Philippine News

TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT. Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Deogracias Victor “DV” Savellano passed away on Tuesday morning (January 7, 2025) at the age of 65, according to the National Tobacco Administration. He was a former congressman and governor of Ilocos Sur. (Photo from DA’s official website) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. …

Edgar Matobato, a self-confessed hitman, sits alone during a hearing recess as he continues to testify at the Senate hearing on extrajudicial killings, in Manila on September 22, 2016. Matobato told a Senate inquiry on September 16, that he and a group of policemen killed some 1,000 people in Davao …

(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The “alarming” closures of small-scale rice and corn mills in over 1,000 barangays in the country in the past decade must be looked into by the House of Representatives. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, a senatorial aspirant, filed for this House Resolution (HR) No.2150. Lee …

Malacañang threw its support behind the Social Security System’s (SSS) scheduled contribution hike, saying the adjustment will proceed after long-term planning and actuarial studies were conducted.  Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin addressed calls to suspend the hike, noting that the decision was made well in advance and based on comprehensive studies. …

This photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on January 7, 2025 shows a helicopter from the People’s Liberation Army-Navy of China flying over the waters of Zambales. (Courtesy: PCG via Commodore Jay Tarriela/X)  China has deployed its People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) helicopter amid the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) …

SUSTAINED ACTION. The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and other government law enforcers rescue 900 alleged Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) workers in an operation in Bagac, Bataan on Dec. 31, 2024. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday (Jan. 7, 2025) called for sustained action against POGOs to ensure that the industry’s …

Soldiers gather around the Chinese-made submersible drone recovered near San Pascual, Masbate on December 30, 2024. (Courtesy: PNP-Bicol)  The Philippine Navy on Tuesday explained that analyzing the submersible drone recovered by local fishermen in San Pascual, Masbate may take six to eight weeks. In his latest briefing to reporters, Philippine …

Artist’s rendition of hacking/Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay No current information compromised, says DICT MANILA, Philippines — Cyberattacks have not compromised current data, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said yesterday, amid reports that China-based hackers have infiltrated the Philippines’ executive department and stolen sensitive information. DICT …

This photo taken on September 20, 2023 shows a Chinese coast guard ship sailing past a Philippine fishing boat near the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (AFP / Ted Aljibe)  MANILA, Philippines — Filipino fishermen should continue their activities in the country’s exclusive economic …

Edgar Matobato (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — After a decade in hiding, self-confessed hitman and member of the infamous Davao Death Squad (DDS) Edgar Matobato was able to leave the Philippines using a fake identity and travel documents, according to a New York Times report. The New York Times …