The Philippines and the United States are in talks for a possible collaboration to counter misinformation from foreign actors as Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo noted that "alternate realities" are sometimes drowning out the truth, particularly with regards to the...
Several Filipino-Chinese business groups have appealed to the governments of the Philippines and China to de-escalate increasing tension in the West Philippine Sea through dialogue at a neutral and diplomatic venue. The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce Industry, Inc. (FFCCII) and...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The national government’s decision to use diplomacy...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – Two fishermen found 24 packs of suspected shabu floating on the West Philippine Sea west of Barangay Solotsolot, San Juan, Ilocos Sur on Monday, June 24. Police Major Benjamin Raquedan, town chief of police, said the fishermen noticed packs of...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday, June 25, that it was closely monitoring the presence of what is believed to be the world’s largest coast guard vessel owned by China, known as the “Monster” for its sheer size, near the BRP Sierra Madre outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas)...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino There are enough votes in the upper chamber to pass Senate Bill (SB) No. 2034, which seeks to make the controversial Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory for tertiary...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (Contributed photo) National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año will not recommend to President Marcos Jr. to reconvene the National Security Council (NSC) over the latest aggressive actions by China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a...
Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) Twenty-seven Filipino seafarers escaped unscathed after Houthi forces in Yemen reportedly attacked a bulk cargo carrier in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Monday, June 24. DMW Secretary Hans Leo...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. bestows the Order of Lapu-Lapu Rank of Kampilan to Seaman First Class Underwater Operator Jeffrey Facundo during a ceremony at Camp General Artemio Ricarte in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on June 23, 2024. Facundo lost his right thumb when a China Coast Guard (CCG)...
No one can tell the Philippines that its maritime domain and sovereign rights do not belong to the country, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the Western Command ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Palawan on June 23, 2024, following the recent violent...
Former senator Gringo Honasan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Gringo Honasan-led Reform PH Party plans to establish "paramilitary groups" in what he called "key sensitive locations" such as areas near the West Philippine Sea...
President Marcos said that while the Philippines remains committed to peace, its peaceful disposition should not be mistaken for acquiescence or simply accepting the situation in the West Philippine Sea. TALK TO TROOPS — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits soldiers at Camp...
