A China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon during a resupply mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Ayungin Shoal on Nov. 10, 2023. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) After expressing initial reluctance, the National Security Council (NSC) has allowed a civilian group to visit the...
Two Chinese fighter aircraft appear as small, black dots while they orbit above the flight route of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Super Tucano A-29B aircraft while the latter conducts an aerial patrol over the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 26, 2023 as part of the Philippines-Australia maritime...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo by DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. appears to be reluctant in pushing for the conduct of a bilateral discussion between the governments of the Philippines and China concerning...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) reported that the gross gaming revenues (GGR) from gambling operations in the country have exceeded their pre-pandemic levels in the first nine-months of the year. From January to September this year, the country's total GGR reached P205.15...
Filipinas star striker Sarina Bolden delivered a brace for her new club team Newcastle Jets in the Liberty A-League in Australia on Sunday, Nov. 26. Filipinas forward Sarina Bolden. (PFF/PWNFT) The club announced the 27-year-old forward’s signing just before its game against Canberra that...
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. salutes as he troops the line of honor guards during his arrival at the 73rd founding anniversary of the Philippine Army's First Scout Ranger Regiment (PA-FSRR) at Camp Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Philippine Army) President Ferdinand...
President Marcos has ordered the First Scout Ranger Regiment of the Philippine Army (PA) to address pressing national security issues in the pursuit of lasting peace in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the 73rd founding anniversary of PA’s First Scout Ranger Regiment...
BRP Davao del Sur (center) and BRP Gregorio del Pilar (back) hold a maritime cooperative activity with Australia's HMAS Toowoomba in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Australian Defence Force) The joint patrol by the Philippines and Australia in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) not...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has recorded an increase in foreign containers handled from January to October this year as global trade continues to gain traction after the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in the past three years. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the...
(File photo) Several active and retired military officials who are now working in different capacities in the government expressed support to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s decision to grant amnesty to members of rebel and insurgent groups. Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace,...
National Security Adviser (NSA) and National Task Force for West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) Chairman Eduardo Año (File photo) The Philippine government denied it enlisted "foreign forces" in patrolling the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as claimed by China, as the word war between the two countries...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has expressed support to the decision of President Marcos to grant amnesty to former rebels and insurgents, including the former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and Muslim secessionist groups. In a statement, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the...
