MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp is studying filing a perjury case against dismissed police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr., according to her legal counsel Atty. Clifford Chua. Chua said this on Thursday as he appeared at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to represent Duterte in complying with the invitation letter sent to

MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution on Thursday wrapped up its presentation of evidence against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta during the first day of the plunder case trial before the Sandiganbayan Third Division over a P75 million campaign donation. Marcoleta’s co-accused include former Rep. Mike Defensor, and businessmen Joseph Espiritu and Aristotle Viray. The prosecution rested its

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, has visited a number of those historic sites during inspection tours across China. From the Zunyi Meeting site in southwest China's Guizhou Province to Yudu County, the starting point of the Long March in east China's Jiangxi Province, he has repeatedly called for efforts to draw inspiration from Chinese revolutionary history and fine traditions during his visits.

MANILA, Philippines – About 50 alleged online “groomers” who were reportedly planning attacks related to the school shooting in Banga, South Cotabato, were arrested, according to Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla. “That night, that week there were 53 planned school shootings in South Cotabato, lahat yun natigil namin,” Remulla said this on the sidelines of the

A course correction is needed in New Delhi.

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Romblon will investigate reports of fish deaths along several coastal areas in Odiongan town in recent days. It was too early to link the incidents to the El Niño phenomenon, contrary to an earlier assessment by the Odiongan Municipal Agriculture Office

Two summits in five months between US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping have produced shared language but not an open Strait of Hormuz. After the May meeting in Beijing, there was little sign the two sides agreed on how to end the war. Xi’s visit to Washington yielded no breakthrough on Iran, though Xi backed a return to the interim US-Iran agreement. Last week, Trump rejected a truce proposal from Iran and said he was considering resuming US bombing of Iran after the midterm...

Reported discussions in Kandahar point to a possible expansion of the BLA’s external support networks as the group comes under pressure in Pakistan.

CGTN spoke with Zhang Youlang, deputy dean of the School of Public Administration under Renmin University of China, and Ma Liang, professor at the School of Government under Peking University, for their insights into how China's grassroots governance contributes to building "cities for the people."