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SK court hikes ex-president’s sentence for obstruction

SEOUL – A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday to seven years for obstructing...

Ex-president Yoon appeals insurrection verdict

SEOUL – South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol has filed an appeal against an insurrection conviction stemming from his 2024 martial law declaration,...

South Korea’s Yoon sentenced to life over bungled rule

SEOUL – South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol capped a remarkable fall from grace on Thursday when he was sentenced to life imprisonment...

South Korean ex-PM Han gets 23 years jail

SEOUL—Former South Korean prime minister Han Duck soo was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday for aiding and abetting a declaration of...

South Korean ex-leader jailed for 5 years

SEOUL – A South Korean judge sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other...

Beyond coolness

A cultural wish list for 2026 I wish for an expansion in the meaning and function of the National Artist Award. Since its inception at...

Zelenskyy ready to hold Kyiv polls with US help

ROME – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to hold new elections in Ukraine provided security could be assured, and that he...

Forgetfulness, never

The recent anti-corruption protests at EDSA, the so-called Trillion Peso March, set on the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law and Bonifacio...

Lives Upende

In this file photo taken early on Dec. 4, 2024, people walk past an army sign on the ground as they gather outside the...

South Korea’s ex-spy chief nabbed over martial law

SEOUL – A former South Korean spy chief who led the intelligence agency during last year’s martial law declaration was arrested on Wednesday for...

Survey: Most Pinoys believe corruption has worsened

AN overwhelming majority (81 percent) or eight in 10 Filipinos believe corruption has worsened since the declaration of Martial Law 53 years ago, indicating...

Thrilla in Manila turns 50: A legacy beyond the ring

ON the morning of October 1, 1975, the Philippines became the heartbeat of the sporting world. Inside the sweltering walls of the Araneta Coliseum, two...

Gov’t must heed clamor for change

LAST Sunday, the streets of Manila erupted with a familiar but urgent call to send to jail all those involved in massive corruption in...

Martial Law Memorial

MARTIAL LAW MEMORIAL. Boy and Girl Scouts from Pasig lay a wreath at the Martial Law Memorial Wall in Manila on September 20, 2025.
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