CEBU CITY – The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) pushed back against claims that innocent individuals were killed during an encounter between the military and the New People 's Army (NPA) in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 19....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday, April 24, maintained that the slain University of the Philippines (UP) student leader in a recent encounter in Negros Occidental was not an innocent civilian, saying she was allegedly found armed and in combat gear during the clash with the New...
Groundbreaking for the planned United States (US) economic security zone in the Philippines could take place within the current Marcos Jr. administration, with the project expected to generate hundreds of thousands of jobs once fully developed, Philippine investment officials said. Officials from...
An anti-hazing measure recently implemented at the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) was found to be effective—and two sneaky cadets are now in big trouble. That measure is the regular body inspection, and PNPA director Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan said it led to the discovery of foot...
Justice and accountability are on the right track in the case of muriatic acid hazing, national police chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. as he welcomed the filing of a criminal case against the seven cadets of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA). For Nartatez, the fast...
The inflation-targeting Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.5 percent to confront war-driven price hikes head-on, according to investment banking giant Goldman Sachs. “Given its price stability mandate, we believe the BSP will hike...
The alleged free accommodation modus of police training officers at the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) triggered a nationwide financial scrutiny and police review of all regional training of the Philippine National Police (PNP). It started when Field Training Officers (FTOs) of the Regional...
DAVAO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) welcomed the appointment of Mel Senen Sarmiento as the new secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU). Sarmiento succeeded Carlito Galvez Jr., who stepped down on April 21. MILF First Vice...
Newly appointed Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento on Wednesday, April 22, pledged to pursue “sustainable peace” following his designation as Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU). Sarmiento expressed gratitude to President...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong only has good things to say about the designation of former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento as new Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) chief. Adiong, in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. fired back at Beijing on Tuesday, April 21, as China criticized the ongoing Exercise Balikatan between the Armed Forces of the Philippines, United States, and other allied forces, saying the drills are part of a “collective...
After nearly five decades in the public eye, Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr. formally announced his retirement as the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity on Tuesday, April 21. Galvez cited personal and family obligations as the primary reason for his departure from the Marcos...
