingan…

Dock strike paralyzes all US East Coast ports

NEW YORK—Dockworkers on the US East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on…

Chinese warship fires laser at BFAR aircraft

A Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane patrolling area near Hasa-Hasa (Half Moon) Shoal, only 111 kilometers off Palawan, is struck thrice with laser by Chinese Navy vessel, putting Filipino crew in danger.

More groups hit revival of ROTC

More groups voiced out on Monday their opposition to the government’s plan to revive the…

Bets have until Oct. 8 to file COCs

START OF ELECTION SEASON People registering as voters ahead of next year’s midterm polls form a long queue at the Commission of Elections’ (Comelec) satellite office at a mall in Manila on Monday, the last day of voter registration. Comelec also begins today its weeklong schedule for the filing of candidacies. —RICHARD A. REYES