The National Defense College of the Philippines Alumni Association, Inc. (NDCPAAI) has awarded 24 journalists, including Manila Bulletin reporter Martin Sadongdong, for what it described as fearless coverage on China’s continuing harassment against Filipino sailors and fisherfolk amid the...
The scorching heat discouraged many job seekers, especially in the agriculture sector, leading to an increase in the number of unemployed Filipinos. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday, May 8, reported that the number of jobless Filipinos rose to two million in March this year...
OCTA Research’s First Quarter of 2024 Tugon ng Masa survey results (OCTA) A non-commissioned survey conducted in the first quarter of 2024 found that most Filipinos believe the Marcos administration should prioritize “military action” to address issues in the West Philippine Sea. The findings...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores can't help but be impressed by President Marcos' restraint when it comes to the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue, where the country has...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) belied on Tuesday, May 7, the statement of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV that there are retired and high-ranking active police officials who are involved in the plot to oust President Marcos. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said their intelligence units...
Instead of vehicles, computer sets and other equipment, Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chooses a health card for all policemen as donation from private institutions and other private partners of the organization. And while he admitted that it has long been his dream...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri called out the former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent who according to him, spouted what appears to be "hearsay evidence" during a Senate panel hearing. Zubiri mentioned this in a press conference on Tuesday, May 7, after monitoring the...
The local stock market weakened after the government reported that the inflation rate rose again in April. The main index shed 33.91 points or 0.51 percent to close at 6,618.58 with sectoral indices evenly divided. Volume jumped to 7.9 billion shares worth P11.5 billion as losers beat gainers 98 to...
The Marcos administration has again turned to foreign creditors to seek financial support for the national government's budgetary needs. In a notice on Tuesday, May 7, the government announced its issuance of a dual-tranche benchmark-sized US dollar bond, marking the first offshore debt offering by...
Actress Maricel Soriano admitted that she formerly owned the condominium unit which was the subject of a supposed anti-illegal drug operation back in 2012 by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). (Photo from the Office of Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa) She disclosed this on...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, May 7, made it clear that only the President can approve any agreement on the West Philippine Sea as it dismissed the validity of the so-called new model that China has been citing. DFA also confirmed that no Cabinet-level official of the current...
The Philippine Navy is treating China’s claim of “new model” agreement as a zombie story that should not be dignified, stressing that stories regarding it are all fabricated to drive a wedge among the Filipino people. Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea,...
