Metro Manila residents must wear face masks outdoors as air quality across the capital deteriorated to hazardous levels, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, April 14. In an advisory, the OCD–National Capital Region said monitoring stations recorded pollutants reaching “unhealthy”...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) monitored a total of 28 Chinese vessels across key features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during the second week of this month. Data released by the military on Tuesday, April 14, showed the presence of Chinese People 's Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N)...
Amid global tensions that resulted in the displacement of Filipino laborers, returning overseas workers are increasingly turning to technical-vocational education and training (TVET) as they rebuild their careers in the country, with many of them now enrolling in skills programs tied to renewable...
Several bottles recovered from traditional Chinese boats near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last year were confirmed to have contained cyanide, a highly toxic chemical compound, raising fears of possible sabotage targeting fish supplies and coral reef in the area,...
A United States warship transported Philippine military engineering equipment to Palawan as part of a four-day Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed on Monday, April 13. USS Ashland (LSD-48), a dock...
The Philippine Navy (PN) said Sunday, April 12, that it has seized an estimated P64 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes off Sulu during one of its recent maritime patrol operations in the restive southern waters. Personnel of the Western Mindanao Naval Command’s (WMNC) Naval Task Force...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has ordered all domestic passenger ship operators to adopt a shipping online ticketing system (SOTS) to eradicate long-standing problems at ports, including ticket scalping and overbooking. Under Memorandum Circular DS No. 2026-01, Marina will require ship...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has practiced moving warfighting equipment from sea to shore in northern Mindanao ahead of Exercise Balikatan this month. The rehearsal held last month centered on a maritime prepositioning force offload at the port of Cagayan de Oro as the USNS Sgt. William W....
As tensions in the Middle East, Ukraine, and many parts of the world persist, the Philippines took the lead in advancing regional peace efforts as it chaired the 18th meeting of the advisory board of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (IPR) at...
Three people were injured after a passenger vessel and a small motorboat collided off Sta. Cruz Island in Zamboanga City on Friday evening, April 10. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the incident involved the passenger vessel MV SUG Adventure and a motorbanca at around 6 p.m. “According to...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) sought to enhance its partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to address concerns about the potential overcrowding in youth shelters amid the strict enforcement of curfew hours for minors under the Safer Cities Initiative. PNP...
The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) is again under scrutiny after three cadets were placed under police custody after an alleged hazing incident that left 22 underclassmen injured, including burns from exposure to chemicals inside a barracks facility. The suspects, all third class...
