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Department of Foreign Affairs  The Department of Foreign Affairs lauded the advisory opinion issued by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), which declared key parts of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling as “authoritative.” According to the DFA, the advisory opinion was in response to …

Filipino fisherman drying squid on their fishing boat while a Chinese coast guard ship monitors near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (AFP / Ted Aljibe)  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has protested China’s unilateral imposition of a four-month fishing ban in the South …

Private sector economists forecast further easing in inflation this year to 3.7 percent based on the latest survey conducted by the central bank in May 2024 versus the 3.8 percent from the April tally. Based on the latest Monetary Policy Report (MPR) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the …

GUMACA, Quezon – A 57-year-old land developer was killed while his daughter was wounded after his live-in partner shot them at dawn on Sunday in Elas Memorial Park, Barangay Butaguin, this town. Police chief Police Major Marnie Abellanida identified the fatality as Raynaldo, owner of Elas Land Development Inc. Abellanida …

AID FOR SENIORS. Indigent senior citizens from 21 island villages in Surigao City receive their stipends for the first semester of 2024 in a series of payout activities on April 10, 2024. The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) is hoping for the swift approval of four measures that aim to …

President Marcos has assured those living in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm Aghon that the government is ready to assist them as P1.2 million in humanitarian assistance was already released to aid those in need. EFFECTS OF ‘AGHON’ — A car gets crushed by a felled tree in Taytay, …

Photo from Sen. Risa Hontiveros Facebook page  The Senate investigation into Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s links to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) activities in Tarlac is not an attack on the Filipino-Chinese community, according to Sen. Risa Hontiveros. The senator said this was contrary to the statement of civic …

This photo shows a picture of PCOS Machines. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has required the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to comment in the petition seeking to annul the  P17.9 billion contract awarded to the South Korea-based election service provider Miru Systems for the 2025 …

This file photo shows a vote-counting machine used by the Commission on Elections. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — The purchase of new vote-counting machines (VCMs) to be used in the May 2025 midterm elections was not the sole decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). “It is not just …

STABLE SUPPLY. The supply of vegetables remains stable after Typhoon Aghon, Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Operations U-Nichols Manalo says during an ambush interview in Quezon City on Monday (May 27, 2024). He said strict monitoring is being conducted to protect consumers from unscrupulous vendors. (PNA photo by Stephanie Sevillano) MANILA …