The government has launched a probe into the reported influx of Chinese college students enrolled in a local private school in Cagayan to determine if their presence poses a security threat. National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director Jonathan Malaya said they are also looking into whether...
The National Security Council (NSC) called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review the alleged "seditious" statements made by former House Speaker and incumbent Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Pantaleon Alvarez which could lead to the possible filing of criminal charges. National...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay on Sunday, April 7 renewed her call on the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) to strictly scrutinize applications as immigration officials reported of an alleged "Chinese mafia” using passports with special resident retiree visas (SRRV). Binay made the...
The national security advisers of the Philippines and United States hold a phone call on Monday, April 1, to discuss the increasing tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) due to China’s aggressive actions. The highlight of the discussion between National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año and...
As the New People’s Army (NPA) marked its 55 th founding anniversary last March 29, its remaining leaders and members were again urged by the national government to lay down their weapons and end the armed struggle so lasting peace can finally be achieved in the country. In a statement on Easter...
FA-50 light fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force fly with a B-52H bomber aircraft of the United States Pacific Air Force for its first ever combined air patrol over the West Philippine Sea on February 19, 2024. (Photo by PAF) The Philippines, through the National Security Council (NSC),...
"We get things done." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) This was President Marcos' answer to praises he had been receiving for his response to issues surrounding the country's national security, economic competitiveness, tourism, and infrastructure development. In an...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua is blocked by a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel during one of her patrol operations in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales from Feb. 1 to 9, 2024. (Photo by PCG) Starting this February, civilian vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (File photo) Amid a proposal for the separation of Mindanao from the rest of the country, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año warned on Sunday, Feb. 4, that the national government will not hesitate to use force to suppress any attempt to "dismember the...
While the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is open for reform, it would not be proper to abolish it now. United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan meets key officials of the National Security Council (NSC), the National Task Force to End Local Communist...
National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año and Minister To Lam of the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security discusses measures to pursue a robust security cooperation during the NSC-MPS Bilateral Meeting, held at the sides of President Marcos’ state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan. 29, 2024. (photo:...
President Marcos is pushing for enhanced parliamentary cooperation between the Philippines and Vietnam, stressing that it will promote national security and socioeconomic development for both nations. (From left) President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Chairman of the National Assembly of...
