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MANILA, Philippines — Less than a week after Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte declared a "war on drugs" in the city, at least seven drug suspects were killed during a buy-bust operation — violence that highlights the seriousness of the mayor's recent threat of outright killing persons caught using illegal drugs.
HONG KONG, China — Asian investors trod carefully Thursday after a Federal Reserve official floated the idea of delaying or reducing interest rate cuts, while the yen held gains having briefly hit a 34-year low the day before.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s message to Filipinos during Holy Week encourages tham to "serve others."
DAVAO City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte defended his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, after Akbayan lashed out at her «deafening silence» about the Chinese water cannon attack on a Philippine supply vessel heading to Ayungin Shoal.
THE Pag-IBIG Fund (Home Development Mutual Fund) has so far approved nearly P20 billion worth of housing loans as part of its commitment to support the government's Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) projects.
THE United States will continue to stand with the Philippines in the face of what it called China's aggression in the South China Sea that needs to be «pushed back appropriately.»
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and India's Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar discussed improving maritime cooperation, including the safety of seafarers manning global vessels.
LEADING critics of the so-called war on drugs of former president Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday slammed the move of his son, Davao City Mayor Sebastian «Baste» Duterte, to revive the brutal policy.