Philippine News

National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) remains relevant in the ongoing peace efforts of the Philippine government, its executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. said Saturday. Torres was responding to United Nations Special Rapporteur …

Photo of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Release/Presidential Communications Office)  MANILA, Philippines — The government welcomed the country’s slight improvement in the 2023 Corruption Perception Index (CPI), owing it to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “efforts to streamline institutional processes and curtail opportunities for graft and corruption.” Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Release/Presidential Communications Office)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised on Saturday that Filipinos would not experience hunger under a “New Philippines” — with the prospect of a revitalized agriculture sector equipped with modern knowledge and sufficient …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. returns from state visit in Vietnam./Presidential Communications Office  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government’s plan to position itself as a global leader on human rights will depend on how meaningfully it addresses rights abuses back home, United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan said. The UN expert …

  MANILA – Four governors from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said the region is proud to assert its identity as an integral part of the Republic of the Philippines. The statement was issued Friday, the same day BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim opposed calls for the …

This photo shows Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (OPAPP / Release, File photo)  MANILA, Philippines — Carlito Galvez Jr., presidential adviser on peace, reconciliation and unity on Friday urged Filipinos to reject any movement calling for an independent Mindanao to separate from the Philippines. …

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 — United Nations special rapporteur Irene Khan has called on the Philippine government to scrap its anti-insurgency task force — …

Rep. France Castro  House Deputy Minority leader France Castro called for a congressional inquiry into the allegations linking Vice President Sara Duterte to extrajudicial killings in the anti-drug war when she was still mayor of Davao City in 2012. Duterte denied the allegations and dared her accusers to file formal …

Senator Juan Edgardo Angara (Photo from Senate of the Philippines’ FB Page)  The Senate hearing on the Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 6 on Monday will exclusively discuss the three proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. This was the assurance made on Thursday by Senator …

MANILA – The Department of National Defense (DND) on Friday said only the agency and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the Department of National Defense (DND) can issue statements on the acquisition of equipment under the ongoing modernization program of the military. “The PN (The Philippine Navy) is developing a …