Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla reiterated on Wednesday, April 3 the need to prepare citizens to respond to calamities by undergoing military training. Padilla mentioned this after the Philippines was included among areas that felt the effects of the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan. Speaking...
Rain or Shine hopes to go back-to-back and follow up its first win while Converge continues its search for its own breakthrough in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, April 3. Just like in the last conference, the Elasto Painters aim to sustain what...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), warned policemen from spending a lot of time tinkering with their smartphones especially while on duty. While Marbil does not totally ban the use of cellphones as he recognized that it is being used for...
Bukidnon is the top agricultural area in the country, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the survey of 82 provinces and 17 highly urbanized cities, it reported that Bukidnon had the highest gross value added (GVA) to agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) in 2022...
PNP chief Gen. Rommel D. Francisco Marbil Some policemen's jobs may soon be taken over by artificial intelligence (AI) as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), General Rommel Francisco...
The national security advisers of the Philippines and United States hold a phone call on Monday, April 1, to discuss the increasing tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) due to China’s aggressive actions. The highlight of the discussion between National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año and...
The local stock market ended lower on late profit-taking after a strong opening that sent the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) above the 7,000 level. The main index lost 19.38 points or 0.28 percent to close at 6,960.43 led by losses of Banks although sectoral indices were evenly split....
Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Rep. Lee's office) Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is calling for the urgent passage of a measure that aims to establish fishing shelters and ports in the occupied maritime features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. accused China of using the supposed "gentleman's agreement" between former president Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping as a smoke screen to deflect their illegal activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Teodoro,...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says the investment environment in the Philippines needs to improve further in order to compete...
(L-R) India's Minister of External Affairs, H.B. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo courtesy of DND) The Department of National Defense (DND) secured the commitment of India to establish a credible defense posture for the...
Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday, April 1 expressed opposition to any move by the Philippines in its maritime conflict with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that will endanger the Filipino people. "There is no shame in pursuing peace. Whatever action that may put any Filipino in danger is a gross...
