Philippine News

The Supreme Court has required concerned government agencies to submit a report on the ongoing land reclamation projects in Manila Bay, including their assessment of the impact of these activities on the environment. The SC issued the order through an en banc resolution as part of its continuing mandamus issued …

CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police recently arrested five most wanted individuals in Central Luzon. Mark Jethro Tabella, Top 1 fugitive of Bulacan wanted for rape with no bail recommended, was taken into custody during an intelligence-driven operation in Calasiao, Pangasinan. Zyrus Matchado, one of the most wanted persons …

STILL INUNDATED. Portions of Araneta Avenue in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City remain submerged in waist-deep floods after a heavy downpour on Thursday. Meanwhile, a teacher moves materials at the Doña Damiana De Leon Macam Memorial Elementary School in Calumpit, Bulacan (photo below), as rains triggered by the southwest monsoon kept …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said the Philippines will respond to China’s new map featuring the 10-dash line that occupies the entire South China Sea but did not divulge how. Pesident Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy/ Map from China’s Ministry of Natural Resources)  Instead, Marcos said the country will …

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday reaffirmed that the Philippines will continue to defend its “territorial sovereignty, our territorial rights” and said that the government will respond but did not disclose “operational details.” “Now, once again, we have received the news that now, the nine-dash line has been …

At a Glance The mandated price ceiling for regular milled rice is P41 per kilogram. The price cap for well-milled rice is P45 per kilogram. The price ceilings are effective immediately. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation to impose a mandated price ceiling on rice in the …

The Philippines on Thursday rejected the 2023 standard map of China, which includes the West Philippine Sea as part of its territory, and became the third nation to assail Beijing’s attempt to assert sovereignty over disputed maritime territories in the South China Sea. Earlier, India and Malaysia dismissed China’s newly-released …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has put on hold the revised travel guidelines for Filipinos leaving the country after the new requirements, initiated by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), drew strong criticism from lawmakers. The suspension came after the Senate adopted two resolutions urging the IACAT to suspend and …

MORE focus will be given to the country’s external defense following the government’s significant gains in staving off efforts by communist rebels to sow chaos, National Security Adviser (NSA) Secretary Eduardo Año said. “Yes, that is our objective, and we are confident that we are going to attain that objective,” …

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday formally declared this province free from communist insurgency. Marcos made the declaration during the celebration of the National Peace Consciousness Month 2023 in Puerto Princesa on Friday. During the event, Marcos affirmed the declaration made through a joint resolution by the Palawan …