Geo Politics

According to the House committee reviewing the proposed amendments, one referendum, not two, will be held to determine the fate of an revised constitution. After reviewing the charter, the committee decided that the referendum would be held only after a third and final reading of the amendment draft bill was passed in parliament, but before it was proposed for royal …

The administration of President Donald Trump will welcome Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto to the Pentagon on Friday (Oct 16) after dropping a de facto ban on his entry into the country imposed on allegations of human rights abuses. Prabowo, a 68-year-old former chief of the special forces, has long been a controversial figure in Indonesia, accused in places …

METRO MANILA – Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano resigned Tuesday as House Speaker after the members of Congress formally ratified Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as their new leader at the Batasang Pambansa. Cayetano said in a Facebook live that he is tendering his irrevocable resignation as the speaker of the House of the Republic of the Philippines and that …

KUALA LUMPUR – Umno said that it is considering to withdraw its support for Perikatan Nasional (PN) and will push instead to set new terms in writing to continue its alliance with the ruling coalition. According to UMNO secretary-general Ahmad Maslan that the matter was agreed upon unanimously by the party’s council on Tuesday night (Oct 13). The party will …

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday to comment any further on the meeting between opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and the Agong. Datuk Seri Anwar recently claimed he has majority support from MPs to oust Prime Minister Muhyiddin and form a new government. The prime minister said that he just wanted to focus his efforts and managing the Covid-19 …

PETALING JAYA – Comptroller of the Royal Household revealed yesterday that Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim did not reveal the identities of the federal lawmakers who joins his camp. Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said in a statement that Anwar would only inform of the numbers of his supporters during the 25-minute meeting. Since …

METRO MANILA – A total of 186 congressmen, a majority of the 299 members of the House of Representatives, have elected Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco to unseat Alan Peter Cayetano as the new Speaker in a session held outside the House of Representatives. The election, which described by allies of Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano “illegal.”, happened at the Celebrity …

PETALING JAYA – Bukit Aman has summoned PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to record his statement, following his claim that 121 Members of Parliament are supporting his bid to become the country’s next Prime Minister. Criminal Investigation Department director CP Datuk Huzir Mohamed said that six police reports have been lodged against Anwaar. In a statement released by Bukit …

METRO MANILA –  The administration faction supporting Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco is plotting a move to unseat Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano as the House Speaker, saying the lower chamber needs a leader that has a heart of a public servant, and not with a heart of a tyrant.” Velasco’s camp cited that they have 187 house members supporting them, …

Protest leader Arnon Nampa declared a proposal to surround Government House a rally to demand the government’s ouster. In view of this, Mr. Arnon, co-leader of the Khana Ratsadorn (People’s Party), a new name for the Free People ‘s Group, and anti-government protesters would assemble at the Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen Avenue before heading to Government House. Initially, the name …