Navy says ‘out of normal’ presence amid Balikatan The number of Chinese vessels monitored in the West Philippine Sea has surged amid the annual Balikatan military exercises between Manila and Washington, the Philippine Navy said on Tuesday. Philippine Navy spokesperson for the WPS Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said for the …

People buy coconut water to cool themselves along a road in Manila on April 24, 2024, as extreme heat affected the country. (AFP / Ted Aljibe)  MANILA, Philippines — Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people …

PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo (PNA file photo) MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it would follow the government’s non-cooperation stance on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the drug war of the past administration. “We have courts that can hear any cases of abuse or irregularities …

President Marcos assures farmers and fishermen in Occidental Mindoro of government support in the El Niño stricken areas of Occidental Mindoro during his visit yesterday. President Marcos assures farmers and fishermen in Occidental Mindoro of government support in the El Niño stricken areas of Occidental Mindoro during his visit yesterday. …

Policemen stand guard near the body of a man killed during what police said was a drug-related vigilante killing in Barangay Manggahan in Pasig City early yesterday. (The STAR / Joven Cagande)  MANILA, Philippines — Human rights group Amnesty International has called on the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. …

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia confirmed on Wednesday, April 24 that United States (US) authorities have filed a money laundering case against former poll chief Andy Bautista. “I would like to respectfully confirm that based on our communication with attorneys from the US, confirmed that the case …

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said it is crucial to ease the inflation rates, particularly the rice prices, in the coming months to achieve the government’s growth target. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan told reporters that the goal of keeping the inflation within the 2.0 percent to 4.0 …

WIDENING GAP. Pork is sold from PHP330 to PHP380 per kilo at Agdao Public Market in Davao City on March 19, 2024. According to the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, the farmgate price of pig for slaughter ranged only between PHP140 and PHP160 per kilo. (PNA photo by Robinson Niñal …

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday, April 24 said the El Niño is gradually weakening, but its effects may still be felt in the country. Farmers burying metal pipe to assess water flow beneath an onion and rice field for possible deep well irrigation during …

Montreal, Canada – Canadian pop megastar Celine Dion, who suffers from a rare neurological disorder, said in her first interview since announcing the career-sidelining diagnosis that she is well, but taking life “one day at a time.”  Dion, 56, first disclosed in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with …