MAGSINGAL, Ilocos Sur – Eighteen more packs of shabu were found by five fishermen from this town while fishing on the West Philippine Sea in the province of Ilocos Norte on Wednesday afternoon, June 26. EIGHTEEN packs of shabu were found by five fishermen from Magsingal, Ilocos Sur off...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Eighteen packs of shabu were found by a fisherman on the West Philippine Sea in Barangay Villamar, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur on Wednesday morning, June 26. The contraband was discovered two days after 24 packs of shabu were also found on the WPS in Barangay Solot-solot, San...
United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson has appealed to China to stop its harassment of Philippine vessels legally operating in the West Philippine Sea. Carlson's direct call for Beijing came amid a new clash between Filipino and Chinese troops in the waters, which stemmed from...
The Philippines and the United States are in talks for a possible collaboration to counter misinformation from foreign actors as Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo noted that "alternate realities" are sometimes drowning out the truth, particularly with regards to the...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The national government’s decision to use diplomacy...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – Two fishermen found 24 packs of suspected shabu floating on the West Philippine Sea west of Barangay Solotsolot, San Juan, Ilocos Sur on Monday, June 24. Police Major Benjamin Raquedan, town chief of police, said the fishermen noticed packs of...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday, June 25, that it was closely monitoring the presence of what is believed to be the world’s largest coast guard vessel owned by China, known as the “Monster” for its sheer size, near the BRP Sierra Madre outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas)...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino There are enough votes in the upper chamber to pass Senate Bill (SB) No. 2034, which seeks to make the controversial Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory for tertiary...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (Contributed photo) National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año will not recommend to President Marcos Jr. to reconvene the National Security Council (NSC) over the latest aggressive actions by China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. bestows the Order of Lapu-Lapu Rank of Kampilan to Seaman First Class Underwater Operator Jeffrey Facundo during a ceremony at Camp General Artemio Ricarte in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on June 23, 2024. Facundo lost his right thumb when a China Coast Guard (CCG)...
No one can tell the Philippines that its maritime domain and sovereign rights do not belong to the country, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the Western Command ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Palawan on June 23, 2024, following the recent violent...
Former senator Gringo Honasan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Gringo Honasan-led Reform PH Party plans to establish "paramilitary groups" in what he called "key sensitive locations" such as areas near the West Philippine Sea...