Philippine News

The House of Representatives on Tuesday night approved on third and final reading a measure that would delineate the Philippines’ archipelagic sea lanes as a means to bar the unauthorized passage of foreign vessels within the country’s territorial waters and airspace.  The lower chamber approves House Bill 9034, or the …

House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (File photo) MANILA – The House of Representatives made good on its promise to pass the 17 priority bills that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. requested Congress to pass in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) before the year ends, as Congress adjourned …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Protest filed, envoy summoned, but China puts up new sea barriers President Marcos on Sunday night said China’s latest acts of aggression against Filipino boats in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) merely strengthened the country’s resolve to defend its sovereignty. China fired flares at a Philippine …

Colorful traditional jeepneys along with their modernized versions wait for passengers at the corner of EDSA and Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City on Aug. 30, 2022. (The STAR / Miguel de Guzman, File)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced that there will be no more extension of …

Apollo Quiboloy, head of “the Kingdom of Jesus Christ,” a non-Catholic religious group and spiritual adviser of president-elect Rodrigo Duterte, speaks during a press conference in Davao City in southern island of Mindanao on May 23, 2016. (AFP / Manman Dejeto)  MANILA, Philippines — A senator has called on the …

Contract of service and job order workers in the government will receive service recognition incentive and gratuity pay this year. President Marcos has signed two administrative orders (AO) —Nos. 12 and 13—granting incentive and gratuity pay to government personnel. Through AO No. 12, Marcos authorizes the grant of one-time service …

ECONOMIC BRIEFING. Speaker Martin Romualdez delivers his speech at the Philippine Economic Briefing in Iloilo City on Monday. Listening are Iloilo Rep. Jam Baronda and Secretaries Benjamin Diokno of Finance, Amenah Pangandaman of Budget, Arsenio Balisacan of the National Economic and Development Authority, Jaime Bautista of Transportation, Raphael Lotilla of …

A Chinese Coast Guard ship sails near a Philippine vessel (L) that was part of a convoy of civilian boats in the disputed South China Sea on December 10, 2023. A convoy of civilian boats planning to deliver provisions to Filipino fishermen and troops in the disputed South China Sea …

President Marcos has ordered government agencies to coordinate all plans to mitigate the impacts of El Niño which is expected to persist until the second quarter of next year. During a sectoral meeting with various agencies on Tuesday, Dec. 12, Marcos ordered an intensified effort to mitigate the effects of …

BREAKING THROUGH. A raft from the supply ship ML Chowee is filled with volunteers and supplies for Filipino troops stationed on Lawak Island in the West Philippine Sea on Monday. AFP  Despite shadowing by Chinese Coast Guard and militia vessels on the main “Christmas Convoy” headed to the West Philippine …