(L-R) Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia and DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. signed a memorandum of agreement that aims to combat the deplorable practice of vote buying on Sept. 28, 2023 at the DND Building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. (Photo by DND) Department of National Defense (DND)...
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has committed support to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in ensuring peaceful and orderly barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 30. The commitment of support was strengthened through the signing of memorandum of agreement between Teodoro and...
Donna Kelce and Taylor Swift (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce "sure as hell enjoyed" the buzz Taylor Swift's appearance brought to his Sunday NFL game, but he won't be broadcasting details of his relationship with the pop star. "Man, that was a crazy game,"...
Talk show host Stephen Colbert (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Late-night talk shows, a mainstay of the US TV schedule, will be back on the air within a week, hosts said Wednesday, after leaders of the Writers Guild of America called off a paralyzing strike. The densely written shows -- fronted by...
Bruce Springsteen (AFP) NEW YORK (AFP) - American rock legend Bruce Springsteen announced Wednesday that he will postpone the remainder of his 2023 tour dates until next year, as he recovers from treatment for peptic ulcer disease. The 74-year-old singer "has continued to recover steadily"...
Writers Strikes outside Walt Disney studio (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Leaders of the Writers Guild of America will meet Tuesday to decide whether to accept a pay deal hammered out with production studios, and could agree to halt a months-long strike that has paralyzed Hollywood. The WGA board...
The Senate will strive to increase the proposed budget of the Department of National Defense, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for next year to strengthen the country’s defense operations and as part of its efforts to defend the country amid the tensions in the West Philippine...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, September 27 said the Senate will reallocate confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) and other unnecesary appropriations and give it to the Philippine Coast Guard and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other agencies...
The Philippine Navy (PN) will host a bilateral naval exercise with the United States Navy (USN) dubbed as "Exercise SAMASAMA" next month. Slated from October 2 to 13, Exercise SAMASAMA "aims to further strengthen international defense cooperation and advance a rules-based international order,"...
Kylie Minogue (AFP) PARIS (AFP) - A viral TikTok hit this summer means Kylie Minogue has added another cohort to her multi-generational fan base -- many of them so young they have never heard the hits that made her a star. "Padam Padam", the first single from the new album "Tension", has put...
General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), rallied Philippine Navy (PN) personnel to defend the country's territory and rights amid various challenges in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Brawner made the call during his visit at the Navy headquarters in...
A man dives and cuts off a 300-meter-long floating barrier installed by China at the southeast entrance of Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales in a video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Sept. 26, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) supported the Philippine Coast...
