The Philippine Navy (PN) on Tuesday, Nov. 18, firmly rejected claims that retired Marine Sergeant Orly Regala Guteza, who claimed to have delivered suitcases filled with cash to former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and resigned Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Zaldy Co during a Senate...
An alleged squad leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) and two other Communist officers were killed in an armed encounter with the Philippine Army (PA) in Jaro, Leyte on Monday morning, Nov. 17, the military reported. Elements of the 93rd Infantry Battalion (93IB) led by its commander, Lt. Col....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, Nov. 17, addressed renewed controversy over a resurfaced 2024 video call involving then House Speaker Martin Romualdez, then House Appropriations Chair Rep. Zaldy Co, and military chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. According to the AFP, an old clip...
The combined death toll from Super Typhoon “Uwan” and Typhoon “Tino” has climbed to 297, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed on Monday, Nov. 17, as government teams continued ground inspections in hardest-hit provinces. Uwan has claimed 28 lives, left two people missing, and injured...
Thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members flocked to the Quirino Grandstand in Manila at the start of the three-day demonstration dubbed as "Rally for Transparency and a Better Democracy" on Sunday, Nov. 16, to urge transparency and accountability from the national government following the...
In a rare show of force, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and its three major service branches, the Philippine Army (PA), Philippine Navy (PN), and Philippine Air Force (PAF), have issued a unified appeal for calm, responsible conduct, and respect for constitutional processes as the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) strengthened its security ties with the United States and Japan as their naval and air assets converged in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for a two-day Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA), a ranking official disclosed Sunday, Nov. 16. The AFP...
The United States stepped up its humanitarian support to communities battered by Super Typhoon “Uwan” by allocating an additional $1.5 million for them. This was announced by US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay L. Carlson as she joined Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary...
General Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), called on the leadership of the religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) to police their own ranks and ensure the safety and discipline of their members during the religious group’s planned rally in Metro...
Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has met with top officials of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) to discuss ongoing initiatives and future plans to strengthen cadet training, enhance faculty capability, and prepare future...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Nov. 14, sounded the alarm over a string of hoax bomb threats targeting schools. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting PNP chief, said intelligence and cybercrime units have been mobilized to identify the brains behind the latest bomb...
