The Department of Finance (DOF) is now supporting the creation of the Bulacan Special Economic Zone and Freeport (BuZ) next to the new airport being built by San Miguel Corp. (SMC). Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto told Manila Bulletin that he sees no drawbacks in Senate Bill No. 2572, aiming to set …

Pro-Islamic State groups are engaged in a last-ditch struggle to disrupt the Bangsamoro peace process before the autonomous region’s first elections in May next year. The dream of turning the restive areas in Mindanao, and consequently the country’s food basket, into zones of peace remains a distant dream with the …

UN’s silence on the continuing captivity of 19 Israeli women is deafening, with fears that many may have already been killed like those 30 other hostages. Many articles, opinion pieces, and editorials have been written celebrating International Women’s Month this March, heralding the contributions of women across nearly all fields …

President Marcos (left) during his first bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden (right) in New York City last September 2022. (Courtesy: Presidential Communications Office)  United States President Joe Biden will have a separate dialogue with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos during their scheduled trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida …

President Marcos, United States President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio are scheduled to hold their first trilateral leaders’ summit at the White House in April. (From left) US President Joe Biden, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., and Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio (Noel Pabalate/AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) A statement …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken legal action against Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), and five others for their alleged involvement in the sexual abuse and qualified human trafficking of a then 17-year-old female in 2011.  The charges were filed before the regional trial …

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday has placed Haiti under crisis alert level 3 due to the current “unstable security situation.” Under said under the alert level, Filipinos are urged to voluntarily leave while deployment of new and returning Filipinos to Haiti are effectively prohibited. At present, there …

The Senate issued on Tuesday, March 19 an arrest order against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Signed by Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, he mentioned that Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality found no merit …

Photo shows the Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort/Facebook  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Office of the Ombudsman have started their separate probes to determine the liability of government officials responsible for granting permits for the establishment and operation of a resort …

Philippine soldiers with Fil-Americans in the US Army./Jesse Bustos  MANILA, Philippines — Defense officials of the Philippines and the United States met to discuss the logistics capabilities in Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites, the Department of National Defense (DND) said yesterday. Defense Assistant Secretary for logistics, acquisition and self-reliant …