Philippine national men’s football team captain Neil Etheridge believes in the squad’s fighting chance to make it through the next round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers come the June window. The 34-year-old Birmingham City goalkeeper remained hopeful after finding himself and...
When Police Major General Edgar Alan Okubo assumed the top post of the Metro Manila police in February last year, his first marching order is to intensify the presence of the police in each of the barangay in the National Capital Region (NCR). He had seen the effects of the police visibility—and...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to provide vital assistance to individuals this Holy Week. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) As of 2 p.m. on Friday, March 29, PRC said it has catered to a total of 3,410 individuals nationwide through its Holy Week Ops 2024 which started on March 24....
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a decline in approved building permits in the first month of the year, primarily driven by a sharp decrease in homebuilding activities. In January 2024, the total number of constructions covered by approved building permits registered a 17...
Apparently inspired by the recent remarks of President Marcos Jr., the Department of National Defense (DND) said Filipinos are not known globally as aggressors but will not hesitate to take actions if the country’s sovereignty is at stake. In a statement on Good Friday, March 29, Defense...
"Filipinos do not yield." In the coming weeks, the Philippines will implement a reasonable "response and countermeasure package" over the dangerous attacks made by the China Coast Guard and Chinese maritime militia in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel...
(L-R) US Department of Defense Sec. Lloyd J. Austin III and Department of National Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Courtesy of Austin / X account) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. spoke over the phone with United States Department of Defense (DoD)...
Police and Coast Guard personnel arrest a woman over a bomb joke at the Passenger Terminal Building of Port of Puerto Galera on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (photo: PPA) She may have planned and waited for this long Holy Week break for her much-deserved vacation —until one bad...
BRP Sierra Madre (File photo) The national government is not aware of and would not support any agreement between the Philippines and China to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) since it would be detrimental to the country's national...
Filipino and foreign journalists hit China’s Foreign Ministry for “barefaced” lying when it accused mediamen of manipulating videos of Chinese harassment of Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea. In separate statements, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, General Romeo Brawner Jr. talks to the team members of the rotation and reprovision (RoRe) mission to Ayungin Shoal during his visit to Western Command headquarters in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on March 26, 2024. (Photo by AFP) The Armed...
An alleged New People's Army (NPA) leader and two other members died in an armed encounter with the Philippine Army's 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) in Rosario, Batangas on Tuesday, March 26. Major Michael Malacad, officer in charge of 2ID public affairs office, identified the fatalities as Junalice...
