Philippine News

As PH, US, Japan craft ‘work plan’ for Indo-Pacific Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. chided China on Saturday over its “propaganda lines” accusing the Philippines and the BRP Sierra Madre, Manila’s outpost in the Ayungin Shoal, of marine damage. “The statement of China that the grounded Sierra Madre is causing …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday led the simultaneous launching of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) to help deliver government services across the country. “This program is just one of the first steps taken by the government to give Filipinos new hope and a fresh start,” the President said …

HANGZHOU, China—Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the 19th Asian Games open at a glittering ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, kickstarting a sporting behemoth that boasts more athletes than the Olympics. The Philippines got its campaign off the right foot as the women’s national football team hurdled Hong Kong, 3-1, on …

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking into information that a “Chinese mafia” is supposedly involved in smuggling rice into the country. During a Saturday news forum in Quezon City, BOC Director Vernie Enciso said they have received reports regarding the issue. “Either they are on the side of financing, …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US Justice Department has filed money-laundering charges against Andres Bautista, former chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Philippines, in a case involving four executives from subsidiaries of Smartmatic, the technology firm that provided the Philippines vote counting machines (VCMs) it used for the presidential elections …

Filipino fisherman Arnel Satam guns the motor of his tiny wooden boat as he makes a dash for the shallow waters of Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, with Chinese coast guard speedboats in hot pursuit. In a high-seas chase lasting several minutes, Satam tries in vain to …

The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has beefed up foot patrol and police visibility following the explosion that occurred on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. MIAA Officer-in-Charge Bryan Co called on the airport community to be vigilant and report suspicious activities in the airport complex. Investigators from the Airport Police Department …

THE China Coast Guard (CCG) has installed a floating barrier in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea, which is part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Sunday. The floating barrier, measuring 300 meters in length, …

At a Glance The DICT emphasized the value of regular attack surface monitoring, port inventories of various systems, and regular backups of files, systems, processes, and other digital assets. DICT said that when executed, the aforementioned ransomware terminates over 280 Windows services and processes, including programs that could potentially prevent …

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Sept. 24 said that it recorded an occurrence of “very light” volcanic smog around the vicinity of Taal Lake as of 7:30 a.m. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO  Phivolcs said that the smog around the Taal Volcano island is “concentrated” and …