Controversial congressman, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. is supposed to be back in the Philippines today, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Velasco's office) This is based on the travel clearance that House Secretary General Reginald Velasco gave Teves for his "personal...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed on Thursday the possibility of including other countries in the Philippine-United States joint patrol in the West Philippine Sea. This came as Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, also confirmed that the Philippine government is already in the...
MIAMI, United States – A pregnant woman charged with murder and jailed in Florida wants out of prison on the grounds that her unborn baby is innocent and "held unlawfully," a lawyer said Thursday. Photo: Raul Arboleda, AFP "The child didn't have a seat at the table when...
The laser-pointing incident in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is not a basis to invoke the mutual defense treaty (MDT) between Manila and Washington. The US flag, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Unsplash, MANILA BULLETIN) In fact, doing so could be downright ill-advised, according to the...
The Philippine government must enter into a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with other nations, as it has with the United States, to pave way for defense and security cooperation, a Mindanao lawmaker said on Wednesday, Feb. 15. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (left) and Cagayan de Oro...
The recent “provocative and unsafe” behavior of the Chinese Coast Guard against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the contested waters of the South China Sea, in an area that’s part of Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, could prompt the US to its invoke a...
House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro sees only the perils of the Marcos government’s plan to enter into a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Japan, warning that it would make the country “a magnet for attacks.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd...
PRAY (Unsplash) Pope Francis appointed Filipino prelate Monsignor Anthony Celino as auxiliary bishop of the U.S. diocese of El Paso in Texas. The announcement of Celino's appointment was announced by the Vatican on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the news arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, February 6 admitted he has qualms regarding the expanded Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and United States (US), saying he will study the latest development. “Masasabi ko, 50-50 ako dyan (I can say I am 50-50 in...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started its preparations for the 38th iteration of the Balikatan Exercises with the United States Armed Forces in April. The Philippine Marine Corps and the United States Marine Corps perform an amphibious landing exercise in Claveria, Cagayan on March...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Sunday, Feb. 5, extended his appreciation to three senators who supported the accelerated implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and the planned joint patrol operations by the Philippines and United...
The giant Chinese balloon suspected to be a surveillance aircraft that was shot down by the United States in its airspace could be the same unidentified flying object (UFO) that was monitored flying over Pangasinan last year, a security expert suggested Sunday, Feb. 5. This handout photo from Chase...
