China said it has no interest in interfering with the Philippines' upcoming midterm elections, stressing it follows its principle of non-interference in other countries' affairs. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun (Photo courtesy of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs) "China follows the...
A National Security Council (NSC) official disclosed on Thursday, April 24, that there are indications of alleged Chinese state-sponsored information operations in the Philippines, aimed at interfering with the country’s upcoming May 2025 midterm elections. National Security Council (NSC)...
President Marcos has declared a period of national mourning over the death of Pope Francis. Mark Balmores photos Based on Proclamation No. 871, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on April 23, the mourning period will last until the Pope's burial. During this period, Philippine flags in...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Wednesday, April 23, that the Philippines is currently facing a kind of spying by China that the country has never experienced before in its history and that this didn’t happen just once, but continuously. Sen. Francis “Tol” N. Tolentino,...
President Marcos said there are already discussions among groups for the possible revival of the national steel mill industry in Northern Mindanao. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) The move, he said, would be crucial in propelling the country's...
(L-R) Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. hold a meeting in Mandaluyong City on April 23, 2025. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications Joe R. Zaldarriaga has urged communication and public relations professionals to take a stand for truth and join the advocacy against fake news and misinformation during a seminar conducted by Public Relations Society of the Philippines...
Ang Probinsyano Party-list Rep. Alfred delos Santos (Contributed photo) Ang Probinsyano Party-list Rep. Alfred delos Santos has taken up the cudgels for graduating students and their parents in the viral "toga-shaming" issue. In a...
Four vloggers were charged criminally before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday, April 22, for allegedly spreading fake news on social media on the statements made by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Jaime B. Santiago. Those charged were identified in the complaint as Maricel...
The National Food Administration (NFA) said it has built up a buffer stock of 7.17 million 50-kilo bags of milled rice across its network of storage facilities, the agency’s highest inventory level since 2020. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that this is around 1.61...
PNP Chief General Rommel Marbil House quad-committee (quad-comm) co-chairmen Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers and Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez praised the "restraint" exercised by the Philippine...
Senior officials from the Department of National Defense (DND) led by Usec. Salvador Melchor B. Mison Jr. (middle, wearing white barong) host Japanese delegates led by Mr. Nishiwaki Osamu, Deputy Commissioner of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (middle, wearing black coat) during a...
