Marcos admitted that the Philippines is walking a “very fine line” in balancing foreign relations. He said the Philippines must refrain from embracing the “cold war mentality” without having to choose between global powers such as the United States, Russia and China.
Sabi ng MTRCB, walang sapat na basehan para i-ban ang Barbie movie dahil hindi naman ipinakikita dito ang “nine-dash line” claim ng China.
The MTRCB said, there is no sufficient basis to ban the Barbie movie because China's "nine-dash line" claim is not shown here.
The Philippine media landscape remains largely grim despite the change in the country’s leadership in mid-2022. Attacks on journalists, which escalated during the six-year presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, have not let up since Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office.
A YouTube video claimed that Japan is currently transferring weapons to the Philippines, causing alarm in China. This is not true.
The first ever trilateral maritime exercise among the coast guard personnel of the Philippines, the United States and Japan kicked off on Thursday, June 1, ushering in cooperation for a peaceful and stable Asia Pacific.
The Philippines does not have the highest projected GDP growth among Asian countries. It ranks fourth in the IMF’s 30 emerging and developing economies in the region, with a projected GDP growth of 6%. Palau holds the top spot with 8.7%, followed by Maldives with 7.2%.
Compared to other Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines' inflation is the sixth highest recorded in 2022. Economic experts say that even if the Philippine economy posted growth, inflation grew faster since December.
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of the Philippine government to extend the deadline for the submission of its appeal brief on the investigation of alleged drug-related crimes against humanity under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
A study conducted by the Global Disinformation Index and De La Salle University has found that online news media in the Philippines is at a moderate level of disinformation risk driven mainly by “operational shortcomings.”
