(L-R) National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo; and US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and National Security...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, April 13, strongly condemned the reported ambush of a public school teacher in Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur this week. (DepEd file photo) “DepEd denounces this senseless act of violence against our teacher and implores concerned authorities to...
Philippine coconut production is currently threatened by the rising dry spells and droughts that are linked to climate change, said the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD). (Photo from...
Police Maj. Gen. Bernard Banac, director of the Philippine National Police's elite Special Action Force (SAF), discusses the importance of new training programs amid the evolving security challenges that include the brewing tension in the West Philippine Sea during the opening of the Basic Airborne...
President Marcos defended Vice President Sara Duterte against criticisms of her supposed silence in the territorial disputes with China over the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) During a media...
The Philippine Navy test-fires a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missile system installed on one of its fast attack interdiction craft (FAIC) platforms at west off Luzon Point in Mariverles, Bataan on April 10, 2024. The Philippine Navy (PN) has put to test its new long-range missile system, installed on...
President Marcos told former president Rodrigo Duterte that he was willing to sit down with him to talk about his alleged secret deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the West Philippine Sea. File photos of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (right) and former president Rodrigo...
West Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) A "strategic victory". That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez called the United States (US) and Japan's solid commitment to uphold the Philippines' sovereignty and territorial integrity in the West...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Gordon urged parents to vaccinate their children to prevent further outbreaks. (Photo courtesy of PRC) In a statement on Friday, April 12, the chairman emphasized the importance of following through with vaccination...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte has broken his silence and denied making any deal with China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte speaks in Davao City about the reported 'gentleman's agreement' with China over the West Philippine Sea as Rep....
The Chinese government has summoned the Philippines’ envoy to Beijing over supposed negative remarks about China. The Chinese embassy in Manila confirmed Friday, April 12, that China’s Foreign Ministry Director General for the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong met with Philippine...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said it had vaccinated over 11,000 children against measles in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as part of an intensive vaccination campaign. (Photo courtesy of PRC) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Gordon issued a...