9 of 10 Filipinos Want PH to Regain Control of China-Held Islands

The June 27-30 survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed 87 percent, or about nine of 10 adult Filipinos, believe it was important to regain control of the Chinese-held islands in the West Philippine Sea, reports Inquirer.net.

Filipinos 3rd Most Ignorant of Key Issues, 3rd Most Confident -- Report

The Philippines ranked third among countries "most ignorant" on their nation's key issues, according to a report by news website Indy100. Despite giving inaccurate answers, respondents from the Philippines also ranked third among those most confident (ABS-CBN News).

Duterte Has Made PH a More Dangerous Place -- Amnesty Int'l

Rather than making the Philippines safer, President Rodrigo Duterte has made the country a "far more dangerous place" by rolling back Filipinos' human rights protections, Amnesty International Philippines said (GMA News).

Aussie Nun Ordered Deported From PH

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has ordered the deportation of Australian nun Patricia Fox after finding substantial evidence that she violated the terms of her missionary visa. It has also found Sister Fox an undesirable alien and ordered the inclusion of Fox’s name on its blacklist, barring her from returning to the Philippines, reports Inquirer.net.

PH Not a 'Province of China' -- Envoy

The Philippines is not a province of China, “not now, not ever,” said Chinese envoy Zhao Jianhua Tuesday when asked to react to the controversial red banners spotted last week in pedestrian overpasses with the message “Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China,” reports ABS-CBN News.

Filipinos' Dollar Remittances Continue Uptrend

Dollars sent home by Filipinos abroad continued to rise in May thanks mainly to those with long-term contracts as land-based workers and seafarers, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Monday, Inquirer.net reports.

'PH Province China' Banners Hanging in MetroManila

Unknown persons hung red banners with the words "Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China" on several pedestrian overpasses in the capital on Thursday, the second anniversary of the Philippines' win over China in an international arbitration court, reports ABS-CBN News. 

73% of Filipinos Want PH to Assert Sovereignty vs. China

A significant majority of Filipinos – 73% --believe that President Rodrigo Duterte should assert the Philippines’ sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea through the international court ruling it had won exactly two years ago, according to Pulse Asia, reports Inquirer.net.