KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos said repeatedly lamenting the establishment of a nature reserve in Bajo de Masinloc was not intended as a strong statement. Marcos said he was only stating facts during his interventions in several engagements—one of them was with China— during the...
With the opening of the IKEA at Trinoma mall, homeowners and families from the north of Metro Manila need not go all the way to Pasay City to get hold of Swedish home furnishings. A first in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, the IKEA Plan and Order shop makes available and accessible its...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos has lamented the establishment of so-called "nature reserve" in Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc, which, he said, violates the traditional fishing rights of Filipinos. In his intervention at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United...
GT Capital Holdings Inc. (GT Capital) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) to put up a new Ateneo campus at Riverpark, a township of wholly owned subsidiary Federal Land Inc. in General Trias City, Cavite. In a disclosure, GT Capital said the new...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday, Oct. 22 said a low-pressure area (LPA) spotted north of Batanes has a “high” chance of developing into a tropical depression within 24 hours. PAGASA weather specialist Loriedin de la...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The National Irrigation Authority in Northern Mindanao (NIA-10) has committed to cooperate fully in the investigation into the killing of its former employee, a case that has drawn national attention after a resolution was filed in Congress to probe the death. In an...
Scientists from Ateneo de Manila University are researching a potential vaccine that could stop Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)—the bacterium responsible for most ulcer cases—before it causes damage, using cutting-edge immunoinformatics technology to design a new line of defense for millions at...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the public against engaging with individuals or groups who falsely represent themselves as part of COL Financial Group and use the name and logo of Alpha Securities Corp. without authority. In an advisory, the SEC flagged certain individuals...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 14, that the Philippine Navy (PN) destroyed an erected steel structure in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in 1997, following an unauthorized construction attempt by Chinese forces. This should serve as a reminder...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has revealed that, for the first time, China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel issued a radio challenge claiming that the presence of Filipino fishing boats in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) could damage what they called an “environmental reserve,”...
A former employee of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-Region 10 known for speaking out against corruption in the agency on social media was shot dead in Cagayan de Oro City on Friday, Oct. 10. Police identified the victim as Niruh Kyle Antatico, 40, married, and a Juris Doctor graduate....
DAVAO CITY – Davao de Oro Gov. Raul Mabanglo ordered the temporary suspension of all mining operations, effective immediately, following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck the Davao region on Friday, Oct. 10. Mabanglo confirmed the order during the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and...
