Philippine News

At a Glance AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is prodding the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to give a one-year extension to the validity of drivers’ licenses affected by the temporary restraining order (TRO) halting the agency from receiving 5.2 million plastic cards from Banner PlastiCard. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert …

At a Glance Pangasinan 4th district Rep. Christopher V.P. de Venecia welcomes the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No. 11969, or the Cultural Mapping Law. Pangasinan 4th district Rep. Christopher V.P. de Venecia (Facebook) A victory for the cultural and heritage sector. That’s how Pangasinan 4th district Rep. Christopher V.P. de …

PBBM to lead Pinoys in cheering on home team vs. Dominicans Filipinos will show the world just how hoops-mad the country is when they troop to the Philippine Arena in Bulacan today to support the Gilas men’s national team that makes its debut against a formidable Dominican Republic side to …

SolGen: Panel plotting legal options to advance arbitral award The Office of the Solicitor General has formed a “special team” to study how to move the country forward with its seven-year-old arbitral victory over China on territorial claims in the South China Sea. Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Thursday said the Philippines has taken the “first step” towards a federal form of government that would make the country’s political structure and political life “more stable.” President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. leads the oath taking of the new members of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas …

At a Glance DepEd said unmet ideals and emerging needs are among the reasons for the resource backlog in public schools. Unmet targets, combined with emerging needs, continue to contribute to the growing backlog in basic education resources — particularly classrooms and teachers. A classroom at Batasan National High School …

China is once again ready to accelerate the conclusion of an “effective and substantive” Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, its top diplomat in Manila said. Ambassador Huang Xilian said China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) “are capable and wise enough to maintain peace …

At a Glance As of Aug. 24, DepEd said the total number of enrolled students for the School Year (SY) 2023-2024 has reached 20,093,611. The highest number of enrollees is from Region IV-A with 3,265,523 followed by the National Capital Region with 2,402,858 and Region III with 2,177,726. Enrollment in …

What the Philippines does in its own exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea is not subject to the approval of any country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) declared Wednesday. “The rotation and resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre are legitimate and routine activities in our …

ABOARD THE BRP CABRA: As a US military surveillance plane circled overhead, eight Chinese ships chased and briefly blocked four Philippine boats on a resupply mission to a tiny garrison in the hotly contested South China Sea. The high seas cat-and-mouse game on Tuesday followed assurances from Chinese coast guard vessels …