Stressing that broad statements without naming individuals could unfairly cast suspicion on others, including President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte, on Thursday, Aug. 6, called on Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. to identify the government officials he claimed...
Alas Pilipinas eyes a breakthrough when it goes for a stunning win against newly-minted Leg 1 champion and host Thailand in the second leg opener of the 2026 Women’s SEA V. Cup at the Chiang Mai Sports Complex Friday, Aug. 7. Heading into the second leg still searching for their first victory,...
ILOILO CITY – Three Ilonggo seafarers who survived the July 18 drone attack on their cargo vessel in the Black Sea during the Russia-Ukraine war arrived home on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The seafarers from Miag-ao and Dingle as well as Iloilo City were fetched at the Iloilo Airport by Public Employment...
Support for the Philippines ' maritime entitlements would also strengthen Southeast Asia 's access to the Pacific and reinforce regional security under international law, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said during a security forum in Malaysia....
The long-running dispute in the West Philippine Sea is set to reach the big screen through a new film that its creators hope will spark greater public awareness of one of the country 's most pressing national issues. Tentatively titled "Ang Mamatay Nang Dahil Sa 'yo," the film is being...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte has successfully released a rescued and rehabilitated Olive Ridley sea turtle back into its natural habitat on Sunday. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Environment and...
The national government on Monday, Aug. 3, rejected China’s announcement that it carried out joint naval and air combat exercises around Bajo de Masinloc or Scarbororugh Shoal (Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying available monitoring by security agencies did not support the...
Malacañang appeared unfazed by China 's objections and new rules covering Bajo de Masinloc, saying the Philippines would continue asserting its rights based on its own laws, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the landmark 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award....
Public officials who refuse to uphold the country 's policy on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have a legal duty either to question it before the courts or leave government service, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said on Sunday, Aug. 2, in a clarification...
The Philippines has formally deposited with the United Nations its official nautical chart of Bajo de Masinloc and its surrounding maritime zones, placing the country 's baselines and the geographic extent of its claimed authority and jurisdiction around the shoal on the public international...
China has warned that it would "respond resolutely" if the Philippines continues what Beijing described as acts of infringement or provocation around Bajo de Masinloc, as it rejected Manila 's delimitation of territorial sea baselines around the disputed shoal. In a statement posted on the...
The death toll among Filipino seafarers caught in attacks on commercial ships in the northern Black Sea has risen to three as the government stepped up repatriation efforts and barred deployment to the conflict zone, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said on Saturday,...
