The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that 16 Filipinos are still under police custody in Qatar for allegedly holding a political demonstration last week. (Photo from the Philippine Embassy in Qatar) DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Eduardo de Vega said that...
Four Filipinos in Myanmar remain unaccounted for following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the Southeast Asian country on Friday, March 28, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, locals gather near a collapsed building...
Estelito "Titong" Patdu Mendoza From defending powerful tycoons in high-profile corporate battles to serving as the government's chief legal strategist, Estelito Mendoza's career was a tapestry of legal victories and controversies. Mendoza, “Titong” to those who knew him, was a prominent...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla Jr. on Thursday, March 20 admitted that a meeting took place between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and several Cabinet officials but this was to address rumors of former president...
InfiniVAN, Inc., a Japan-affiliated digital solutions and telecommunications company in the Philippines, plans to launch a ₱2 billion to ₱3 billion initial public offering in the domestic capital market later this year. In an interview, BDO Capital and Investment Corporation President Eduardo...
AREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust sponsored by property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), reported a 49 percent year-on-year jump in net income to ₱7.4 billion in 2024, excluding net fair value change in investment properties. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said...
The top security strategists of the Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely together to address “destabilizing actions” in the South and East China Seas. This, as National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año spoke over the phone with newly designated Japanese National Security...
Tycoon Eduardo J. Soriano, vice chairman and director of A. Soriano Corporation (Anscor), passed away on Feb. 17, 2025, at the age of 69. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Eduardo J. Soriano, our vice chairman and director, today, Feb. 17, 2025," the company said in a...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hold a flag-raising activity onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) The National Security Council (NSC) and Armed Forces of...
Five more alleged Chinese spies are presented to the public by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Jan. 30, 2025 following their arrest in separate operations in Palawan, NAIA, and Dumaguete City. (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC)...
(File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año expressed support for the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) planned move to declare a food security emergency by the end of January due to the rising prices of rice. Año said the country’s food security “is a...
President Marcos wants to add more large dams in the country, and not just revive them, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) chief Eduardo Guillen said. (MB File Photo) Guillen said there are currently three dams in Luzon that have already secured funding and are ready for their upgrade...
