As the year comes to an end, let’s take a look back at the 10 most-read stories published on Politiko Lokal. 2019 has been filled
US President Donald Trump on Monday said gun laws in the state of Texas saved lives when a church security officer shot dead a gunman who killed two during a service.
The number of people killed by a powerful storm that pummeled the central Philippines over Christmas has risen to 50, authorities said Tuesday, making it the nation’s deadliest storm of 2019.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for “diplomatic and military countermeasures”, state media said Tuesday, ahead of a year-end deadline for Washington to change its stance on stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
After a Donald Trump White House riddled with intrigue, US presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday said he’d do business in an “open office” if he wins the 2020 election.
More productive and progressive changes are expected next year, Malacañang said on Monday.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said he is ready to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to supervise the Philippine National Police (PNP).
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday reiterated his desire to talk with Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, but this time, without the presence of any panel.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday slammed the reported death of another overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr. wants justice for the Filipina maid who was allegedly killed by her employer’s wife in Kuwait.
United States Senator Dick Durbin called on President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday (December 31) to drop the threat to restrict Americans’ travel to the Philippines in connection with the US entry ban on Philippine officials related to Senator Leila De Lima’s detention.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra defended President Rodrigo Duterte who recently warned court against stopping the ongoing dam projects which would supply water to Metro Manila.
Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Tuesday (Dec. 31) asked the public to support the judicial reforms he initiated.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is expected to finish its investigation over the “lambanog” or coconut wine poisoning outbreak this January, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.
2019 has been another big year for news. President Duterte and his flirty and vulgar comments have dominated the headlines in the list of 10
Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate on Tuesday objected strongly to President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that the China-funded Kaliwa Dam project as well as his warning to the courts not to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking it.
Senator Bong Revilla is grateful for enduring a tough yet triumphant 2019. Revilla, who has been freed from four years of detention after the anti-graft
Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Ferdinand Gaite on Tuesday admonished President Rodrigo Duterte to stop his attacks on press freedom after the latter advised ABS-CBN to just sell the company as he would block the renewal of its franchise.
Before the 2020 begins, former Senator Francis Escudero is taking a step back to express gratitude and seek forgiveness. Escudero, now governor of Sorsogon, posted
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday urged Filipinos to welcome the new year 2020 with a bright and colorful smile amid the trials they had faced in 2019.
Before we welcome the New Year, we have rounded up top 10 social media stories that struck a chord with Politiko readers online this year.
Former Interior and Local Government Sec. Mar Roxas brought his entire family to Japan to celebrate the Christmas holiday
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is hoping that in 2020, Filipinos will gain a clear or “20-20 vision” on the real socio-political and economic problems besetting the country.
There must be a way to protect the public from traditions that are “inimical” to public health and safety, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on New Year’s Eve.
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