Philippine News

Irene Khan, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, gestures during a press conference in Manila on February 2, 2024. (Ted Aljibe / AFP)  MANILA, Philippines — Irene Khan, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion, has been allowed by the Supreme …

The PolPHIL Party strongly condemned the recent aggressive actions by the China Coast Guard against a Filipino supply vessel in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal in it’s 1st National Executive Committee Meeting held last Saturday in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. On March 23, the unarmed civilian vessel, while conducting a …

Simultaneous operations by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) uncovered counterfeit underwear, hardware products, and various other items in Caloocan City and Bocaue, Bulacan last week. The BOC Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) reported the discovery of approximately P7.37 billion worth of illicit goods last Wednesday, March 20. …

This handout photo taken on December 2, 2023 and released on December 3 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows an aerial view of Chinese vessels gathered by Whitsun Reef, around 320 kilometres (200 miles) west of Palawan Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Handout / Philippine …

(File photo) MANILA – A lawmaker on Monday encouraged Filipinos in Kuwait to avail of the Kuwaiti government’s visa amnesty program, which allows people with expired visas to rectify their status by settling fines or leave the country without paying penalties. House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chairperson Ron Salo said …

Salmon and pampano are laid out in a market stall during an inspection by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. (Release / Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources)  MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has called on the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry to keep …

Manila, Philippines–The Philippines said Monday it had summoned a Chinese envoy over “aggressive actions” by the China Coast Guard and other vessels near a reef off the Southeast Asian country’s coast.  Beijing and Manila have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and there have …

Catholic faithful raise their palm fronds during the blessing in front of a church as part of the traditional lenten devotion on Palm Sunday in Manila on March 24, 2024. (AFP / Ted Aljibe)  MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA said on Monday that the Philippines can expect warm …

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, March 25, said the volume of the sulfur dioxide (SO2) released by Taal Volcano spiked again. Taal Volcano (Juan Carlo de Vera / Manila Bulletin) Phivolcs said a total of 14,287 tons per day of SO2 was recorded since March …

This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies on March 24, 2024 and dated March 23, 2024 shows Chinese and Philippine ships in waters where the Philippines said the China Coast Guard blocked their supply vessel and damaged it with water cannon, during a Philippine supply mission near Second Thomas …