Philippine News

President Marcos has vowed to transform the Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) as a “world-class” force. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot)  Marcos made the statement during  the traditional dinner for the AFP Council of Sergeants Major at the Malacañan Palace on Monday, Oct. 23. “Rest assured that …

ISTANBUL – Led by the US, a five-nation joint naval drill was conducted in the South China Sea on Tuesday. The joint exercise was conducted with the aim of enhancing tactical skills and strengthening cooperation with the navies of the participating countries in the South China Sea, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force …

The 136 Filipinos, who are awaiting repatriation, are all safe and accounted for despite the dwindling food and water supply in Gaza, Philippine Ambassador to Jordan Wilfredo Santos said on Tuesday, Oct, 24. Palestinians carrying foreign passports wait at the Rafah gate in the hopes of crossing into Egypt amid …

SOLO TRIP. A boat passes by a reclamation project at Manila Bay in the Pasay City area on Sept. 10, 2023. At least 22 reclamation projects are currently on hold, pending a review of their environmental and social impacts. (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc)   MANILA – There is a danger that reclamation projects in …

France Castro (ACT-Teachers Partylist) with Tony La Viña (second to the right) and other lawyers from Movement Against Disinformation at a press conference in Quezon Memorial Circle. (Philstar.com/Ian Laqui)  MANILA, Philippines — Rep. France Castro (ACT-Teachers) filed criminal charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday at the Quezon City …

The security advisors of the Philippines and the US have talked to each other by phone to discuss China’s recent dangerous maneuver against Philippine personnel in the waters off Ayungin Shoal. Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Año was assured by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan of Washington’s commitment to …

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will finish distributing ballots for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30 to all 17 regions today, October 23. Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco said over the weekend that cities and provinces that have not received the ballots and other election documents …

RAFAH, Palestinian Territories: Israel heavily bombarded Gaza overnight after warning it would intensify strikes ahead of a ground invasion, as the war sparked by Hamas’s bloody attack entered its third week on Sunday. As fears mount of a wider conflagration, the Pentagon said it was bolstering its forces in the …

Protesters clash with Lebanese security forces outside the US Embassy in Awkar east of Beirut, during a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip, on October 18, 2023. Thousands rallied across the Arab and Muslim world on October 18 to protest the deaths of hundreds of people …

Chinese coast guard ships (L and R) corral a Philippine civilian boat chartered by the Philippine navy to deliver supplies to Philippine navy ship BRP Sierra Madre in the disputed South China Sea, on August 22, 2023. The Philippines accused a Chinese coastguard vessel of colliding on October 22, 2023 …