Philippine News

The ill-fated M/L Dhiemal was promptly towed by Philippine Navy personnel to the seaport in Bongao, capital of Tawi-Tawi. (Philstar.com / John Unson)  COTABATO CITY — The Navy and local government units on Tuesday rescued 78 passengers of a distressed boat and its seven crewmen in the territorial seas of …

Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Thursday said there is no new directive to soften actions in asserting the country’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a media forum in Manila, the Filipino top diplomat …

Grade 1 student of St Mary Elementary school in Marikina City during face to face class on June 20, 2022. (The STAR / Walter Bollozos)  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education has deferred its position on salary increases for teachers pending a World Bank study it commissioned last year …

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, Speaker Martin Romualdez, Sen. Bong Revilla and Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. attend the 100th birthday celebration of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile at Malacañang yesterday. (STAR / File) Zubiri, Romualdez agree on ceasefire; Imee sets probe MANILA, Philippines — …

PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. (PNA photo by Lloyd Caliwan) MANILA – The country’s crime rate has dropped by 27.63 percent from Jan. 1 to Feb. 10 this year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. In a press briefing held at Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin …

(MANILA BULLETIN) Speaker Martin Romualdez’s marching orders to House members is to pass a wage hike measure that ultimately won’t turn into a false promise to Filipino workers. House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin made this revelation in a press conference Thursday, Feb. 15, a day …

People attend a mass in observance of the Ash Wednesday at a church in Manila on February 14, 2024. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — Couple Tom and Nicole stood in line within the aisle of the centuries-old cathedral, the seat of the Manila archbishop, awaiting the marking …

QUEZON, Isabela – Suspected marijuana valued at P3.2 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Abut here on Valentine’s Day. MARIJUANA worth P3.2 million was seized in a drug sting in Isabela. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo)  Three suspected drug pushers considered as high-value targets were nabbed. Recovered by …

This photo shows a picture of the collapsed roof of the St. Peter Apostle Parish Church in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan (City of San Jose del Monte Public Information Office / Facebook)  MANILA, Philippines — Dozens of churchgoers attending Wednesday morning mass at St. Peter Apostle Parish Church in …

A joint committee of the House of Representatives has directed the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Agriculture to increase the senior citizen’s discount on basic goods from P65 per week to P125 per week, or a total of P500 per month.  This as Albay Rep. Joey …