Indonesian anti-graft investigators arrested Papua’s governor on Tuesday in a corruption probe on suspicion of accepting bribes linked to infrastructure projects in the restive eastern province, officials said.
Japanese authorities have found the man accused of killing former prime minister Shinzo Abe fit for trial after a lengthy psychiatric assessment, local media said Tuesday.
Newly appointed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has reportedly rejected the resignation of three DND officials who served with his predecessor, officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr., Politiko has learned.
At least 11 people have died in storms across the Philippines in the past week, with more heavy rain expected in already sodden regions of the disaster-prone country, authorities said Tuesday.
The Vatican confirmed Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into its most famous cold case, the disappearance of a teenager 40 years ago which sparked countless theories and a hit Netflix series.
Senator Grace Poe on Monday suggested the privatization of the country’s air traffic control and modernization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to prevent a repeat of the New Year’s Day mess that affected some 65,000 passengers.
First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos and her sister-in-law, Irene Marcos Araneta, reunited with their bilyonaryo friends at the highly anticipated wedding of the scions of the Zobel and Aboitiz families.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday said amendments must be made to the procurement law to expedite the upgrade of facilities and acquisition of crucial air traffic management equipment to prevent a repeat of the technical glitch that shut down the country’s airspace last New Year’s Day.
“DND Usec. Faustino mentioned to some close associates as early as last month that he will resign if Lt. Gen. Bacarro will be replaced,” former Senator Panfilo Lacson revealed.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday it has approved the importation of 21,060 metric tons of fresh yellow and red onions.
