The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, June 5, dismissed claims of an alleged plan to storm Malacañang on Independence Day, saying there is no validated intelligence pointing to any such threat and that security preparations remain routine. Col. Allen Rae Co, chief of PNP public...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) convened government agencies and uniformed services at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Friday, June 5, as the national government tightened preparedness measures for the...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said it is proceeding with extreme caution in verifying online rumors that Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who is in hiding while facing an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was spotted aboard a yacht en route to a...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, June 5, that it would carry out a Sandiganbayan order placing former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan under hospital arrest and transferring him to the PNP General Hospital in Camp Crame. In a statement, PNP...
The national government is moving to steer the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) toward the use of electric vehicles as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) targets the deployment of at least 6,000 electric jeepneys this year in line with the Electric Vehicle...
Eight individuals were arrested while an estimated P22.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes was confiscated during an anti-smuggling operation conducted by the Philippine National Police in Carmen, Davao del Norte on Thursday, June 4. Personnel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. on Wednesday, June 3, pressed for a stronger and expanded Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as he underscored the military’s gradual shift toward external defense while continuing internal security operations in key...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday, June 3, disclosed it was elated with the results of a recent survey showing strong public backing for a more assertive stance in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying the findings reinforce the military’s ongoing defense posture and...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has completed its first ship-to-ship helicopter resupply mission with a United States Coast Guard vessel in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS). Captain Marie Angelica Sisican, director of the PN public affairs office, said the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to deploy for the first time one of its vessels to Hawaii to participate in the 30th edition of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise to determine not only its ability to operate alongside foreign counterparts but also its logistics system and law...
A surge in the number of Chinese vessels monitored around Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) raised fresh concerns as defense and military officials said the national government is verifying reports of a possible structure or equipment spotted in the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it will verify the alleged exercises conducted by a massive Chinese carrier strike group in the Pacific Ocean, specifically east of Luzon, as an official admitted the military only learned of the deployment through public bulletins issued by Japan. The...
