Philippine News

The Department of Justice on Monday ordered the release of five Chinese suspects allegedly involved in human trafficking operations, who were arrested during a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) raid in Las Piñas City, as it lamented that the police failed in its case buildup. But as of last night, …

Lower supply from MWSS, says Maynilad Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is cutting water flow to five of its service areas for as much as 12 hours daily starting July 12, following a further reduction in the supply of raw water from the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). “The …

A ranking official of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Beijing and Manila can handle their maritime dispute well but a “third party” might turn the South China Sea (SCS) into a “sea of war.” Counsellor Zhou Li, of MoFA’s information department, wrote on Twitter that there is already …

SILENT VISITORS. In these photos provided by the office of Senator Imee Marcos, C-17 Globemasters of the US Air Force are parked at the tarmac in Manila before heading to Palawan, as evidenced by tracking data posted by the website FlightRadar24. Marcos has questioned the reason behind the landings in …

FOREIGN PRESENCE. The Japan Coast Guard vessel Akitsushima (left), leads the US Coast Guard cutter Stratton and Philippine Coast Guard vessels BRP Gabriela Silang and BRP Melchora Aquino in a trilateral exercise in the West Philippine Sea on July 5. Meanwhile, the Italian Navy vessel Francesco Morosini (right) is docked …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to explore the possibility of making the application for an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) free of charge. This would benefit an estimated 1.83 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who currently pay P100 each for an OEC, which lasts …

The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) urged all sectors to help ease the education crisis in the country, warning that Filipino students remain at the bottom of the heap when it comes to reading, Math and Science. Benedicta Du-Baladad, MAP president, said that keeping students in school is a …

Only 1 percent of Filipino women gets tested for cervical and breast cancer, a study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed. Valerie Gilbert Ulep, PIDS senior research fellow, said in his study last month that “a big portion of the country’s cancer burden is preventable if …

The water levels of Angat Dam, Ipo Dam, and Bustos Dam, all in the province of Bulacan, continue to drop, prompting the province’s government agencies to prepare for the effects of a severe dry season.  Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) Officer-In-Charge Ret. Police Col. Manuel Lukban Jr. …

Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday said the New Agrarian Emancipation Act is expected to boost rice production by 40 percent, or from 70 cavans per hectare to 100 cavans per hectare. “I have a strong feeling that the new law would pave the way for our farmers to produce more …