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Graphics by Philstar.com / Anjilica Andaya / Photo credits: PNA and Liberal International  This report forms part of Philstar.com’s coverage of influence operations, which involve the spread of false information and propaganda that can mislead, cause confusion and prevent informed understanding and discourse. Read our explainer on influence operations. MANILA, …

Secretary of Justice Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla speaks in front of of DOJ employees during his first flag ceremony as justice secretary on July 4, 2022. (Philstar.com / EC Toledo)  MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe a bomb …

Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonso Adiong on Sunday urged former President Rodrigo Duterte and ex-Speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez to abandon their “unconstitutional” efforts to secede Mindanao from the Philippines.  La Union Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega also called on Duterte to be patriotic enough and reconsider …

Screenshot from a video showing employees of the DENR outside of their office building. (Courtesy: Radyo Pilipinas/Facebook)  Unverified reports of bomb threats circulated on various social media platforms Monday morning, leading to the suspension of classes in some schools and work in government offices, including the Department of Environment and …

A landmark report highlights the challenges facing migratory species, and their importance in being saved from extinction.  Report highlights challenges facing migratory species, and what can be done to save them. During its nesting season, the marbled murrelet, known affectionately among bird watchers as a “strange, mysterious little seabird,” lays …

Israel freed two Israeli-Argentinian hostages in Rafah on Monday under the cover of airstrikes, which local health officials said killed 67 Palestinians and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city that is the last refuge of about a million displaced civilians.  Freed Israeli hostages identified as Fernando Simon Marman, 60, …

May be fastest growth in Southeast Asia but still lower than the pre-Covid average of 6.6 percent. Banking giant UBS AG has raised its 2024 to 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for the Philippines to 5.7 percent and six percent from 5.3 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively, following …

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said President Marcos’ overseas trips have been pivotal in generating serious investment interest in the Philippines, noting that 46 projects worth $14.2 billion have already started operating, completed registration, or commenced implementation. Malacañang photo  Citing a report from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), …

This frame grab from handout video taken on Feb. 8, 2024 and released by the Philippine Coast guard (PCG) on February 11, shows a Chinese coast guard vessel (front R) blocking and sailing past Philippine coast guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua (back L) near Scarborough Shoal, in the disputed South …

Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier’s maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines)  The Department of National Defense (DND) has cautioned China for issuing “provocative rhetoric” …