The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is aiming to fully eradicate the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), despite the military’s transition from internal security operations (ISO) to external defense. *Ranking officials from the Armed...
The Philippines and the European Union have agreed to establish a subcommittee on maritime cooperation as the two sides expressed concern on unilateral actions endangering peace in the Indo-Pacific region. Manila and the 27-member regional bloc came up with the move as government representatives of...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando vowed to improve agricultural production in the province in a bid to to achieve food security. Governor Daniel R. Fernando and Vice Gov. Alexis C. Castro lead the turnover of the new equipment of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
Military operations in the first half of 2023 have resulted to the arrest, death, or surrender of 156 New People's Army (NPA) rebels and seizure of 223 firearms in Visayas, the military said Sunday, July 2. *(Photo: Visayas Command) * Lt. Gen Benedict Arevalo, commander of Visayas Command...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRi Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has called for the strict implementation of the food security roadmap for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in order to sustain the continued decline of poverty incidence in the...
Outgoing Swiss Ambassador to the Philippines Alain Gaschen has commended the thrust of the Marcos administration toward food security and energy sufficiency, saying the Philippines has all the ingredients for a thriving agriculture sector. *FAREWELL CALL — Swiss Ambassador to the...
The United States has provided the Philippines P65 million worth of grants to ensure energy security and support conservation efforts of two Philippine provinces hosting some of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the grants will support...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has praised the National Food Authority (NFA) for implementing reforms in response to challenges in attaining food security. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo)* Marcos said this after he met the Private Sector Advisory...
BACOLOD CITY – A security guard drowned in the sea in Sitio Sibucao, Barangay Banago, here, on Sunday, June 11. RESCUERS retrieve on Monday, June 12, the body of a security guard who drowned at sea in Sitio Sibucao, Barangay Banago, Bacolod City on Sunday, June 11. (Photo courtesy of PCG...
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) suffered yet another power outage on Friday, June 9, the third time this has happened in six months. *Passengers wait in long queues after a power outage hits Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on June 9, 2023. (Courtesy of Ariel...
CEBU CITY – With the continuing threat of cyber attacks, the country needs to have more cybersecurity professionals. The country’s lack of cybersecurity professionals has to be addressed as electronic information security has become a national threat, a senior economic growth specialist of the...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) has seized 578 loose firearms and 78 explosives from Jan. 1 to the present in line with the intensified crackdown against loose firearms and security measures for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the...
