Flexing its military muscle in the Indo-Pacific, the United States has sent one of its warships, USS America (LHA 6), to Manila for a five-day port visit that came at the heels of shows of force of superpowers in the region. America, an America-class amphibious assault, has docked in the Philippines...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, March 20, a total of 1,171 new Covid-19 cases that were recorded in the past week. In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 167 which is 19 percent lower than the cases on March 6 to March 12. DOH recorded...
Amid Chinese aggression in the South China Sea and its incursions into the West Philippine Sea, diplomats from the Philippines and China are scheduled to meet in Manila this week to discuss concerns related to the contested waters. Dialogues between the two sides will become possible as the...
British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils has welcomed former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro "Teddy Boy" Locsin to the United Kingdom as he assumed his new post as the Philippines top diplomat there. Currently in Manila, Beaufils extended her warm welcome to Locsin...
With President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. as witnesses, the director-general of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) and the president of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) signed in Malacañang Palace last week a...
The Church’s humanitarian and advocacy arm expressed its solidarity with the people who have been affected by the recent oil spill incident in Oriental Mindoro. Citing reports, the Caritas Philippines said that the oil spill incident has affected 143,713 people and “severely disrupted the...
Former collegiate stars Jarvey Gayoso and Arnel Amita scored for the second straight game as Kaya FC Iloilo continued its amazing run by rallying past Azkals Development Team, 3-1, last Saturday night in the Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways at the Rizal Memorial Stadium....
The University of the Philippines (UP) community welcomed Quezon City Regional Trial Court's decision to dismiss the charges filed by the Social Security System (SSS) against UP Professor Melania Flores. This was after the state-run pension fund executed an affidavit of desistance, said the Congress...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL As talks swirl about a plan to merge our two state-owned lending institutions, the Land Bank and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), it may make sense to first appreciate that this is a “revival” of an old tune — one that’s brought...
Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) gives a fresh new look to the latest edition of the Isuzu mu-X. The improvements are hoped to take the Filipino family driving experience into the next level. The new mu-X sports a new, sleek, two-tone front grille and 20-inch alloy wheels, staying true to its...
RSG Slate Philippines not only put on a shocker when it took down ECHO to end the first half of the regular season but its players also showed the way in statistical categories through the first four weeks of the MPL Philippines Season 11. *Eman "Emann" Sangco and Dylan "Light" Catipon lead MPL PH...
Australia has assured the Philippines that it will cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as it pushes through with its purchase of several nuclear-powered agency from Western allies The Australian Embassy in Manila made the pronouncement on Friday after the Department of...
