Orthopedic surgeon is new PhilHealth president, CEO

Luisa Cabato 02/04/2025

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). In a press release on Tuesday, the Presidential Communications…

Suspended South Korean president Yoon gets 3% salary increase

The Korea Herald/Asia News Network 01/12/2025

The annual salary of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol has risen 3 percent this year, according to the Ministry of Personnel Management on Sunday. Yoon, who is facing both trial at the Constitutional Court to confirm his…

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

Associated Press 12/30/2024

ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as…

Yoon impeached: Who could be South Korea’s next president?

The Korean Herald/Asia News Network 12/15/2024

SEOUL – President Yoon Suk Yeol’s term is set to end on May 9, 2027, but with the prospect of his early departure from office, that timeline is likely to be moved up significantly. This scenario became…

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63 in helicopter crash

Associated Press 05/20/2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country’s supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near…

Iran’s president missing after helicopter accident in foggy region

Associated Press 05/20/2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a…

Argentina’s incoming president changes tone on Pope Francis

Agence France Presse, Reuters 11/23/2023

VATICAN CITY—Argentina’s right-wing President-elect Javier Milei, who in past years has called Pope Francis everything from a “son of a bitch” to an “imbecile” to the devil’s man on earth, spoke on the phone with his countryman…

Sara Duterte says she is not interested to run for president in 2028

Faith Argosino 11/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has expressed her disinterest in running for president in the 2028 national elections. Duterte said her future decisions would depend on “God’s plan,” saying that she did…

President Bongbong Marcos assures continuous support for Cebu

05/31/2023

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assures the residents of Cebu province that his administration is committed to provide continuous support in achieving national development and economic prosperity.  Speaking at the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the…

Navy trains on missile as commander in chief watches

Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ 05/20/2023

President Marcos on Friday witnessed the practice firing of a short-range defensive missile from onboard the BRP Davao Del Sur off San Antonio town in Zambales, the province facing the disputed South China Sea. The President, joined by Speaker…

Bongbong Marcos open to purchase of PH’s first submarine — Zubiri

John Eric Mendoza 05/09/2023

CAVITE CITY, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “warm to the idea” of purchasing submarines for the country, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Monday, May 8. Zubiri, however, noted that the President “has…

Bongbong Marcos to media: Lead Filipinos in identifying fake news, propaganda

Daphne Galvez 04/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged the fourth estate to help Filipinos discern real information from propaganda and be a measure of stability and objectivity. Marcos issued the call during the 50th…

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