Japan affirmed its commitment to join cause with the Philippines, the United States and Australia to ensure the freedom of navigation and overflight over the hotly contested South China Sea. The Japanese Defense Ministry said it “will seize every opportunity to strengthen its partnership”...
For Sen. Francis Tolentino, the Philippines' joint patrol operation with Australia, Japan, and the United States in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will promote regional stability rather than provoke China. Philippine Navy ship BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS15) and US Navy ship USS Gabrielle Giffords...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a decrease in the country's total rice stock inventory for March, coinciding with the onset of the El Niño peak. The overall rice inventory declined by three percent to 1.37 million metric tons as of March 1, down from 1.41 million metric tons...
An advocacy group on Monday, April 8, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to “harness and strengthen” the capacity of local stakeholders to address the issues persistently hounding the country’s education sector. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) During its Annual...
Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna, Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces destroyer JS Akebono, and United States Navy littoral combat ship USS Mobile sail together in the West Philippine Sea on March 7, 2024 as part of the inaugural multilateral...
Vice President Sara Duterte has chosen silence over China’s aggressive moves in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the highly disputed West Philippine Sea. Joint naval drills of the Philippines, United States, Japan, and Australia in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, April 7,...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, is now a reserve officer of the Philippine Army, donning the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in a simple ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo on Monday, April, 8. and expressing readiness to fight for the country. CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY—“Any good patriot,...
Following the recent request to support government spending, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) vowed to increase this year’s dividend remittance to the Bureau of the Treasury. In a statement on Monday, April 8, the PDFA said it will remit 75 percent of its dividend payouts...
AFP Chief, General Romoe Brawner Jr. (fourth from left) administers the oath-taking and donning of rank ceremony for Senate President and new Philippine Army reservist Lt. Col. Juan Miguel Zubiri (middle) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on April 8, 2024. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), urged all policemen to give their best service to every community in the country in exchange for the salary they received from the Filipino people. Marbil made the remark on his first Flag-Raising Ceremony at Camp Crame in...
With investor sentiment turning bearish amid fears that interest rate cuts are not coming soon due to rising inflation, the local stock market is seen to look to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ upcoming policy meeting as well as the country's trade data for direction this week. “Sentiment is...
In light of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has provided P900 million to cover crop insurance premiums for farmers and fisherfolk in the country. Budget Secretary Mina F. Pangandaman announced on Sunday, April 7, that the funding has been released to...
