The military finally located on Wednesday, March 5, at the Mt. Kalatungan mountain range in Bukidnon the wreckage of an FA-50 fighter jet of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) that went missing while on tactical night operations as it was confirmed to have crashed. “Yes, the aircraft has been found …
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Fortunato Manahan, intelligence chief at the Bureau of Immigration, responds to questions at a Senate hearing led by Sen. Risa Hontiveros on offshore gaming operations in the Philippines on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Senate SMU / Voltaire Domingo) MANILA, Philippines — The target of an active manhunt, former presidential spokesperson …
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Stratbase Group President and CEO Prof. Victor Andres ‘Dindo’ Manhit (Courtesy: Stratbase Group) Seven out of 10 Filipinos favor candidates who are anti-corruption advocates, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey commissioned by the Stratbase Group. The survey was held on February 15 to 19, several days after the …
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Alice Guo at the House Quad Comm hearing. (Courtesy: House of Representatives) Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado on Tuesday welcomed the preliminary findings from the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights (SCJHR) indicating that there is no evidence linking immigration personnel to Alice Guo’s illegal departure. …
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A consumer group urged the Senate to act on the anti-online piracy bill, which the group considers an urgent concern as technology evolves over time. (Unsplash) “Nakapanlulumo ang patuloy na pagkakabinbin ng mga panukalang batas sa Senado na may layuning protektahan ang ating mga artista, manlilikha, at mamimili mula sa …
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EDUCATION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday (March 4, 2025). Among the topics discussed were the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) Year Two Report where the President approved the PHP700-million funding request to construct child development centers in low-income municipalities. (Presidential Photojournalists …
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ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo and broadcaster Ben Tulfo (Courtesy: Erwin Tulfo/Ben BITAG Tulfo) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) dismissed a petition to disqualify brothers and senatorial bets Erwin and Ben Tulfo, and three other relatives eyeing congressional seats, from running in the midterm election in May. On Tuesday, the …
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Photo shows one of the units, acquired from South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries and delivered from 2015-2017, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga last year/Walter Bollozos MANILA, Philippines — Search and possible recovery operations are underway after one of the FA-50 fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) went …
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FAMILIARIZATION. Negros Oriental teachers serving in the May 12 midterm polls try their hand at the automated counting machine on Tuesday (March 4, 2025). The training for some 9,000 teachers is a requisite for a certification from the Department of Science and Technology that they are eligible for poll duty. (Photo courtesy …
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Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro on March 13, 2024 (STAR / Jesse Bustos) MANILA, Philippines — Member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should be wary of attempts by external powers to use legal and legitimate socioeconomic endeavors to interfere in their respective domestic affairs, …
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