Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, February 27, asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to broker updated security agreements with different countries that could help defend the Philippines from China’s continued aggression. “We have to exhaust all possible ways to defend the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda calls for a massive shift on how the country do agriculture in a changing climate amid the continuing warnings of the agricultural sector on the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Senate President Pro Tempore Loren...
CEBU CITY – Police will be on full alert for two major activities here on Feb. 24 and 25. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is gearing up for the 86th Charter Day celebration on Feb. 24 and the 37th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution the next day. Lt. Col. Janette Rafter, CCPO...
For a Filipino, a meal is not complete without rice, so much so that our country is among the world’s top rice consumers. Even with this high demand, the equation seems off — our country, which was once the world’s top rice producer, is now among the top importers surpassing Japan and the US....
The government is pushing for agro-industrial initiatives as a way to ensure food and human security in the country. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6) The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has met with local officials of Camarines Sur to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged government agencies to assist him in delivering on his promises to uplift the people's economic condition, advance peace, and strengthen national security. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this during the...
DAVAO CITY – Amid police assurance that the situation in Pikit, North Cotabato is still under control, the atmosphere of fear still reigns among residents. Many residents are still afraid of going out of their houses because they feel that they could be the next victim. Last week, two minors were...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo met with his counterparts from various European countries to discuss international and regional matters, including the Philippines’ bilateral ties that cover defense cooperation, agriculture, and trade, among others, during the 2023 Munich Security...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Ambassador Fu Ying, one of China’s top diplomats, discussed the latest incidents in the contested Ayungin Shoal between the two countries’ Coast Guards as they vowed to further strengthen the relationship despite the maritime tensions. Chinese...
Aiming to strengthen his organization's longstanding collaboration with the Department of Agriculture (DA), newly-appointed country representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) Lionel Henri Valentin Dabbadie vowed to help boost the Philippine rice sector and food...
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. (right) tells the Department of Public Works and Highways on Thursday, Feb. 16, they are ready to secure workers in critical areas to ensure government infrastructure projects are uninterrupted. (Zaldy Comanda) CAMP DANGWA, Benguet –...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four high-risk prisoners were transferred to Metro Manila after authorities uncovered a plot by the Abu Sayyaf Group to rescued their comrades incarcerated at the San Ramon Penal Colony here. Bureau of Corrections officials immediately secured all the prisoners after...
