The Philippines and the United States launched Friday, May 10, a Washington-funded vessel maintenance facility at the Sangley Point in Cavite. The Fleet Maintenance and Repair Group (MRG) Workshop is the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)'s first facility that was built specifically for vessel...
FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City – A female cadet from Surigao City, Surigao del Norte topped this year’s graduating class of the Philippine Military Academy. ELUMBA (Zaldy Comanda) Magna cum laude Cadet First Class Jeneth B. Elumba, 24, ranked first among the 278 graduating cadets of the PMA Bagong...
Countries expressing their intentions to help the Philippines in protecting its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are key in maintaining the stability in its maritime territory. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos said this, responding to France's intention...
The Philippine government is tightening its requirements for Chinese nationals applying for Philippine visas, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Thursday, May 9. DFA said that the move is aimed at countering the increasing number of fraudulent applications the Philippine...
Philippine women’s U17 couldn’t follow up its brilliant victory opener against Indonesia as it suffered a 6-0 loss at the hands of North Korea in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Thursday, May 9, at the Bali United Training Center, Gianyar. Filipinas U17 Starting XI. (PFF/PWNFT)...
Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino “Inno” Dy V (left), Manila 1st district Rep. Ernesto Dionisio (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking solons are demanding for accountability on the alleged wiretapping of a conversation...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered the relief of a policeman who was accused of evading operatives of the Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (SAICT) when he entered the EDSA Busway using a marked police vehicle. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said...
The local stock market plunged after the government announced lower-than-expected GDP figures for the first quarter. The main index fell 116.72 points or 1.75 percent to close at 6,542.46 as Conglomerates led the retreat although the Industrial counter managed to advance. Volume was higher at 491...
The slowing economy is expected to persist for the remainder of the year, with consumers facing the challenge of rising prices, coupled with a slowdown in the growth of remittances from overseas Filipinos. Following the release of the first-quarter report, economists have observed a softening in...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) criticized China for its move to release to the media information about an unverifiable phone call supposedly between a Philippine military official and a Chinese diplomat concerning a “new model” for deployment of vessels in the West Philippine Sea. The...
There is a great opportunity for the country to become the world's no. 1 coconut exporter, President Marcos said. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the statement after the Private Sector Advisory Council-Agriculture Sector Group (PSAC-ASG) recommended the launching of a massive...
The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday, May 09, that the local economy, as measured by its gross domestic product (GDP), slowed to 5.7 percent in the first quarter of the year. This growth fell short of the government’s target band of 6.0 percent to 7.0 percent this year and was...
