Philippine News

President Ferdinand Marcos arrived at the San Francisco International Airport in California at 5:06 p.m. (9:06 a.m. Manila) with First Lady Atty. Louise Araneta-Marcos and the Philippine delegation for the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting and related activities.  Upon his arrival at San Francisco International Airport, President …

ROBUST REMITTANCES. Personal remittances remain top dollar earners for the Philippines in September. Overseas Filipinos’ remittances in September reached USD3.23 billion, and USD27.74 billion for the first nine months of 2023. (File photo) MANILA – Personal remittances from Filipinos abroad have remained among the top dollar earners for the country as they brought …

President Rodrigo Duterte, in his speech during the inauguration of the new Communications, Navigation, Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems Development Project at the Philippine Air Traffic Management Center (PATMC) in Pasay City on January 16, 2018, issues a stern warning on the local government officials who are found …

ISRAELI Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss said Israelis are insecure about their safety since they felt that the world is “against them” as their existence as a nation has been challenged repeatedly by groups seeking their destruction. Fluss made the remark Tuesday during a roundtable interview with The Manila …

This photo shows the facade of the Supreme Court. (Philstar.com / Erwin Cagadas)  MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) en banc affirmed Sandiganbayan’s 2012 resolution and decision, which dismissed the Presidential Commission on Good Governance’s (PCGG) case against the estate of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The consolidated cases involved Lucio …

MANILA – United Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay on Tuesday pushed for a swift passage of her House bill seeking to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 11350 otherwise known as the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) Act. Magsaysay said he filed House Bill 9454 or “An Act amending RA …

The Supreme Court was questioned Monday for throwing out the contempt and arrest orders issued by the Senate Blue Ribbon committee against Pharmally executives in 2021, but Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri defended the justices’ action by saying his colleagues were sometimes “too quick to pull the trigger.” At a …

Health workers attend to COVID-19 patients at the chapel of Quezon City General Hospital which was turned into an intensive care unit on Sept. 2, 2021. (The STAR / Michael Varcas)  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health said Tuesday that it is validating reports suggesting the compromise and leakage …

Rafael Consing Jr. (Presidential Communications Office / Release) MANILA, Philippines — A Makabayan bloc lawmaker expressed concern on Tuesday about the appointment of Rafael Consing Jr. as the chief executive officer of the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) — a leadership choice made by the president after delaying the implementing rules …

HIGH SEAS CHASE. Philippine Coast Guard personnel and journalists use a rigid inflatable boat (left) on Friday as they head back after filming the BRP Sierra Madre docked at Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed West Philippine Sea, where China Coast Guard personnel sailing aluminum hulled boats gave them chase …