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Photo shows the 165-meter China Coast Guard ship 5901, known as ‘the Monster’ for its size, which joined CCG ship 5203 during a brief intrusive patrol into the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone west of Panatag Shoal early yesterday. The location and movement of the vessels are shown in an image …

Agricultural truckers will receive toll discounts to help them save on costs, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced. Under the Agri-Trucks Toll Rebate initiative, all DA-accredited truck drivers will be exempted from the recent hike in toll fees starting June 1. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. commended the …

A total of 60,256.88 metric tons (MT) of fish were caught in various ports nationwide in April, marking the highest fish unloading volume  in the recorded history of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). The PFDA noted that the catch in April showed a nine percent increase compared to March. …

Filipina gymnast Emma Malabuyo punched her Paris Olympics ticket after winning the bronze medal in the individual all-around event of the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships on Friday, May 24, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Emma Malabuyo (Emma Malabuyo’s Instagram post)  The 21-year-old Malabuyo amassed 50.398 points in the event which was …

OFFICIALLY OWNERS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally distributes electronic titles and Certificates of Land Ownership Award to 4,271 agrarian reform beneficiaries at the South Cotabato gymnasium and Cultural Center in Koronadal City on Friday (May 24, 2024). In a media interview, Marcos vowed that he would not stop until …

Photo shows NSC chief Eduardo Año (middle), Cagayan Gov. Marilou Cayco, (left), and PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (right), cutting the ribbon of the new Coast Guard outpost in Itbayat, Batanes.  The Philippines said Friday it had opened a coast guard post in the country’s far north to boost …

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro (center), Armed Forces chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (left) and Navy chief Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. lead the celebration of the Philippine Navy’s 126th anniversary at the Navy headquarters in Manila yesterday./Ryan Baldemor  MANILA, Philippines — China’s warning to detain foreign “trespassers” in what it …

Customs  Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio  THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has installed state-of-the-art scanning machines at key international airports that can check out baggage containing large electronics and liquids, including bombs with minimal human intervention, thus expediting the screening process and enhancing public safety. The new machines, called Rapiscan 920CT …

(Image courtesy of PAGASA) MANILA – More areas in Luzon are placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as Tropical Depression Aghon continues to maintain its strength as it moves northwestward over the Samar Sea. Based on the 5 a.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services …

Ex-PDEA agent Jonathan Morales./Jesse Bustos  MANILA, Philippines — Jonathan Morales – the dismissed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent who linked President Marcos to drug use – was released from detention in time for the Senate’s session break. Morales and a fellow detained witness, former National Police Commission staff Eric …