Voting 16-0, the Senate on Wednesday concurred in the ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Sixteen senators voted yes, there were no negative votes but six of them abstained during the voting on the approval on third reading of Senate Resolution No. 960. The Philippines adopted the ATT on...
President Duterte tried to convince New People’s Army (NPA) members to lay down their guns and surrender to the government by speaking of how wicked firearms are. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) But first, Duterte admitted to having a gun collection himself. And he happens to have a...
Smuggling of small arms and light weapons "forms part of the operations of terrorists," the Philippines said as it calls on the United Nations (UN) Security Council to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons through such acts. Ambassador Ariel Rodelas Peñaranda, Deputy Permanent Representative...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque insisted Monday, Nov. 15 that Malacañang deserves credit for the authorities' foiling of the Dargani siblings' attempt to flee the country. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) Roque, in his last press conference as...
The head of the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-arms on Monday disclosed that a brief chase ensued after Mohit Dargani, Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation’s corporate secretary and treasurer, tried to evade the arresting team even after they had already cornered him and his sister, company...
Senators on Monday lauded the team of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms for finally arresting Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation executives Mohit Dargani and his sister Twinkle Dargani who have been cited in contempt by the Senate blue ribbon committee. Sen. Richard Gordon, chair of the blue ribbon...
Lloyd Christopher Lao, resigned Procurement Service, Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) chief, is still on the run. This as security officers of the Senate Office of Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) failed to locate him since November 5, the day his arrest warrant was signed by Senate President...
President Duterte has told his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that arrangements such as the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership “must complement and not complicate" working methods for cooperation. President...
Malacañang still has no official position on the AUKUS security pact, but President Duterte has expressed concern on one of the agreement's implications in the Southeast Asian region. President Rodrigo Duterte tries to get his point across during the "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday...
Joint police and military operatives arrested two people after they yielded illegal drugs and 62 pieces of unlicensed firearms at a checkpoint in Davao City on Saturday, Sept. 25. The Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division (10ID) identified the suspects as Michael John Lantoria, 40, of Carmen,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's foreign ministry on Monday said a new US alliance in the Indo-Pacific and recent US submarine contract with Australia could trigger a ''nuclear arms race'' in the region. This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows a close-up of construction...
SYDNEY, Australia – A quick barrage of missile tests and bumper defense deals in the Pacific has highlighted a regional arms race that is intensifying as the China-US rivalry grows. This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows a close-up of construction in progress at a...
