(Front to back) Philippine Navy vessels BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15), BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), and US Navy littoral combat ship USS Gabriel Gaffords (LCS-10) conduct tactical maneuvers in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 23, 2023 as part of the Philippines-United States maritime cooperative...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has allowed the Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) to negotiate its planned acquisition of additional shares in Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS Group) despite ownership limits. This developed as the Commission En Banc has...
Senators on Friday, November 24 rejected China’s accusations the Philippines is stirring up trouble in the South China Sea saying it has always been the other party that is causing concerns in the area. This, after President Marcos announced last Tuesday, November 21,...
The value of the country’s coal, oil, natural gas, and condensate reserves increased by twofold to P594.22 billion last year even when its volumes plunged, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The numbers cover Class A coal as well as petroleum in the form of oil, natural gas, and...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is unwavering in its intention to work with regional and global partners for a rules-based international order, and to pursue dialogue and diplomacy to resolve any conflict. Thus, declared House Speaker...
The crisis at the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) is finally over with the election of members of the federation’s board of trustees as prescribed by the International Federation (ITF) through the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has been set for December 11 at the Century Park Hotel in...
Despite the ongoing tension over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) between China and the Philippines, the matter was not mentioned in the country's draft resolution on strengthening the capacity of parliaments to promote regional peace and stability during the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary...
The costs of several agricultural commodities, including special rice, went up in the first days of November, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a data released by PSA, a kilogram of special rice posted an average retail price of P61.40 between Nov. 1 and 5, up by 1.3 percent...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos deserves kudos for personally taking up the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping...
The government, with the help of the United Nations (UN), should scale up actions toward achieving the country’s targets under the Sustainable Development Goals, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Speaking at a UN Day Forum, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has generated P21.06 billion for the past 10 months this year, which is more than 30 percent higher compared to the revenues generated from the same period in 2022. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago attributed the significant increase to higher volumes of...
For Senator Francis Tolentino, giving Christmas gifts is part of Filipino tradition, and there is nothing wrong with doing this same thing for Filipino troops sacrificing within the country's jurisdiction. He made the statement in reaction to the stand of the National Security Council (NSC) that it...
