A person who attended a gathering of top US political conservatives including President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials said Saturday.
US hospital virus preparation ‘disturbing’: nurses union
The largest nursing union in the US denounced Thursday the “disturbing” lack of preparation at many hospitals and clinics in the face of the deadly new coronavirus outbreak.
Duterte says US trying to save VFA: Kayo naman ang lapit nang lapit
The United States (US) has been reaching out to the Philippine government after he ordered the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), President Rodrigo Duterte said.
China ordered to slash state media staff in US
The United States on Monday cut by nearly half the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for Beijing’s state-run media in the US, vowing reciprocity after a crackdown in China.
First coronavirus death on US soil confirmed, Trump calls for calm
The first fatality from the novel coronavirus has been confirmed on US
soil, as President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Americans not to
panic.
What’s in the US-Taliban deal?
The US and the Taliban on Saturday signed a complex deal that aims to bring to an end to the longest war in America’s history.
Hidden veggies and dude in the nude: scenes from the campaign trail
From hidden vegetables for Donald Trump to a nude cowboy in the Big Apple, here are some offbeat highlights from the US presidential campaign trail:
California confirms second US coronavirus case of unknown origin
California health officials on Friday confirmed a second suspected US case of the new coronavirus transmitted to a person who did not travel overseas or come in contact with anyone known to be ill, prompting fears of a possible outbreak in the country.
WATCH | ‘Ako ang last straw!’ Bato worried with being blamed for VFA termination
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is bothered by the reaction of some sectors, He was being blamed for the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the US
WATCH | Duterte says Trump wants to keep VFA: Sabi ko ayaw ko
United States (US) President Donald Trump is trying to save Visiting Forces Agreement between the US and the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday.
DFA signs VFA termination notice
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has signed the notice of termination of the country’s visiting forces agreement with the United States (US), an official confirmed Tuesday.
WATCH | Gabinete pinagbawalang pumunta ng US
Kinausap ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang Gabinete na pansamantala munang huwag pumunta ng US, ito ay matapos i-ban si Senador Bato dela Rosa sa US.
Palace: Travel ban to US won’t adversely affect PH economy, security
The decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to ban Cabinet members from making trips to the United States (US) will not adversely affect the country’s economy and security, Malacañang said.
US media trust gap widens in wake of Trump attacks: poll
A partisan split on trust in the US news media has widened in recent years in the wake of attacks on the press by US President Donald Trump, a survey showed Friday.
Iraq president warns against making Baghdad pick sides in US-Iran tensions
Iraq’s president warned Wednesday against pushing the country to choose sides in escalating tensions between neighbouring Iran and the US, both allies of Baghdad.
Trump says he believes Soleimani was targeting ‘four embassies’
President Donald Trump said Friday that he thinks Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was planning attacks against four US embassies before he was killed last week.
Trump viewed negatively around the world but 77% of Pinoys love him
President Donald Trump is viewed negatively by the public in many countries, but the image of the US itself is generally favorable, according to a survey published on Wednesday by the Pew Research Center.
Iran fired ‘more than a dozen’ missiles at US forces in Iraq: Pentagon
Iran fired “more than a dozen” ballistic missiles Tuesday against two airbases in Iraq where US and coalition forces are based, the Pentagon said.
Hindi lang Iran at Iraq. Marcos says Filipinos in other Middle East countries are ‘at risk’ too
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday warned that the government may be “caught flat-footed” if it limits the scope of its contingency plans for evacuating Filipino workers to just Iran and Iraq.
Duterte calls on Congress to tackle US-Iran conflict: Kinakabahan ako
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday asked Congress to discuss the rising tensions in the Middle East.
‘Di napilit ni lodi! Duterte rejects Trump’s invitation to visit US
President Rodrigo Duterte will formally decline United States President Donald Trump’s invitation to visit the US, Malacañang said Friday (December 27).
Beijing attacks US for ‘weaponisation’ of outer space
Beijing warned Monday that the US was turning the cosmos into a “battlefield”, after Washington announced a new military arm called the Space Force.
‘Di na makaka-biyahe sa US! Trump OKs ban on De Lima’s jailers
United States President Donald Trump has signed into law the 2020 national budget, which contains a provision banning the entry of Philippine officials behind Senator Leila de Lima’s detention.
US probe finds Cambridge Analytica misled Facebook users on data
US regulators concluded Friday that British consultancy Cambridge Analytica — at the center of a massive scandal on hijacking of Facebook data — deceived users of the social network about how it collected and handled their personal information.
