The Philippines will remain committed to diplomacy in resolving illegal claims over the West Philippine Sea, which is part of the also highly-contested South China Sea, despite past and recent actions that are inconsistent with international law. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary...
Senators on Friday, February 3 welcomed the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States (US) saying they see it as a means to help promote regional stability and cooperation. “We should always be bold in our decisions based solely...
More than 11,000 residents of the California Garden Square (CGS) condominium in Mandaluyong City, are intensifying their call on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for immediate intervention to prevent disconnection of their electricity services. The urgent plea to the regulatory body followed...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) was recognized by the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR) for its important contribution in promoting alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a cost-effective tool in resolving disputes. Bureau of Legal Affairs (BLA) Director...
A decades-long dispute between a local tribe and the government over the right to implement the Casecnan Multi-purpose Irrigation and Power Project in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya may have finally been resolved, according to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda. In his...
A decades-long dispute between a local tribe and the government over the right to implement the Casecnan Multi-purpose Irrigation and Power Project in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya may have finally been resolved, according to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda. In his...
SAN FRANCISCO, Quezon – A man allegedly gunned down his elder brother over a land dispute in Sitio Labrahan, Barangay Don Juan Vercelos, this town, Thursday, Sept. 29. Officer-on-case Corporal Lloyd Altamarino identified the victim as Michael dela Cruz Yare, 39, of Sitio Labrahan. Altamirano...
BEIJING, China -- China's countermeasures against Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan will be resolute, strong, and effective, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Hua Chunying told a daily press briefing in response to...
A POLICEMAN talks to a family member of a man who was hacked to death by his father due to a land dispute in Barangay Maaslob, Calatrava, Negros Occidental Saturday, June 18. (Photo courtesy of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office) BACOLOD CITY – A father allegedly killed his son...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) maintained on Monday, June 13, that the arrest of 91 farmers and their supporters in Concepcion, Tarlac was “lawful” as they allegedly destroyed crops and became unruly when they conducted their protest. Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., officer-in-charge...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has voiced out that regional maritime disputes, including artificial-island building and drilling activities at sea, are among the threats the world's oceans are facing. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Screengrab from DFA YouTube Channel)...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – The long-standing conflict between the Butbut tribe in Tinglayan, Kalinga and the Betwagan tribe in Sadanga, Mt. Province has reached Malacañang, according to Kalinga Bodong Council chairperson Andres Ngao-i. (Photo from Rizaldy Comanda) The Butbut and Betwagan tribes are...
