ILOILO CITY — Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. is pushing the proposal for direct flights between Iloilo and South Korea. Defensor laid out the proposal during the visit of South Korean Ambassador Lee Sang-Hwa on Monday, Jan. 26. The proposal for Iloilo-South Korea international flights was...
ILIGAN CITY – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. condoled with the families of four soldiers who were killed in an ambush in Munai, Lanao del Norte last week. Brawner paid tribute to the fallen soldiers for their sacrifice. He assured their families of...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has intensified its monitoring patrols at the Malampaya gas field in Palawan to secure the country’s energy lifeline after the discovery of a new source of natural gas in the area. No less than General Romeo Brawner Jr., AFP Chief of Staff, personally led...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has begun shifting its internal cleansing approach from using punitive measures to implementing preventive strategies aimed at stopping police misconduct before it begins, a top police official disclosed on Friday, Jan. 23. Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Jan. 23, ordered all police units down to city and municipal levels to sustain gains in reducing criminal incidents and step up efforts to account for all wanted persons. Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., acting PNP chief,...
President Marcos met with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. in Malacañang to discuss the central bank’s recent interest rate cut and the country’s near- to medium-term economic outlook. During the meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, Remolona briefed the President on the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has warned the public anew against social media posts and online content that claim divisions within the military, allege political realignments, or suggest that senior officers are backing certain political personalities. “These narratives are fake news...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Jan. 16, issued a stern warning to family, friends, and associates of businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang against providing shelter or assistance to him as manhunt operations were strengthened to find him in connection with the case of the missing...
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc., a joint venture between Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. and the Aboitiz Group, has delivered the world’s first methanol-powered Kamsarmax bulk carrier, a shift toward higher-value manufacturing in the Philippine maritime sector. The vessel, named...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, Jan. 13, rejected claims of cracks within its ranks amid the investigation involving a Philippine Army (PA) officer who allegedly withdrew his support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said there...
Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go assumed his seat on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy-making Monetary Board on Thursday, Jan. 8. Go, who was designated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the Cabinet representative to the board, was sworn in by BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. at the...
DAVAO CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Davao disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 7, that they are having a hard time pinpointing the mastermind behind the killing of a barangay chairman in Digos City, Davao del Sur last December. NBI-Davao special investigator Elias Leaño said that they and...
