The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday, Aug. 26, that it is closely monitoring the presence of a Chinese tugboat near the grounded BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) in Ayungin Shoal, West Philippine Sea (WPS). Tugboats are primarily used for towing larger vessels. The Chinese tugboat...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed Tuesday, Aug. 26, that it has processed the disenrollment of a mining executive accused of misrepresenting his citizenship from the PCG Auxiliary (PCGA). Joseph Sy, whose Chinese name is Chen Zhong, became part of the PCGA Executive Squadron in 2018 and...
(UPDATED) Classes at all levels in public and private schools as well as government work were suspended in Metro Manila and 19 other provinces on Tuesday, Aug. 26, due to inclement weather. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Jonvic Remulla announced the development on...
A fisherman who went missing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was found safe on Monday, Aug. 25, after drifting at sea for three days, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed. The PCG identified the fisherman as Roberto Albior, 53, a resident of Brgy. Calapandayan, Subic, Zambales. According to...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it is fully prepared to help ensure the safe and orderly conduct of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in October. The AFP’s primary role is to provide support to the Philippine National...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is pushing for a review of decades-old rules on the imposition of fines against real estate developers and practitioners found violating regulations. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the current penalty structure needs to be...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced it will suspend a Batangas district engineer accused of offering more than P3 million to Batangas First District Representative Leandro Leviste just to dissuade him from probing alleged irregular flood control projects in the province....
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. downplayed recent Chinese maritime exercises near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, saying the activities are nothing out of the ordinary and will not deter the Philippines from asserting its rights in the West Philippine Sea...
Panic gripped police personnel when an hour-long fire broke out at the Philippine National Police General Hospital (PNPGH) inside the National Police Headquarters at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Sunday night, Aug. 24. A report from the PNP said the blaze occurred at the PNPGH Compound located...
The country marked National Heroes Day on Monday, August 25, with top defense, security, and peace officials urging Filipinos to keep alive the spirit of patriotism exemplified by those who fought for freedom while recognizing modern-day heroes who continue to serve the nation in different fields....
Lieutenant General Antonio G. Nafarrete, called “Toto” by his peers, never dreamed of becoming a soldier. Unlike many of his classmates at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) who had long envisioned themselves in uniform, his journey into the armed forces was more of an unexpected turn than...
Sailors and marines onboard BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) drove away intruding Chinese vessels, effectively diffusing the tense situation in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. confirmed this on Sunday,...
