President Marcos has ordered the Justice department and police to come up with ways to ensure the safety of prosecutors in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. witnesses the signing of the 2024 Department of Justice - National Prosecution Service (DOJ-NPS) Rules on Preliminary...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now completing the final stage of the security preparations for the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 22. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the preparations include deployment of...
The country’s trade deficit widened in May after a measly decline in imports and exports, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed Wednesday, July 10. The trade deficit, or the difference between the value of exports and imports, reached $4.60 billion in the fifth month of 2024,...
Former presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo called Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil "humorless" and said that former president Rodrigo Duterte was only joking when he said he was keeping the location of embattled televangelist Pastor Quiboloy a secret. Former...
(Photo: PCG) (Updated) China has again tried to intercept a medical evacuation of a Philippine Navy (PN) personnel near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), it was revealed on Tuesday, July 9. Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for WPS, said...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) launched on Tuesday, July 9, five major projects to mark the 50 th anniversary celebration of the agency, including a K-9 Academy in Pampanga and a cruise ship terminal in Surigao del Norte. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the projects are the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reminded that individuals who refuse to comply with its national population census and survey may face imprisonment and be fined P100,000. PSA said that those who fail to cooperate with the 2024 Census of Population will be fined P100,000, as per Republic...
Local share prices rose on the back of gains in US stocks due to rate cut hopes. The main index added 27.23 points or 0.42 percent to close at 6,556.66 as Conglomerates led the advance while Banks and Miners retreated. Volume rose to 767 million shares worth P6.74 billion as gainers upset losers 97...
BRP Sierra Madre (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) (Updated) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dismissed as a “false narrative” the report of China which accused Philippine Navy (PN) warship BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) of supposedly causing “significant harm” to the marine...
China has dug up Japan's colonial history with the Philippines to criticize its signing of a military deal with Manila that came amid Beijing's continued harassment in the West Philippine Sea. Lin Jian, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, said it is Japan that "bears serious historical...
The Board of Investments (BOI) reported on Tuesday, July 9, that the government is crafting a strategic roadmap to propel the development of the domestic bioplastics sector. In a statement, the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) investment promotion agency said it aims to formalize the...
China has continued to justify its illegal intrusion into the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ), with the latest one on the Sabina Shoal. After the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that China anchored its “monster” ship, the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901, near Sabina or...
