Philippine News

GIVING CHASE. This photo taken on Feb. 16 shows Chinese coast guard personnel aboard their rigid hull inflatable boat (left) closely trailing another vessel operated by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources personnel from the BRP Datu Tamblot, after they attempted to enter the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal in …

Photo shows Kingdom of Jesus Christ church founder Apollo Quiboloy./Pastor Apollo Quiboloy Facebook Page  MANILA, Philippines — One of the most wanted alleged sexual traffickers in the United States is now being compelled to face the charges against him in both chambers of Philippine Congress. The Senate has officially issued …

AIR PATROL. A Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50 (bottom) and US B-52Hs bomber aircraft (top) fly over the Philippine exclusive economic zone during the joint maritime cooperative activity (MCA) on Monday (Feb. 19, 2024). The air patrol covering areas 90 nautical miles west of Candon, Ilocos Sur, and 50 nautical …

Expenditures of the national government for infrastructure and other capital outlays grew to P1.02 trillion from January to November 2023 from only P861.8 billion in the same period in 2022, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has reported.  The latest figure, based on the November 2023 National Government (NG) …

Authorities recover 336 pieces of giant clam shells at the shoreline of Brgy. Sebaring in Balabac, Palawan./Philippine Coast Guard  MANILA, Philippines — Authorities have seized fossilized giant clams, locally known as “taklobo,” worth an estimated P8.1 million in Balabac, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Monday. The PCG said …

The continuing pursuit operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against members of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group who allegedly perpetrated a bomb attack at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City last year resulted in yet another bloodbath on Sunday, February 18. AFP Chief, …

File photo MANILA – Subdivisions and future housing developments will soon be required to set aside an area for information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, after such proposal hurdled second reading in the House of Representatives. During the plenary session on Monday, the chamber approved through voice voting House Bill 9870, …

The Marcos administration’s efforts toward fiscal consolidation may proceed at a slower pace, as economic managers are considering revising down their growth forecasts for the medium term, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) wants to maintain …

DANGEROUS MOVES. This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2024 shows an aerial view of a China Coast Guard vessel (upper) and China Coast Guard personnel on a rubber boat at Bajo de Masinloc. AFP PH accuses Chinese boats of ‘dangerous’ actions Chinese fishers have been using cyanide in Bajo de …

A relative of a victim of an extra-judicial killing attends a memorial mass ahead of All Soul’s Day to remember loved ones slain in the government’s war on drugs, at the Commission on Human Rights in Manila on Oct. 29, 2021. (AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — More …