Philippine News

At a Glance In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs monitored the 248 LFVQs, including 124 tremors that lasted one to 18 minutes. This is lower than the 272 recorded LFVQs, including 10 tremor events, having a duration of one to four minutes on Aug. 4. Since Mayon showed “intensified unrest or …

One person died while 95 passengers were saved from a motorbanca that broke open and sank off the coast of Calatrava town in Romblon on Saturday. It was the latest maritime disaster to hit the country following the capsizing of a passenger ferry in Laguna Lake last month, leading to …

At a Glance Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has vowed to scrutinize the proposed 2024 P5.768-trillion national budget. Senator Aquilino Pimentel III (MANILA BULLETIN) Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has vowed to scrutinize the proposed 2024 P5.768-trillion national budget. This came as the Senate chief fiscalizer questioned …

CHINA has deployed a Coast Guard ship and 32 militia vessels to an area in the West Philippine Sea where a local ship was en route for a resupply mission, according to a US-based security expert that provided The Manila Times with data from its automatic identification system (AIS). Quoting …

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) says the peace and order situation in the country is considerably improving as indicated by a decrease in crime incidence during the second quarter of the year. Citing a report by the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management’s Crime Research Analysis Center (CRAC), the PNP …

The search team found and retrieved the missing Cessna 152 aircraft in Luna, Apayao on Thursday, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines reported. “After two days of Search and Rescue efforts, the wreckage of the aircraft has been located at Sitio Matad Barangay Salvacion, Luna, Apayao,” said CAAP spokesperson …

At a Glance House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto hailed on Saturday, Aug. 5 the “unprecedented” P5-billion increase in the budget for the government’s child feeding program for the year 2024. (MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto hailed on Saturday, …

CARDINAL Luis Antonio Tagle has called on young people to be social media influencers with a purpose. “Please, young people of the Philippines, spread the influence of Jesus, the influence of truth, justice, caring for the earth, and caring for fellow human beings in the world called social media,” Tagle …

PUBLIC health expert, Dr. Susan Pineda Mercado, has been selected by the Philippine government as a candidate for the World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for the Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) Dr. Susan Pineda Mercado. Photo from Susan Pineda Mercado FB page Mercado, the wife of former Defense secretary …

The Philippines and the United States have agreed to mount joint patrols in the West Philippine Sea before the end of the year, the National Security Council (NSC) said on Friday. In April, Washington and Manila agreed to resume joint patrols in the South China Sea, which overlaps with the …