The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), has formalized a partnership with the National Security Council (NSC) to initiate an assessment of national security threats within the country’s construction projects. DTI Secretary...
The top security strategists of the Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely together to address “destabilizing actions” in the South and East China Seas. This, as National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año spoke over the phone with newly designated Japanese National Security...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) welcomed a recent report saying that no journalists were killed in the Philippines last year, saying this was a significant step in their efforts to ensure the safety of media workers. File photo The PTFOMS said this after a Committee to...
The Social Security System (SSS) is eyeing to lower loan interest rates while expanding its coverage among self-employed workers this year. According to an SSS statement released on Feb. 15, the state-run pension fund for private sector employees has listed in its 2025 pipeline of upcoming...
CEBU CITY – An owner of a security agency was found guilty of estafa after failing to remit the Social Security System (SSS) contributions of one of her former workers. The Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 1 in Mandaue City, Cebu found Arne Sarsalejo, owner of Sarsalejo Security...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met for the first time on Friday, Feb. 14, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where they discussed the South China Sea issue and the two countries’ economic cooperation....
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on Tuesday, Feb. 11, promised to support the Philippines’ food security by supplying rice and other food products. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. welcomes Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei...
The suspect shooting his colleague at their workplace in Antipolo, Rizal. A security guard was shot to death by his colleague for allegedly being habitually tardy at work in Antipolo, Rizal, the police said on Monday, Feb. 3. In a CCTV footage recovered from their workplace, the suspect was...
Flag of China (Unsplash) Security experts and former lawmakers from the United States (US) have sharply criticized China's escalating military aggression, economic coercion, and covert political interference in democracies worldwide. Former US...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hold a flag-raising activity onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) The National Security Council (NSC) and Armed Forces of...
Five more alleged Chinese spies are presented to the public by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Jan. 30, 2025 following their arrest in separate operations in Palawan, NAIA, and Dumaguete City. (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC)...
Security Bank Corp. aims for a 10 percent return on equity (ROE) this year while enhancing its digital and physical presence to meet the growing demands of consumers and businesses. In a briefing, Eduardo Olbes, chief financial officer of Security Bank, said that the bank expects fluctuations in...
