Malacañang said the Philippines will maintain a “firm but diplomatic” stance toward China amid the Chinese Embassy in Manila’s more confrontational approach to dealing with issues surrounding the South China Sea. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this...
The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) has intensified supervision inside its barracks and strengthened its welfare system as part of a firm stand against maltreatment or hazing. Brig. Gen. Nelson Aluad, PMA Commandant of Cadets, said the academy maintains a “zero tolerance policy” on...
A 41-year-old man was shot dead after allegedly attacking a responding police officer with a hammer and a knife during a domestic violence incident in Sta. Ana, Manila on Tuesday night, Feb. 10. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspect as Christopher Glenn Miralles, a resident of...
China has declared 16 officials of the municipality of Kalayaan banned from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao in response to their move to declare Chinese Ambassador in Manila Jing Quan unwelcome from the islands. Banned from China are: 1. Beltzasar S. Alindogan 2. Maurice...
China has rejected the Philippine Senate 's resolution condemning the recent public statements made by its embassy in Manila and called it "anti-China." Ji Lingpeng, spokesman for the embassy, alleged that some Philippine lawmakers "repeatedly resort to threats and intimidation against Chinese...
Several established flower shops in the Dangwa area have put up additional selling spaces along Dos Castillas Street and Dapitan Street in Sampaloc, Manila, as the Valentine’s Day rush builds up. While many of the vendors already operate permanent stores within the Dangwa Flower Market vicinity,...
A 15-year-old boy was killed after being stabbed by another minor during an altercation in the Baseco Compound, Port Area, Manila on Monday evening, Feb. 9, February 9, police said. The victim, identified only as JCSR, a student and resident of Barangay 649, Baseco Compound, was pronounced dead at...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Tuesday, Feb. 10, led the resumption of construction of the long-delayed 10-story, fully air-conditioned Ramon Magsaysay High School building along España Boulevard in Sampaloc, committing to complete the project within one year. “Next...
The Senate on Monday, February 9 finally approved and adopted the resolution condemning the statements made by the Chinese embassy in Manila which criticized Philippine officials and institutions for defending the country’s national sovereignty. Senate Resolution No. 256 specifically denounced...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has urged the public to refrain from passing judgment on the viral clamping incident along Juan Luna Street involving members of the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB), and said that a thorough investigation on the matter showed that...
The Intramuros Administration (IA) plans to terminate its contract with JSL Security Agency, employer of the two security guards caught on camera assaulting a 17-year-old teenage boy along the Pasig River Esplanade in Intramuros, Manila, on Sunday night, Feb. 8. "The Intramuros Administration...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started repairing the damaged section of Manila North Road in Apalit, Pampanga. DPWH said the project is expected to be completed within three to four months. Rehabilitation efforts were launched following an inspection by DPWH Secretary Vince...
