October 27, 2017 - POLITIKO

Rigodon na! Harry Roque named new Duterte spokesman, Abella offered envoy post

Starting next week, Kabayan party list Rep. Harry Roque will reportedly start working as new Presidential spokesman.

Ready for duty! Duterte appoints Año as DILG usec on retirement day

President Rodrigo Duterte can’t wait for former Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año to start leading the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

‘Sugar daddy’ dating site sparks outrage in Paris

The Paris mayor’s office has sought to ban a new dating website for wealthy men seeking to meet younger partners that has been accused of inciting students in the French capital to prostitute themselves.

Final bell tolls for Hong Kong trading floor

Veteran deal-makers in Hong Kong donned their distinctive red vests for the last time Friday as the city’s historic share trading hall closed for business for the final time.

Trump’s envoy to Samoa investigated over crude remarks: Find out what he said to the locals

The US ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown has been told to brush up on his diplomacy and be more culturally aware after gaffs at a reception in Samoa led to an inquiry into his conduct.

Long way home for war-torn Marawi city’s residents

Cradling her baby in a muddy tent camp, Jamalia Pindaton has no idea if she can return home to Marawi in the southern Philippines after the end of a five-month war launched by Islamic State supporters.

New JFK files reveal mafia plots, FBI warning on Oswald

The US government on Thursday released a mammoth, long-awaited trove of secret files on the killing of president John F. Kennedy, offering intriguing new insights into events surrounding one of the most infamous assassinations in history.

China warns US not to allow Taiwan president to stop over in Guam, Hawaii

China urged the United States Friday to prevent Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen from making a stopover in American territory during her upcoming visit to three Pacific allies.

Twitter ban on RT and Sputnik ads driven by bias: Kremlin

The Kremlin said Friday that Twitter’s decision to ban advertisements from Russian media outlets RT and Sputnik was driven by prejudice, as Moscow threatened retaliation.

Duterte can’t give enough love to idol: Dictator Marcos commemorated in postage stamp

The late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been commemorated with a national stamp, a post office official said Friday, the latest honour for the strongman that has outraged many Filipinos.