Thousands are expected to troop to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. The Vatican is not only the global center of Catholicism, it is also a sovereign state with the pope recognized as both head of state and government. The Holy See has a permanent observer mission to the United Nations.
A YouTube channel made the false claim that the Philippines was bombed by China due to tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division dismissed another case against former President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda as well as Rustan’s Commercial Corporation founders, Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. and Gliceria Tantoco involving more than a billion pesos or roughly US$19.3 million of ill-gotten wealth due to lack of evidence.
After an initial denial, Malacañang is now confirming President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to reject loans and grants from 18 countries that supported Iceland’s UN resolution to probe the violent war on drugs in the Philippines.
