The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has confirmed that the criminal and administrative complaints filed against current Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon over the construction of sports facilities for the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games have already been dismissed...
The Philippines remains confident that negotiations on the long-awaited Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea are making steady progress, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China maintaining their commitment to conclude talks within the year. Department of Foreign...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has created a task force that will look into the allegations of irregularities in the construction of a sports complex at the New Clark City in Tarlac which was used during the Southeast Asian Games in 2019. This, as both Sens. Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano...
Malacañang has rejected claims that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 's planned investigation into alleged anomalies in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games is meant to intimidate senator-judges handling Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial, saying the agency is...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, July 14, commended the Manila Police District (MPD) for its “disciplined and restrained” handling of a protest in the capital city, marking the 10th anniversary of the 2016 arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The rally along Kalaw...
Elite volleyball returns to the City of Candon as the top six volleyball nations in region battle for honors in Week One of the Southeast Asian Volleyball Cup (SEA V Cup) starting on Wednesday, July 15. The core of the Alas Pilipinas squad who made waves at the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World...
CEBU CITY – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, July 13, said that the commemoration of the Philippines ' legal victory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should lead to stronger resilience, deterrence, infrastructure security, and cybersecurity as...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has committed support to the government’s efforts to promote national unity, patriotism, and awareness of the country 's sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Nartatez issued the statement...
Senators on Sunday, July 12 expressed confidence that the July 12, 2016 ruling of an arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which invalidated China’s so-called “nine-dash line” and affirmed the Philippines’ sovereign rights to explore, explore and manage...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has called out China 's seemingly escalating arrogance in connection with two recent developments involving the Asian giant. "China’s recent action reaches a new level of arrogance and of spreading disinformation and propaganda in...
BAGUIO CITY – This city has declared July 12 as West Philippine Sea (WPS) Awareness Day to boost public awareness of the country’s rights to the vital waterway. Mayor Benjamin Magalong signed Resolution No. 546, Series of 2026, approved by the City Council commemorating the anniversary of the...
Senator Erwin Tulfo renewed his call on Sunday, July 12 for Congress to expedite the passage of Senate Bill No. 1625 or the proposed “West Philippine Sea Education Act” to repel other nation’s claims of ownership on the country’s territories. Tulfo made the call as he again denounced the...
