Military personnel from the Philippine Navy (PN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and United States Navy (USN) exchange insights during a pre-sail conference aboard JS Samidare at Pier 15 in Manila on December 4, 2024. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) leads a multilateral...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel throws a box of family food pack to his comrades onboard a separate vessel during the unloading of relief assistance intended for victims of Super Typhoon "Pepito" at the Virac Port in Catanduanes on Nov. 22, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard...
US Secretary of Defense meets with American servicemen during his visit to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. (Courtesy of Austin / X ) American servicemen who have been deployed to Palawan to be part of...
Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel conduct pre-emptive evacuation in vulnerable areas in Bicol on Nov. 16, 2024 amid the threat posed by Super Typhoon "Pepito". (Photo: 9th Infantry Division) Super Typhoon “Pepito” pounded Luzon and affected more than 852,000...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil (File photo) The Philippine National Police (PNP) revealed that it has dismissed from service 11 members of the Special Action Force (SAF), an elite police unit, due to their alleged involvement to unauthorized escort services...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has committed to ensure the sustainability of reforms it started that paved the way for the Philippines’ imminent exit from the “gray list” of the global anti-money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF). In a landmark...
Military, police, and fire personnel work hand-in-hand in unloading relief goods from a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 aicraft at the Naga Airport on Oct. 26, 2024 for distribution to victims of Severe Tropical Storm "Kristine". (Photo: PAF) In the wake of the devastation wrought by Severe...
Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel, as well as other volunteers load packages of relief goods into a Sokol helicopter for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission in Batanes on Oct. 11, 2024. (Photo: PAF) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) facilitated...
Investors in the offshore wind industry are advancing a proposal to the Department of Energy (DOE) that delays in the availability of critical infrastructure – primarily grid connections as well as port support facilities – shall be declared as ‘force majeure’ events in the terms of...
Following the Department of Energy’s (DOE) rejection of its force majeure plea, Pangilinan-led SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) is now looking for an alternative site for the development of the 280-megawatt Nueva Ecija solar farm project it won under the first round of the green energy auction...
Members of the Philippine Army's 525th Combat Engineer "Forerunner" Battalion and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) hold a water search and rescue (WASAR) training in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. (Photo: Philippine Army) The premier disaster response unit of the Philippine Army (PA) conducted...
President Marcos has attributed his successful humanitarian and disaster-related visits around the country to the Presidential Airlift Wing (PAW), saying he could not do the work he needs to do without them. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the 56th founding anniversary of the 250th...
