Chief presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on February 13, 2024 (STAR / KJ Rosales) MANILA, Philippines — Presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile has warned against following the logic of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) after the religious group staged a rally supporting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s opposition to …
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Philippine Navy flag officers take a photo opportunity during a visit to key military outposts in Batanes on January 12, 2025. (Courtesy: Philippine Navy/Facebook) Manila, Philippines—The Philippine Navy said its warships held exercises Friday in the South China Sea as part of its efforts to assert its sovereign rights over …
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Fourteen-year-old Maria (not her real name) stays at home in Payatas, Quezon City after she stopped attending school due to her pregnancy, in this photo taken yesterday. (Michael Varcas) Marcos backs CSE in schools to address teen pregnancies MANILA, Philippines — Sexuality education is necessary to address the rising cases …
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President Marcos underscored the Philippines’ proactive role in global climate governance, saying it will use its position on the Loss and Damage Fund Board to advocate for actionable commitments in climate finance from developed nations. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as he led the ceremonial turnover of …
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(Photo courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) MANILA – A joint Bureau of Immigration (BI) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) operation netted 32 foreign nationals found to be working for clandestine Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in Parañaque City on Friday night. BI intelligence division chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. reported that the foreigners …
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President Marcos meets a beneficiary of the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project as over 3,500 free housing for those affected by Yolanda and other beneficiaries in Leyte and Samar were turned over by the NHA and DHSUD during a ceremony in Burauen, Leyte yesterday. (Noel Pabalete) BURAUEN, Leyte, Philippines — President …
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In this file photo taken on July 12, 2024, activists from the Akbayan group hold a protest rally in defense of the Philippines’ sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as established under international laws, including the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling. (Photo by Jimmy Domingo) 3 PH warships …
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The government should crack down on profiteering in the rice supply chain rather than “manipulate” laws to justify releasing National Food Authority (NFA) stocks, farmers’ groups said on Saturday, Jan. 18. Raul Montemayor, the national manager of the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF), said there is no national food security …
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(Photo courtesy of DPWH) MANILA – The Philippine government has secured an official development assistance (ODA) loan from the Republic of Korea, through the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), for the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) Project Phase 1 Stage 1, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on …
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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. inspects rice prices at a public market in Pasig City yesterday (MICHAEL VARCAS) MANILA, Philippines — There is sufficient basis to declare a food security emergency, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday, noting that rice prices remain high despite the imposition of …
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