Philippine News

Typhoon Yolanda aftermath (File photo) MANILA – The Philippines will continue to pursue just and equitable climate action in its multilateral engagements to build resilience and adapt to the changing weather, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said in an address in Australia on Monday. Speaking at the Lowy Institute, President Marcos said …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the Philippine Business Forum at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne on March 4, 2024./Presidential Communications Office  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has secured deals worth $1.53 billion or P86 billion in investments during the Philippine Business Forum at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit …

SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan – Debris from a suspected foreign rocket was found in the sea of this town on Saturday, March 2. DEBRIS from a foreign rocket was found in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan over the weekend. (PCG) Philippine Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon spokesperson Coast Guard Ensign Lamie Manglugay said …

A bilateral meeting between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet at the 50th ASEAN-Australia Special Summit on March 4, 2024./Presidential Communications Office  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is exploring a partnership with Cambodia to secure a stable rice supply in response to potential challenges posed by …

Apollo Quiboloy (AFP / Manman Dejeto)  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday that it had recommended the filing of charges of child abuse and human trafficking against doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy. This comes after the Justice department granted the petition for review on Quiboloy’s case, …

Speaker Martin Romualdez  Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday expressed deep concern over the reported presence of Chinese vessels “loitering” and conducting research activities within the Philippine Rise, which is well within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EZZ). Romualdez declared that the Philippine Rise is an integral part of the nation’s …

ILOILO CITY – An M16 rifle recovered by the Philippine Army in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in San Joaquin, Iloilo was found to be one of the high-powered firearms taken from the Maasin, Iloilo police station in a raid in 2017. BRIG. Gen. Michael Samson, commander …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech before departing for Melbourne, Australia to attend the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit on March 3, 2024./Presidential Communications Office  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday made his second trip to Australia in just one week to attend a special summit with Association …

Two alleged Chinese research vessels identified as “Haiyang Dishi Liuhao” and “Haiyang Dizhi Shihao” are monitored sailing across the eastern seaboard of Luzon near the Philippine Rise in this satellite image posted on X (formerly Twitter) by American security analyst Ray Powell on March 1, 2024. (Courtesy of Ray Powell …

CRACKED LAND. A 62-year-old farmer, Gaudencio Sico, looks at his crack farmland which used to be a plantation of watermelons in Imus, Cavite on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Danny Pata But no need to place PH under calamity state yet The Office of Civil Defense said it is not yet …