Defense chief Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and military officials visit Mavulis Island in Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024 (Handout / Department of National Defense) MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now operating a new naval base in Batanes, boosting the country’s northernmost territorial defense and humanitarian …
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This photo taken on August 14, 2025 shows active dredging operations for the construction of flood control walls along the Marikina River in Brgy. Bagong Silangan, Quezon City. The area faces San Mateo, Rizal and is part of the government’s river rehabilitation project to widen the waterway and reduce the …
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The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Brisbane and Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Ville de Québec sail in formation with the Philippines’ BRP Jose Rizal during Exercise ALON 2025 east of Panatag Shoal on Wednesday (AFP) MANILA, Philippines — Philippine, Australian and Canadian warships capped this year’s Exercise ALON (Amphibious and Land …
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RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro calls on the media to rise as pillars of responsible and ethical journalism during the National Press Freedom Day Conference at the Ibis Styles Hotel Manila in Quezon City on Thursday (Aug. 28, 2025). She urged them to uphold democracy through accurate, fair, …
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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is ready for a lifestyle check, which includes the release of a Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), according to the Malacañang on Friday, August 29. Marcos’ probe into the corruption in flood control management has triggered a landfall of other issues, …
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The Philippines does not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state and continues to uphold the One China Policy, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, Aug. 28.Canva photos In her opening remarks at a Senate hearing, Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro underscored that the 1975 Joint Communique between …
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Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks during an interview with AFP at the Foreign Ministry in Taipei on August 2, 2023. A Chinese invasion of Taiwan will have “disastrous results” due to global reliance on the island’s crucial semiconductor industry and the strait serving as a key shipping route, Foreign …
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Graphical abstract of the AI-driven model for accumulated tropical cyclone rainfall. (University of the Philippines Diliman-College of Science / Mesias & Bagtasa, 2025) Researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of predicting rainfall from tropical cyclones (TCs) more quickly and …
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PH-US TIES. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. receives United States (US) Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fisher, along with the US Senate Armed Services Committee Congressional Delegation, during a courtesy call at Malacañan Palace on Thursday (Aug. 28, 2025). The meeting underscored the enduring alliance between the Philippines and the …
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Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor ‘Jonvic’ Remulla (Courtesy: Office of the Chief PNP / DILG Philippines) The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday night released a statement addressing the Philippine …
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