A total of 343 Filipinos, mostly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), landed safely at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday morning, March 15, after they were repatriated from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by the national government amid the continuing tensions in the Middle East. The group...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Sunday, March 15, welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) decision to exempt approved socialized housing projects from its land use reclassification moratorium. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the move will help...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Sunday, March 15, that it has stepped up its campaign against street-level crimes to make communities safer and ensure faster action against offenders. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., PNP Chief, cited the swift arrest of two suspects in the...
The remains of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Ann De Vera, who died in a missile attack in Israel, arrived in Manila early morning on Saturday, March 14, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) revealed. De Vera’s remains, sealed in a special container bearing the flag of Israel, arrived at...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Saturday, March 14, suspended the driver’s license and issued a show cause order (SCO) to a lady driver involved in a now-viral physical altercation with a male motorcycle rider in Pasig City. Based on the LTO’s investigation, the lady driver was driving...
Security forces went on high alert after a suspected Chinese rocket was observed over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which crossed Palawan’s airspace on Friday, March 13. The Western Naval Command (WNC) confirmed the sighting of what is believed to be a People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has dismissed concerns that the United States might withdraw its military hardware from the country to support the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), made the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, March 13, pledged to deliver swift justice for the families of a businesswoman and her companion who were shot dead and found inside a burned vehicle in a remote area of Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija. PNP Chief Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) intensified its intelligence operations to unmask an international drug syndicate behind a massive P5.8‑billion shipment of crystal meth or “shabu” that was intercepted in the coastal waters of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. PNP Chief Police General Jose...
The Philippine Navy (PN) ramped up its maritime diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific region as it deployed Naval Task Group (NTG) 80.6 aboard the BRP Diego Silang (FFG7) to Darwin, Australia to join two major international maritime events. The contingent is participating in the International Fleet Review...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) welcomed on Friday, March 13, the results of a recent survey by Pulse Asia Research Inc. showing strong public support for the government’s transparency initiative in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG spokesperson for WPS Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela said the findings...
The Philippines called for stronger regional cooperation on disaster response as it led a key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting that, for the first time, included representatives from the health sector. Department of National Defense (DND) Assistant Secretary for International...
