FIRST MEETING. Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro, in her capacity as the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar, hosts a Myanmar Stakeholders’ Meeting in Tagaytay City earlier this month. It was the first meeting of its kind under the Philippines’ chairship of the ASEAN, the DFA …
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INVESTOR CONFIDENCE. European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Massimo Santoro speaks during the launch of the Doing Business in the Philippines 2026 in Makati City on Thursday (Jan. 22, 2025). He lauded the government for implementing reforms to address corruption, saying this assures investors of the commitment to provide a stable …
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Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon (left), Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said that the government as a matter course cannot publicly issue incomplete or unverified files in connection with the flood control projects corruption scandal. Ridon, chairman …
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Courtesy: Department of Foreign Affairs The Philippines on Wednesday pushed back against threatening Chinese rhetoric over local officials’ actions asserting the country’s rights and sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Tensions between the countries over the vital waterway sharpened this week as Beijing warned against what it described as …
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Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor ‘Jonvic’ Remulla and former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy ‘Zaldy’ Co (Courtesy: DILG Philippines / Rep. Zaldy Co) Ex-solon telling priests, friends he wants Ombudsman dialogue Former congressman Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co has sent “feelers” seeking a possible dialogue with the …
Read More »MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya and International Organization for Migration Philippines Chief of Mission Tristan Burnett sign and exchange notes for project Resilient and Equitable Access to Care and Health (REACH)-BaSulTa in a ceremony in Makati City on Thursday (Jan. 22, 2026). Also witnessing the …
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Charlie “Atong” Ang files criminal charges before the Mandaluyong City Prosecutor’s Office on July 3, 2025 against Julie “Dondon” Patidongan and Alan Bantiles for false accusations related to the case of missing sabungeros (The STAR / Michael Varcas) MANILA, Philippines — Fugitive gaming tycoon Atong Ang is possibly in Cambodia, …
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Photo shows the flaring operation off the coast of Palawan following the discovery of a new natural gas field at Malampaya East-1. (Prime Energy) President Marcos has ordered heightened security measures at Malampaya East 1 (MAE-1), directing the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to ensure the continuous protection of the newly …
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E-sabong whistleblowers Julie ‘Dondon’ Patidongan (right) with his brothers, Ellakim and Jose, attend a preliminary hearing at the Department of Justice office in Manila on September 18, 2025 in connection with the missing sabungeros case. (Photo by Norman Cruz) Whistleblower Julie “Dondon” Patidongan said the children of Charlie “Atong” Ang …
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Sunwest Corp. building in Bicol, as seen in a company video presentation posted in 2019 (Sunwest) MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Leandro Leviste (Batangas, 1st District) released a list of the top 20 contractors awarded government infrastructure projects in 2023 and 2024 that were funded through unprogrammed appropriations. Some of those …
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