STRONG PH-US TIES. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center, left panel) meets with United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III (center, right panel) at the Pentagon in Washington DC on Saturday (April 13, 2024, Manila time). During his meeting with Austin, Marcos emphasized the Philippines’ strong relations with the US. (Photo from …

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK US President Joe Biden joins President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a photo session after their historic summit at the White House in Washington, D.C. PCO pool  US President Joe Biden on Thursday reaffirmed defense commitments to Japan and …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday (Manila time) said the government is working on all legal requirements for the planned nuclear energy investment in the Philippines by American firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC).  The President met with USNC executives led by CEO Francesco Venmeri who were updated by top …

President Marcos underscored the role of the United States in the Philippines’ post-pandemic recovery, citing it as the country’s fourth largest source of foreign direct investments (FDIs) and one of its biggest export destinations. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. attends the Philippine-US Business Forum in Washington D.C on Friday, April …

SERVICE EXPANSION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (2nd from right) meets with the executives of Google on the sidelines of his working state visit to Washington DC on Friday (April 12, 2024, Manila time). During the meeting, Google’s Global Vice President on Government Affairs and Public Policy Karan Bhatia (3rd from …

Nellie E. Brown Elementary school in Olongapo City (Philstar.com / Jan Milo Severo)  MANILA, Philippines — Public schools in the country are usually named after the places where these schools are located, local heroes — or even after the schools’ patrons and local politicians who commissioned them. But a certain …

One of the four discrete phreatic or steam-driven eruption events, observed between 9:45 a.m. and 3:22 p.m. through the Taal Volcano Network (TVN) at the VTMC (Main Crater) observation station on April 12, 2024./Phivolcs  MANILA, Philippines — Taal Volcano in Batangas exhibited increased volcanic activity with five phreatic eruptions occurring …

Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. ordered the arrest of a distant relative for allegedly being involved in colorum activities.  The Internal Security Group, along with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Transportation, led an entrapment operation on Araneta Avenue in Cubao, Quezon City, which resulted in …

MALARIA MOSQUITO. Malaria cases nationwide increased by 90 percent in 2023, according to Department of Health – Disease Intervention and Prevention Bureau medical officer Kim Patrick Tejano during a press briefing on Friday (April 12, 2024). Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites transmitted through bites of infected female Anopheles …

Tell Me You Love Me is a drama unlike any other Sometimes you will come across a drama that is difficult to watch, not because it is bad, but because you do not want it to end. It seems that watching every episode is a bittersweet reminder that even a …