Delegates from the Philippines and the European Union (EU) formed the first ever subcommittee on maritime cooperation that was convened amid China's aggression in the South China Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Maritime and Oceans Affairs Office Assistant Secretary Maria Angela Ponce led...
European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron updated his #MeriendaNiLuc series as he finally sampled the popular Peach Mango Pie from the country’s biggest fastfood chain. European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron indulges in Jollibee peach mango pie. (Photo from Amb....
European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron on Monday, Sept. 25, expressed concern over China’s move to install a floating barrier in the southeast portion of Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc), blocking the access of Filipino fishermen. (Photo from PCG spokesman Commodore Jay...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The provincial government launched the localized Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) at the old Boy Scout of the Philippines parking grounds in Barangay Sevilla here. LA Union Gov. Rafy David graces the launching of the localized Kadiwa ng Pangulo in San Fernando City, La Union....
LONDON, United Kingdom - A European Union regulator hit Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok with a 345-million-euro fine over child data breaches on Friday, in the bloc's latest salvo against the business practices of tech titans. The fine, equivalent to $369 million, is the culmination of a...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Five persons were injured in a collision between a tricycle and a car on the national highway in Barangay Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union on Friday, September 8. Police identified the injured as Arthur Labsan, 55, tricycle driver and a resident of Barangay Ili Sur, San...
CITY of San Fernando, La Union – Eight candidates, including an incumbent barangay chairman, here have withdrawn from the barangay elections in October. Lawyer Reddy Ceralde Balarbar, Commission on Elections-Region 1 (Ilocos) assistant regional election supervisor and acting city election...
(L-R) Singaporean Defense Attaché to the Philippines Col. Geajaindren Mariapan and Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido (Photo courtesy of PA) Singaporean Defense Attaché to the Philippines Col. Geajaindren Mariapan and Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the Philippines...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, San Fernando City, La Union – A member of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drowned during a retrieval operation for a drowning victim on the Ifugao River in Sitio Daeng, Barangay Halog East, Tubao, La Union, on Tuesday, September 5. Police identified the victim...
Members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Special Operations Group-North Western Luzon (SOG-NWLZN) respond to a drowning incident in Tubao, La Union on Sept. 5, 2023 when one of their own, Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Ponciano Nesperos, fell on the river and drowned. (Photo by PCG) A...
It’s September again in the Philippines, which can only mean one thing—Christmas is coming. The Christmas season of Filipinos isn’t complete without their rice cake staple of bibingka and puto bumbong with grated coconut on top. (From right) European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc...
State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) and its foreign development-partners have gained traction on rural solar photovoltaic (PV) installations that are set to benefit at least four electric cooperatives (EC) in Visayas and Mindanao grids. Via the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme (ASEP)...
