Police Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Tuesday, May 19, told police commanders and personnel to ignore “political noise” and stay focused on their mandate of maintaining peace and order. Nartatez warned that attempts to draw police officers...
The investigation conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) rejected claims that the Senate was under attack on the night of May 13 when pandemonium broke loose over a burst of gunfire that all stemmed from fears that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa would be arrested. But as to the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has alerted all its units as flooding incidents were reported in several areas of Luzon and Mindanao following days of heavy rains. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said police units, especially in affected areas, were tasked to immediately mobilize...
Escalating tensions in the Middle East and the resulting spike in global oil prices could trigger broader economic disruptions in the Philippines, worsening inflation, weakening the peso, and raising costs across transportation, food, tourism, and other energy-intensive industries, according to...
MANILA -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. voiced concern that the country could be involved in a possible contingency over Taiwan, in an interview with media organizations including Jiji Press on Monday. "I think in Japan 's case, it 's more about a choice to be involved" if a...
A total of 13,571 families and 115 presidential scholars in Makati will receive rice assistance under the national government’s “Bawat Bayan Makikinabang” program, the Makati City government said on Monday, May 18. Mayor Nancy Binay and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. led the...
Authorities raided a steel manufacturing plant inside an industrial estate supervised by the Department of National Defense (DND) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on Saturday, May 16, and discovered 69 undocumented Chinese nationals and one Filipino allegedly working illegally in the facility, DND...
A deadly plant, a school lockdown, and 15 hours to survive. Those are the chilling elements at the center of “Roots of Contagion,” the upcoming Filipino suspense-thriller directed by Jose “JR” Olinares, which aims to combine edge-of-your-seat horror with public awareness on disease...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday, May 15, firmly dismissed concerns that recent political instability and a shooting incident at the Senate have caused friction within the military, asserting that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) remains...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is prepared to provide up to $1.75 billion in additional financing to help the Philippines, its host country, manage the economic fallout from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In a statement on Friday, May 15, the Manila-based multilateral lender said ADB...
Bloomberry Resorts Corp., the gambling empire controlled by billionaire Enrique Razon Jr., swung to a net loss in the first quarter as slowdown in high-stakes gaming and the absence of prior-year windfall weighed on the bottom line. The operator of Solaire Resort Entertainment City reported a net...
State-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) has extended up to ₱15 billion in short-term financing to Ramon S. Ang-led Petron Corp., the country’s lone remaining oil refinery, to boost the firm’s working capital for fuel purchases. In a statement on Thursday, May 14, the country’s sovereign...
