A ranking official of the United States Army visited the Philippines and paid a courtesy call to Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), on Monday, Feb. 21, to discuss the conduct of joint military exercises next month. General Andres Centino (right), Chief...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) conducted its first foreign mission to the United Arab Emirates with the goal of initiating cooperation in artificial intelligence that is seen to bolster and benefit both Filipino and Emirate stakeholders. During the mission, DOST presented at the...
The United States said the recent turnover of four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing is part of its commitment to invest in the country's further development. (Photo from US Embassy in the Philippines) The US turned over on Friday, Feb. 10, the brand new planes to the...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) improved their interoperability in a wide array of operations with the conclusion of the Marine Exercise 2022 Philippines (MAREX 22 PH) recently. Personnel of the Philippine Marine Corps and United States Marine Corps...
ATME, Syria – US special forces hunted down high-ranking jihadists in a rare airborne raid in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing 13 people in an operation the Pentagon described as "successful". The operation was thought to be the biggest of its kind by US forces in the...
The Philippines has expressed support for measures to protect civilians in urban settings affected by war and conflict during a high-level open debate at the United Nations (UN). Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Ariel R. Peñaranda of the Philippine Mission to the UN (Photo courtesy...
While 90 percent of power is back on Tonga's main island, repairing the undersea cable linking the island nation to the outside world is taking longer than expected, a UN spokesman said on Monday. On the main island of Tongatapu, 90 percent of power has been restored and efforts continue to clean...
Voting 16-0, the Senate on Wednesday concurred in the ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Sixteen senators voted yes, there were no negative votes but six of them abstained during the voting on the approval on third reading of Senate Resolution No. 960. The Philippines adopted the ATT on...
The country coordinator of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines called for urgent financial resources to help victims of Typhoon Odette, saying the destruction the typhoon caused in the country was "badly underestimated." General Luna in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Dec. 22 after it...
The United Nations - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) said that the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) topped overall responses to communities struck by Typhoon Odette, the organization bared on Thursday, Jan. 20. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) "With our...
Photo from AFC United City will take on the league champions of Australia and Thailand and South Korea’s cup winner in Group G of the AFC Champions League which starts later this year. The club which gained a direct slot to the ACL was drawn Monday, Jan. 17 along with Melbourne City, Jeonnam...
COREYVILLE, United States – All four people taken hostage in a more than 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue have been freed unharmed, police said late Saturday, and their suspected captor is dead. The siege in the small Texas town of Colleyville -- in which the suspect was apparently...
