MANILA: The camp of former senator Leila de Lima said Tuesday it will ask the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) to disregard the motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by prosecutors asking for a second look on her acquittal.

MANILA: A radio broadcaster was shot dead outside his home in the central Philippines on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country.

MANILA: House Deputy Speaker and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Sunday once again denied planning an alleged coup to oust Speaker Martin Romualdez, and blasted reports that it “had the blessings” of First Lady Liza Marcos. .

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong returned to work today after recording a negative result for Covid-19 on Sunday.

JAKARTA: At least 26 Indonesians who allegedly fell victim to human trafficking in Myanmar have been repatriated to Indonesia under the escort of some parties, including a National Police (Polri) attaché.

MANILA: A photo of a boy begging in the Philippine capital using a QR code went viral on social media, prompting a government body to warn about the possibility of syndicates using street children to scam people, reported Xinhua.

MANILA: The Philippines will send the two newly-commissioned gunboats of the Philippine Navy to the West Philippine Sea to boost the country’s maritime patrol operations, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.

BANGKOK: After assisting the Philippines in its modernisation programme, the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) now wants to take it a step further by having “more future engagements to strengthen the strategic relationships” between the two countries.

MANILA: A national survey of Social Weather Stations found that 19 per cent of the adult labour force or an estimated 8.7 million Filipinos are unemployed.

BANGKOK: A giant panda on loan to Thailand from China that died last month had suffered blood clots caused by old age, Thai zoo officials said in a statement.