Expressing his deep concern over the latest incident, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has called China to observe mutual respect which he said is key to deescalating the growing tensions in the West Philippine Sea. At the same time, Go strongly condemned the recent aggressive June 17 encounter...
Two senators have expressed their unwavering support for Filipino Olympians joining the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics set to take place from July to September. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, personally led the turnover of his financial...
The Philippines, the United States, Japan and Canada have showed anew joint forces in the West Philippine Sea amid China's continued aggression in the waters it continues to claim to be its own. The US Navy deployed its largest Destroy Squadron (DESRON) ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri underscored the need to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), especially the Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), following recent and brazen acts of aggression and violence coming from the Chinese maritime authorities in the West...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte of the first district in this city, through his son Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, encouraged graduates of the Philippine College of Technology Inc. here on Friday, June 21, to remain optimistic and committed even in the face of the most challenging...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. leads the inauguration of BRP Miguel Malvar (FF06) at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea on June 18, 2024. (Courtesy of DND) The Philippine Navy’s (PN) first and newest missile-guided corvette was...
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which serves as the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), has elected its new set of board of directors and officers that will help oversee the operations of the country’s power spot market. The reconstituted board...
President Marcos has issued Proclamation No. 598 declaring October 30 of every year as "National Day of Charity" as part of his administration's commitment to promoting and uplifting the lives of every Filipino under a "Bagong Pilipinas." The two-page proclamation, signed by Executive Secretary...
President Marcos has ordered Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to release additional funds to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for the participation of Filipino athletes to the upcoming Olympics. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the send-off ceremony for Filipino athletes...
The National Maritime Council (NMC) has recommended to President Marcos to publicize the rotation and resupply (RORE) missions to the Ayungin Shoal as it raised the possibility that the recent incident in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) may have been due to China possibly not being informed of the...
An organization of business groups expressed their support to the country’s soldiers and marines for their service to the nation amid conflict in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Friday, June 21, the Philippine Business Groups said it laud the dedication and self-sacrifice of the men...
The local stock market benchmark plunged almost 200 points to its lowest level this year as bearish sentiment prevailed. The main index fell 186.08 points or 2.93 percent to close at 3,158.48 with the Mining sector leading the retreat across the board. Volume rose to 632 million shares worth a...
