A number of undocumented Filipinos in US detained – envoy

Charie Abarca - Reporter 03/25/2025

MANILA, Philippines — A number of undocumented Filipinos in the United States (US) have been detained and processed for deportation, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said on Tuesday. Romualdez noted that there is…

Trump’s trade war draws swift retaliation from Mexico, Canada, China

Associated Press 03/05/2025

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as the U.S. faced the threat…

‘Gold card’ program visa: Can this spur investment in US economy?

Associated Press 02/28/2025

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is planning a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million. The program would replace an existing program that offers U.S. visas to investors who spend…

Trump: EU was born to ‘screw’ US

Agence France Presse 02/27/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the European Union was born to “screw” the United States, laying bare his hostility to the longtime US partner as he detailed new tariffs. Trump’s month back…

WPS chopper incident: US hits China, vows support to PH

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora 02/20/2025

  MANILA – The United States on Thursday described China’s recent dangerous flight maneuvers against a Filipino aircraft as “reckless” and a “threat” to navigation and overflight in the West Philippine Sea. A People’s Liberation Army Navy…

Facing egg shortage, Americans bring chickens home to roost

Agence France Presse 02/13/2025

‘HOUSTON, United States — A Houston poultry supply company is selling chickens like there is no tomorrow, as sky-high prices for eggs prompt some Americans to produce their own at home. A recent US outbreak of bird…

Filipinos in US fear Trump immigration crackdown

02/10/2025

MANILA, Philippines – A wave of fear is sweeping through Filipino communities in the US as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown puts pending residency papers at risk and raises the specter of imminent deportation for those staying…

Detained migrants: US flying them to Guantanamo

Agence France Presse 02/05/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States is starting to fly detained migrants to America’s notorious Guantanamo military base in Cuba as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal migration, officials said Tuesday. Guantanamo is primarily…

China-US trade tensions: Where things stand now

Agence France Presse 02/05/2025

BEIJING, China — China has made good on its threats to retaliate in the escalating trade war with the United States, imposing tariffs on American imports of energy, cars and machinery parts. That came just minutes after…

US Typhon missile system ‘not directed against any nation’ – PH

Jason Sigales - Reporter 02/01/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Typhon missile system, which the Philippines acquired from the United States, is “not directed against any nation,” the National Security Council (NSC) said in a statement on Friday. The NSC issued the statement…

Helicopter collides with plane in US: No survivors

Agence France Presse 01/31/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — Divers pulled bodies from the icy waters of Washington’s Potomac river Thursday after a US military helicopter collided midair with a passenger plane carrying 64 people, with officials saying there were likely no…

On Typhon missiles: Marcos Jr.  willing to make a deal with China

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is open to making a deal with China if the latter wants the Philippines to remove its Typhon missiles on the disputed West Philippine Sea. But it entails…

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