National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año (File photo) The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) joined the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to become its first private sector representative as the government bolsters its campaign...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Aug. 31, said he is hopeful that the Philippine armed forces can refocus on protecting the country against external forces in the wake of continuous geopolitical issues after it ends the decades-long insurgency. National Security...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Secretary Eduardo Año slammed China’s 10-dash line that now includes self-governing Taiwan and most of the West Philippine Sea, and reiterated the 2016 arbitral award as “final and binding.” National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año speaks to reporters...
The National Security Council (NSC) vowed to take the lead in the effective implementation of the Philippine National Security Policy (NSP) 2023-2028, a list of guidelines which seeks to address all of the country’s national security needs and concerns within the next five years. National...
The National Security Council (NSC) on Monday, August 14, strongly condemned the latest bomb and gun attack allegedly committed by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Uson, Masbate which left three persons seriously wounded, including a local government official. National Security Adviser Eduardo...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has not received confirmation yet of any Filipinos hurt or died amid the wildfires that hit Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii last week. Taylor Ganer and Hano Ganer search for their belongings in the ashes of their family's burnt-down house in the...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution presented by the Philippines, along with other countries, that recognizes the important role of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the peaceful settlement of disputes. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Wednesday...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday, July 9, appealed to Filipinos in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to “go home” as infighting there between the military and paramilitary forces has claimed the lives of at least 3,000 people. People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military...
Filipinos may soon visit junta-ruled Myanmar after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) decided to lower the alert level status it had imposed in the said country since May 2021, an official said. *Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega (ANC/YouTube screenshot)* In an...
CARIGARA, Leyte – Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. here expressed support to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community during the Pride March and Concert in this town on Friday, June 30. “You don’t have to be a gay or lesbian to show your support to the...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The head of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said he believes the country is ready to address the El Niño phenomenon in the coming months with the convergence of national government agencies. In a press conference on Friday, NIA administrator Eduardo Guillen said...
Russia is now “back to normal” after a deal brokered by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko ended the short-lived mutiny by a paramilitary organization there, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said on Monday, June 26. Members of Wagner Group prepare to pull...