President Marcos has concluded his four-day State Visit to Japan, describing it as a “highly productive and constructive” trip that secured major economic, strategic, and diplomatic gains for the Philippines. Speaking to the Philippine media delegation before returning to Manila, the President...
President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae have elevated the Philippines-Japan relations to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” marking what both leaders described as a major step forward in bilateral ties amid growing geopolitical and economic challenges. The announcement...
The Philippines is looking to secure an endorsement from Japan to support its bid to become a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) free trade agreement (FTA) during President Marcos’ upcoming state visit to Tokyo. “We [will] request an...
Caloocan City police are probing the involvement of a drug syndicate in the P1.4-million shabu seizure that led to the arrest of two suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 66 early Sunday, May 3. The operation was launched after barangay officials reported alleged illegal drug activities...
The government must craft a comprehensive plan to address the needs of Filipinos on the autism spectrum, advocates said on Friday, April 10. According to the Autism Society Philippines (ASP), one in 100 Filipinos have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Advocates cited gaps in services and...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri lauded the Senate’s third reading approval of Senate Bill No. 1513, or the Comprehensive Lupus Prevention Act. Zubiri said that the landmark measure seeks to create a national program for the prevention, monitoring, and treatment of Systemic...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya announced on Monday that 7,978 Bacolod Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP) cards were undistributed during the term of former Mayor Albee Benitez. In a press briefing, Gasataya expressed concern over the unreleased cards that cost the city P120 each to print....
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has released P4.19 million in aid to restore part of a school in Alimodian town, Iloilo province damaged by a fire on June 2. DepEd Undersecretary Atty. Peter Irving C. Corvera led the turnover of a check for the Alimodian National Comprehensive...
ILOILO CITY – The Alimodian National Comprehensive High School in Alimodian town, Iloilo province sustained extensive damage in a fire on Monday, June 2. An initial report by the Department of Education (DepEd) said five classrooms, the school canteen, clinic, band room, supply room, TLE office,...
The Philippines’ first free trade agreement (FTA) with a Middle Eastern country is expected to be signed next month with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will likely set the stage for more substantial investments from sovereign wealth funds. In a business forum hosted by the Dubai Chamber of...
Six high-value individuals yielded P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City on March 26 (Photo from Cavite PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities apprehended six high-value individuals and seized P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust...
DAVAO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front expressed disappointment over the recent change of leadership in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), more particularly on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s appointment of Abdulraof Macacua as the...
