Philippine News

Image Credit: cnnphilippines.com Five Filipino crew members who went missing after their Chinese vessel sank in the Indian Ocean have been found dead after a week of search and rescue operations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said the agency is coordinating with …

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte turned her focus on urging development partners to come together in ensuring the success of the country’s education agenda. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) The official, who shared about her upcoming trip to Brunei Darussalam and Singapore as the chairperson of …

Suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Wednesday denied any involvement in the recent recantation of testimonies of suspects in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Teves, who is the suspected mastermind of the Degamo assassination, said in a radio interview: “Again… I don’t have [any involvement …

CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), together with the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) and the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), are getting ready for the possible impact that super typhoon “Mawar” may bring to Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, …

Disaster officials on Wednesday warned the public to brace for Typhoon “Mawar” as it may enter the Philippine areas of responsibility on Friday evening or Saturday morning. As of Wednesday Morning, “Mawar” was spotted 2,305 kilometers east of the Visayas with maximum sustained winds of 175 km per hour and …

VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte confirmed on Thursday that she will be visiting Brunei Darussalam and Singapore this coming month. “In June, I will be visiting Brunei Darussalam and Singapore as part of my tenure as the president of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO),” Duterte …

Former President Rodrigo Duterte as the anti-drug czar? Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, Duterte’s erstwhile longtime assistant, broached the idea to Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Tuesday during a Senate hearing on the multimillion-peso shabu drug haul last year. “If ever…. it’s the prerogative of the President …

As 3 more murder suspects in Degamo case recant testimonies Congress will decide next week what sanctions to impose on Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., who has refused to return to the country to face murder charges, even as three suspects in the killing of Gov. Roel Degamo recanted …

SUGAR PROBE. Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban (right) is joined by NEDA Director-General Arsenio Balisacan and Executive Secretart Lucas Bersamin (left) during a Senate probe on the sugar importation order. Lino Santos  Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban on Tuesday told a Senate hearing that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the …

BIGGEST POLITICAL PARTY IN CONGRESS. Speaker Martin Romualdez is joined by former President and Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in swearing in new members of Lakas-CMD. Ver Noveno  Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, president of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD), on Tuesday administered the oath to 19 new party members. “We welcome …