Philippine News

Gapor Eskak Marohom and Khadaffy Abdullah Kalog are now locked in a police detention facility, awaiting prosecution. (Philstar.com / John Unson)  COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The police seized P8,160 worth of shabu, a pistol and a motorcycle without license plate from two suspected “killers-for-hire” intercepted at a checkpoint in Maguindanao …

MANILA, Philippines — With rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea following aggressive and dangerous maneuvers by the Chinese coast guard and militia vessels, more Filipinos now say that they support the Philippine government’s policies and programs related to the WPS. A recent survey conducted by the OCTA Research group …

Some 96 percent of Filipinos expressed optimism that they will have a better life in 2024, the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said.  The SWS poll, fielded from Dec. 8 to 11, revealed that 96 percent of adult Filipinos have “hope” rather than “fear” as they face …

The Dec. 31 deadline for consolidating public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers will remain, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said on Friday, Dec. 29. The transportation department is pushing for the PUV modernization program in a bid to modernize the country’s land transportation sector. “The PUV consolidation …

The additional transformer bank will provide the additional capacity needed to serve the new load requirements of locators inside the LISP, as well as the increasing power demand in Cabuyao City, Laguna. (Photo Release)  MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Friday cautioned the public against hazards of …

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on “issues of mutual concern”, including the ongoing tension in the South China Sea, the US State Department said Thursday. Manalo’s call with Blinken came after he said he had a “frank and candid” …

Fireworks light up the sky over Rizal Park in Manila to celebrate during New Year celebrations on January 1, 2023. (AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa) MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) logged its first case of hearing loss due to firecracker exposure as firework-related incidents (FWRI) continued to …

The Department of Foreign Affairs has already dispatched a team to Yemen to assist in the ongoing negotiations for the release of 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi militants. “Our contacts have assured us that for sure that they will be released, but it’s just a matter of how …

All the physical offices of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be open to the public until New Year’s Eve on Sunday, Dec. 31, to accept last-minute applications for franchise consolidation from jeepney operators and drivers in compliance with the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). In a press briefing …

Photo courtesy of National Irrigation Administration MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has improved and constructed about 740 kilometers of irrigation canals as of November this year to ease the impact of El Niño on farmers. In a news release on Friday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. said the DA …