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As if nothing happened. No construction, no land reclamation, no more concerns expressed on the South China Sea dispute.

Here’s a timeline of the journey from the ASEAN declaration in 2007 to the consensus in 2017.

Countries in East Asia strengthened their call to end the use and development of chemical weapons in the region, expressing concern over North Korea’s nuclear program while seeking a resumption of dialogue to de-escalate tensions.

The AMRI is proposing a region-wide media literacy program among different stakeholders, including students, he said, that would tackle the spread of misinformation.

A key feature of the document is to afford mechanisms for ASEAN migrants such as labor contracts and legal representation.

Increasing local government engagement is one of the goals of the ASEAN integration, specifically in the BIMP-EAGA. But local governments outside of the key areas are not directly engaged.

As the Philippine government gears up to host the next ASEAN Summit in November, Carmen Verona is also bracing herself, but for something quite different: the possibility of getting evicted from where she sets up her makeshift store.​

On Nov. 1, Rowena Diaz’s two sons are visiting the cemetery for the first time.

Tension filled a dialogue in the barangay hall of Barangay 770 on Oct. 25.

They claim officers of the Manila Police District Station 6 are liable for a “systematic violence” wrought on their neighborhood.

Amiel was 16 when he was introduced to “freelancing” by peers who seemed to have money all the time. Envious and eager to know where they got cash to splurge on shoes, clothes and casual gimmicks, the teenager asked his friends about their dirty little secret.

The poor are most exasperated. The poorest class, Class E, is least satisfied with Duterte’s performance.

The list includes 87 websites, 95 Facebook and 56 Youtube pages.

The celebration honors the bounties of the sea, especially seaweed, the top source of livelihood in the province.

The Philippine Navy is at fault in the death of two fishermen during a sea chase in the waters of Pangasinan on Sept. 22, a source privy to the investigation of the incident said.

For a disaster resilience model, Marikina City falls behind the ideal in preparing people with disabilities (PWDs) for disasters.

They said they came to collect the P10,000 they were promised every month for the next four years as claimants to their share of the Marcos wealth. The proof of their claim: a pamphlet purchased for P30, extolling Marcos for his ‘immortal legacy.’

They gathered in Luneta and at the Commission on Human Rights premises in Quezon City.

If there is any institution that was able to fully institutionalize the lessons of martial law and the People Power Revolt, it is the Philippine military. That lesson is that they should always be united. They should never allow themselves to be on opposite sides of the political fence. Better be on the wrong side than to be on opposite sides. Why?

President Rodrigo Duterte, in a media interview following his 2017 SONA, said he wants the CHR abolished.

Candidate Duterte is different from President Duterte.

Dela Rosa’s figures do not match the ostensibly “real numbers” on the war on drugs published by the PNP itself, in its own website.

Some of the designs aren’t just fit for everyone--ironically for those who are in danger of being left out during a disaster.

Supporters and critics of President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs have joined the chorus of condemnation over the killing of 17-year-old Kian Loyd Delos Santos and called for an investigation of police abuse.