Preparations for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro region and the continuation of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front 's (MILF) decommissioning process are among the immediate priorities facing newly appointed officials of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace,...
A yacht transporting vital relief supplies to earthquake victims caught fire off the coast of Glan, Sarangani, adding a fresh hurdle to humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) efforts, even as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed on...
Independence Day celebrations and protest actions across the country on Friday, June 12, were generally peaceful and orderly, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said, even as authorities monitored a young protester who sprayed paint on an undercover police officer in Manila. Police General Jose...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, June 12, called for the full cooperation of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Men’s Basketball Team coaches, players, and other individuals summoned in the investigation into the drowning of their two student-athletes in Aurora province. Police...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and its Canadian counterpart signed a logistics agreement designed to “put teeth” into their expanding security alliance in the Indo-Pacific region. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Canadian Minister of National...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday, June 12, shrugged off sanctions imposed by China against him and his family, saying the move would not stop him from carrying out his duties and speaking out against Beijing 's illegal actions in the West Philippine...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) urged Filipinos to protect national sovereignty and help build a culture of “positive peace” amid continuing national challenges as the nation celebrated the 128th...
The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani on June 8 has climbed to 55 while 13 cities and municipalities in Southern Mindanao have been placed under a state of calamity as authorities grapple with widespread destruction, disrupted transport links, and thousands...
A police corporal assigned to the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is under administrative and criminal investigation after a police applicant accused her of collecting P50,000 in exchange for a promised slot in the Philippine National Police (PNP). Police General Jose...
A coordinated surveillance effort by Philippine government agencies enabled authorities to detect and track a Chinese “movable floating platform” inside Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea, revealing a series of developments that have been under daily...
National and local response clusters mobilized thousands of personnel, aircraft, and sea vessels to intensify search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations and relief distribution in Mindanao following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani, which has so far killed 45 people and...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it has not monitored any threat from within its ranks despite reports of possible destabilization efforts and mounting calls for the military to take a stand on political issues ahead of the country’s celebration of Independence Day. AFP Chief of...
