TACLOBAN CITY - Philippine Airlines launched its maiden Cebu-Catarman-Cebu flight on Tuesday, March 4. An 86-seat aircraft serves the route every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. PAL Regional Head Leonard Bryan Sansolis recommended Northern Samar as an alternative tourist destination with its...
M/V Lapu-Lapu docks alongside BRP Sierra Madre during an unimpeded rotation and resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on March 4, 2025. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) (UPDATED) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) delivered food supplies and rotated its...
Consumer price hikes dropped sharply to 2.1 percent in February, marking the lowest rate in five months, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the PSA on Wednesday, March 5, revealed headline inflation slowed significantly from the 2.9 percent rate in January. It...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, March 4, condemned China’s unfounded claim over Palawan through videos being circulated on Chinese social media. Pangasinan 3rd district Rep. Rachel Arenas maintained the Philippines’ full sovereignty over the island...
The local stock market rose further as investors picked up cheaper stocks ahead of Wednesday’s announcement of the inflation rate for February. The main index added 26.92 points or 0.45 percent to close at 6,064.11, led by the strength of the mining and banking sectors, while the conglomerate and...
The lack of clearance from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) forced the Philippine National Police (PNP) to nullify its order that relieved the head of its Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) in connection with the ongoing investigation into the questionable rescue operation of a 14-year old foreign...
Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) retained the highest PRS Aaa rating, with a Stable Outlook, from Philippine Ratings Services Corporation (PhilRatings) for its outstanding bonds amounting to ₱30.4 billion. Obligations rated PRS Aaa are of the highest quality with minimal credit risk. The...
Thick smoke billows from BRP Sierra Madre, a Philippine Navy (PN) warship grounded on Ayungin Shoal in the Spratly Islands, West Philippine Sea, on Feb. 28, 2025. According to the PN, troops onboard the ship conducted a fire drill. (Courtesy of China Global Television Network / X account) A fire...
Two men who allegedly impersonated Philippine Army (PA) chief Lt. Gen. Roy Galido for their scam operations have been arrested by joint military and police units in Arayat, Pampanga, it was disclosed on Tuesday, March 4. Col. Louie Dema-ala, PA spokesperson, identified the suspects as Antonio...
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50 fighter jet takes off for the Iron Blade exercise. (Photo: PAF) An FA-50 fighter jet of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) went missing while on a tactical night operations in an undisclosed area shortly after Tuesday midnight, March 4. The FA-50 fighter jet was being...
Factory gate prices rose at a faster pace at the start of 2025, driven by a relatively sharper increase in chemical product prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Preliminary data from the PSA revealed that the producer price index (PPI), which reflects the year-on-year...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines could opt to "strengthen its position" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by pursuing pacts with other countries similar to its 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with its long-time ally,...
