Philippine News

Two Korean navy ships are in Manila for a series of activities aimed at strengthening relations between the Philippines and South Korea. Training ship ROKS Hansando and combat support ship ROKS Hwacheon will be participating in Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN)’s Cruise Training Task Group (CTTG), which will be held in …

Say goodbye to fireworks, not your fingers, the Department of Health urged Filipinos Tuesday, as it reported 52 cases of fireworks-related injuries, six days before the New Year.  Five of the cases—three minors and two adults–led to the amputation of mangled fingers and hands due to the use of illegal …

People watch fireworks illuminate the sky at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila on December 22, 2023. (AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa) MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on cities and municipalities to strictly enforce their respective ordinances prohibiting the use of …

In this photo taken July 19, 2023 a worker prepares varieties of rice being developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)to be planted at one of its fields in Los Banos town, Laguna province. (AFP / Ted Aljibe)  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture said that the country’s …

CHINA’S ACTUAL EEZ. This map created by the website MarineRegions.org and released on X (formerly Twitter) shows the extent of China’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in contrast to its claimed erstwhile nine-dash line, which was invalidated by a United Nations arbitral court in a case filed and won by the …

The government has ruled out a Christmas ceasefire with the New People’s Army because of a “leadership vacuum” within the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) after many of its top leaders were neutralized, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar said Monday.  This developed as troops …

DIGITALIZATION PUSH. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (left) with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairperson Emilio Aquino during the 85th anniversary of the corporate and capital markets regulator on June 22, 2023, where he urged the commission to continue digitalization initiatives. The United Broiler Raisers Association on Tuesday (Dec. 26, 2023) appealed …

This undated photo shows the Bureau of Immigration main office in Intramuros, Manila. (The STAR / Edd Gumban, file)  MANILA, Philippines — Two foreign pedophiles have been barred entry to the country during the holiday season after being tagged “undesirable aliens,” the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday. In …

Existing vaccines against COVID-19 are effective against the new Omicron subvariant JN.1, the Department of Health said on Monday.  “We have yet to receive evidence that the vaccines we received, even the new vaccines available in other countries, do not offer protection,” Health Undersecretary Eric Tayag said in a television …

Local business leaders are cautiously optimistic about the country’s economic growth in the coming year as continuing challenges in the areas of geopolitics, ease of doing business, and overall global economic slowdown are weighing down on investors’ confidence, but remained positive that the domestic economy will continue to outperform its …