Pacquiao, Duterte and their respective supporters have been trying to wrest control of the PDP-Laban party ahead of elections in May by unilaterally electing their own members to leading party roles. The faction supported by Duterte recently booted out Pacquiao as party president, but Pacquiao has refused to step down. Related PostsA Challenge of Straighforwardness Towards the PresidentA Hazardous and …

METRO MANILA – National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace consultant Randall “Randy” Echanis  was killed inside his rented home in Quezon City. According to the party-list group, a neighbor was also killed. Echanis, 72, who was the national chairperson of the party-list, was undergoing a medical treatment and unarmed when alleged police forces raided his residences. He was stabbed …

Asean chair for the regional bloc Vietnam has made a proposal this year to hold a physical summit despite the Covid-19 pandemic, A high rank official from Indonesian Foreign Ministry announced today. The face to face meeting, if approved, is expected to be held on June 27 and 28 i Da Nang, Vietnam. The two day summit which includes Asean …

HANOI – As coronavirus continues to pose serious impact to the Asean region, Vietnam, as Asean chair, will have a big task on its plate to pull the region together the collectively defeat the common enemy the world is currently facing. Vietnam have chosen ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’ as the theme for its chairmanship. “Cohesive” signifies unity, solidarity  and internal …

From the last issue, Umno and its allies had no issues with leaked tapes reportedly from a Supreme Council conference in Bersatu prior to the political crisis in February, Tan Sri Annuar Musa said. The former Secretary-General of the Umno said the recordings were an internal matter at Bersatu and had no impact on his faction, Barisan Nasional and the …

IPOH: Perak Indigenous Party (UN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu has been appointed as the 13th Perak Menteri Besar under the new government of the National Alliance (PN). Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja Kol (R) Datuk Abd Rahim Mohamad Nor said that Faizal received the largest number of support from the state assemblymen. “In accordance …

KUALA LUMPUR – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has agreed to return as chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) three days after he quit as Malaysian PM. Party secretary-general Marzuki Yahya confirmed in a statement on Thursday, that Bersatu’s supreme council has unanimously rejected Mahathir’s resignation as party chief in a meeting last Tuesday. “Following the meetings today and YAB …