Philippine News

PARCHED. Farmer Eduardo Rossel, 62, walks on a dried-up rice field in Sitio Maname, Naic, Cavite on May 3, 2023. With the El Niño forecast to start between July and August, the government is implementing mitigation and adaptation plans that include cloud seeding, irrigation system schedule, water management, rehabilitation of irrecoverable …

MALAMPAYA GAS FIELD. The Malampaya gas field in Palawan. There are still many potential areas in the country, not just Malampaya, that have huge gas deposits, Energy Undersecretary Alessandro Sales said in a news forum in Quezon City on Saturday (May 20, 2023). (File photo courtesy of Wescom) MANILA – The Philippines …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday shrugged off insinuations that there is more to the movement at the House of Representatives other than being “just a run of the mill” reorganization. “I think we should be careful to not read too much into it,” he said in an interview two …

Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers assigned at the country’s international airports were ordered to monitor and “intercept” suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., who is facing murder charges, should he arrive in the Philippines. However, BI commissioner Norman Tansingco clarified that arresting Filipino nationals is not within the scope …

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Norte officials led by Gov.  Matthew Marcos Manotoc left for China to attend the ASEAN Investment and Trade Conference at Dezhou City in Shandong province. Gervy James Gumarit, head of the Communication and Media Office (CMO) of the Ilocos Norte provincial government, said the …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he will issue a new executive order by the end of the year to ensure the “good” implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia decision of the Supreme Court that expands the share of local governments in tax collection while devolving functions of certain social services within their …

At a Glance Marcos: I won’t make any comments about the speakership. Duterte’s resignation from Lakas-CMD came after the party’s chairman emeritus, former president and Pampanga Second District Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, was replaced as senior deputy speaker at the House of Representatives. House Speaker Romualdez is the president of Lakas-CMD. …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law a bill that amends provisions of the tour of duty and appointment of top military officials. Republic Act No. 11939, or An Act Further Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives in the Armed Forces of the Philippines …

LIGHT MOMENT. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong shares a light moment with Philippine Coast Guard commandant Admiral Artemio Abu, who thanked Canberra for all its assistance – from vessel acquisition to maritime domain awareness capability development programs.  Australia on Thursday disclosed a package of new maritime cooperation initiatives for the …

Vietnam on Thursday criticized both China and the Philippines, accusing the two countries of infringing on its sovereign rights following recent actions in the South China Sea, which Hanoi calls the East Sea. Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry deputy spokesperson Pham Thu Hang was asked by reporters over China’s actions at the …