A groundbreaking ceremony was held last June 30, 2022 to inaugurate a 100-hectare mixed-use district, which will be co-developed by Federal Land, Inc., SM Prime Holdings, Inc., and SMDC. This will be the first phase of Riverpark North, a vibrant new masterplanned township in General Trias,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday. This picture taken on July 27, 2022 and released by North Korea's official Korean...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao (PNA) – Saying they are tired and disappointed, five more members of the extremist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) operating in North Cotabato surrendered to authorities Thursday, July 21, the military here said Friday, July 22. FIVE members of the Bangsamoro...
SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean government on Wednesday slammed the controversial 2019 repatriation of two North Koreans, after releasing photos that appeared to show one of them resisting the handover. Then-president Moon Jae-in's administration had expelled the men after investigators said...
Travel around Luzon Island is now faster with the operation of several expressways that connect Metro Manila to many parts of the north, east, west, and south of the island. From the country’s first expressways – the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) built in...
North Star Meat Merchants, Inc. has decided to shelve its planned P4.5 billion initial public offering “due to increased market volatility amidst inflationary concerns.” In a letter to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the decision to defer the IPO was made in consultation with its...
PYONGYANG, Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reported more than 73,780 new fevered cases and no deaths in the past 24 hours through 0900 GMT on Saturday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sunday. As of Saturday, the cumulative...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea launched eight ballistic missiles from multiple locations Sunday, South Korea's military said, a day after Seoul and Washington completed their first joint drills involving a US aircraft carrier in more than four years. People sit near a screen showing a news...
The Philippines has condemned the latest missile test by North Korea, saying it undermines peace and stability within the Korean Peninsula, the region, and even the world. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippines issued the statement on...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- China and Russia on Thursday vetoed a US-led bid at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its missile launches, laying bare divisions that Western envoys fear would be exploited by Pyongyang. The Security Council resolution put forward by the...
SEOUL, South Korea -- US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever". Biden, who is in Seoul on his first trip to Asia...
SEOUL, South Korea -- US President Joe Biden and South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol signalled Saturday an expanded military presence in response to the "threat" from North Korea, while also offering to help the isolated regime face a Covid-19 outbreak. After meeting in Seoul on Biden's first...
