The Philippine government protested for the 58th time this year China's actions in the West Philippine Sea, including the latter's recent and second water cannon attack on a Philippine supply boat. The National Task Force-West Philippine Sea said Friday, Nov. 10, that the Philippine Embassy in...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has once again called out the Chinese Cost Guard for its aggressive actions within Philippine territorial waters. "I vehemently condemn the recent aggressive actions of the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, November 10 criticized China anew of being abusive for firing water cannon again at a Philippine vessel carrying provisions to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the West Philippine Sea. China has claimed it merely took “control measures”...
Palay output, or unmilled rice, rose 0.4 percent from the previous quarter to 5.04 million metric tons in the third quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The rice production from July to September was higher than the 5.03 million metric tons recorded in the second quarter. The...
China has repeated its position over its West Philippine Sea claim as it justified anew its dangerous actions against a Philippine resupply boat off Ayungin Shoal on Friday, seemingly disregarding the hundreds of diplomatic protests already filed against Beijing by Manila. In a statement,...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped 1.2 percent from 6.6 percent in September to 5.4 percent in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 said. VENDORS sell fruits and vegetables at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol grounds. (Tara Yap) “The downtrend in the...
Filipino and Chinese vessels engaged in a heated confrontation anew during another resupply mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Friday, Nov. 10, with the hostilities reaching its climax when a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship deployed a water cannon against a much...
Patrolma Michael Angelo Basa (Photo by PNP Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group) Two active policemen and a dismissed cop were arrested by the Philippine National Police's (PNP) anti-scalawag unit wihtin 24 hours for their alleged involvement in various crimes, a ranking official said...
President Marcos has declared November 3 to 9 of every year as Philippine Criminology Week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) It aims to recognize the importance of the criminology profession in the Philippines, according to Proclamation No. 397...
The production rate of goods in the country's factories posted a significant increase in September after several industries reported more output, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Based on the preliminary findings of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) by the...
The country’s economy surged in the third-quarter on the back of higher consumer spending, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday, Nov. 9. The economy, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), grew by 5.9 percent in July to September this year, stronger compared to...
Crime volume in the country has decreased by more than eight percent from January to October this year compared to the same period in 2022, with the Philippine National Police (PNP) attributing it to strategic anti-crime measures that include the accounting of wanted persons and the campaign...
