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PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil (PNA file photo by Robert Alfiler)  MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil has ordered a speedy investigation into the administrative cases stemming from the involvement of police officers in various illegal activities. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, Quezon City, police …

​The Philippines and New Zealand are in talks of expediting the conclusion of a possible exchange of troops as top diplomats of both countries met in Manila on Monday, June 10. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters …

DRONE TECHNOLOGY. The Department of Agriculture (DA) displays drones which may be utilized for planting of palay during the wet cropping season, during the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing on Monday (June 10, 2024). The drone technology may reduce the seeding duration from hours to five minutes per hectare. (Screengrab) MANILA – The Department …

Doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy. MANILA, Philippines — Controversial preacher Apollo Quiboloy evaded arrest on Monday after armed police personnel stormed the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Barangay Buhangin, Davao City and did not find him there. Throngs of Quiboloy’s supporters formed a barricade outside the compound and reportedly …

File photo of suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie Teves Jr. (The STAR / Michael Varcas, file)  MANILA, Philippines — Expelled congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. has been freed from preventive detention at a jail in Timor Leste, according to a statement by his legal counsel on Monday. Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio …

Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad Navy spokesman: Penetration all over China’s “penetration” into the economic and political affairs of the Philippines should be a cause for vigilance, according to Philippine Navy (PN) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Roy Trinidad. This statement came in the heels of numerous reports, saying …

Recent rainfall in Luzon failed to raise water levels at Metro Manila’s two primary water sources, west zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said. According to the latest monitoring report from Maynilad as of Monday, June 10, both the Angat and Ipo dams experienced a decrease in water levels, falling …

Smoke plumes billow following Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on Oct. 11, 2023 on the fifth day of fighting between Israel and the Hamas movement. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air and sea assault by the Gaza-based Islamists. (AFP / Mahmud Hams)  OSLO, …

Gantz had previously said he would leave the government by June 8 if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not formulate a new plan for postwar Gaza.  Prime minister ‘preventing true victory,’ says popular ex-military chief. Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war cabinet, announced his resignation on …

While some amendments are forthcoming, parties have generally looked to push a bill aimed at countering foreign interference swiftly through the legislative process.  Bill would create foreign influence transparency registry, among other measures. A week of political debate over a shocking report alleging that some parliamentarians aided foreign meddling in …