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Philippine envoy tells workers in Taiwan to eat at home and avoid streets amid row over death
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine envoy to Taiwan is advising thousands of Filipino workers there to eat at home and avoid the streets as emotions run high on the island over the shooting death of a fisherman by the Philippine coast guard. Philippine envoy Amadeo Perez said Thursday after returning from Taipei that the government has verified at least one attack, in which a Filipino was ...
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President Aquino’s Liberal Party coalition consolidates power in Philippine election
The results from the May 13 midterm elections in the Philippines are still being tabulated. At stake in the election are half the seats in the Senate, as well as seats in the lower house, and gubernatorial, mayoral and local political offices. The counting for the senatorial campaigns is nearly complete, and the media has announced the winners.The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ...
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