The Philippine National Police (PNP) is prepared to secure the anti-corruption rallies scheduled on Sunday, Nov. 30, as it will deploy 15,000 personnel in Metro Manila to secure the mass mobilization against corruption. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting PNP chief, said the cops...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Indian Armed Forces reinforced their maritime partnership during the second iteration of the Philippines–India Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military disclosed on Thursday, Nov. 27. The drills, held on...
( UPDATED: Hotel management 's response reflected in November 30 update.) Combined elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) swooped down on a luxury casino hotel in Pasay City on Friday, Nov. 28, to serve arrest warrants against three...
Two people went missing in the Negros Island Region (NIR) as the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm “Verbena” and the shearline swept across five regions in Visayas and Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Search...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dismissed concerns that Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on Yonaguni Island, which lies 111 kilometers from Taiwan, could heighten tensions affecting areas near Luzon in the northern part of the country. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for...
The Philippine Navy (PN) is expecting a decrease in the number of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as Tropical Depression “Verbena” approaches the western part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). As of 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, there were four People’s Liberation...
Tropical Depression (TD) “Verbena” disrupted communities across the Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday, Nov. 25, affecting close to 47,000 individuals and forcing widespread evacuations as floods and landslides hit several provinces, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
Close to 6,000 passengers were stranded across 81 seaports in eight regions on Tuesday, Nov. 25, as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) enforced a sweeping no-sail order amid the onslaught of Tropical Depression Verbena. From 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., the PCG recorded 5,832 stranded individuals along with...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) rejected what it described as recycled and misleading accusations hurled by Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga involving an alleged “personal allowance increase” for military chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. and the supposed...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended maritime voyages across Bicol (Region 5), the Visayas, and parts of Mimaropa (Region 4B) on Monday, Nov. 24, as Tropical Depression “Verbena” and a prevailing shear line stirred unsafe maritime conditions, prompting authorities to broaden travel...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) gave China a dose of its own tactics on Sunday, Nov. 23, after BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) shadowed two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, said the BRP Cabra closely...
The Philippine Army (PA) said Sunday, Nov. 23, that its Aviation Regiment has completed yet another air patrol over key waters in Western Mindanao, enhancing its role in maritime security to protect the country’s borders. The operation conducted by the Special Mission Aviation Company covered the...
