Philippine News

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday congratulated Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on his apparent victory in Indonesia’s presidential election, after early results showed the latter’s landslide win. “My warmest congratulations to Defense Minister [Prabowo] on his commanding lead in the latest electoral count to be Indonesia’s next President,” …

Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has suggested exploring the potential for the Philippines to establish a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom (UK). This proposal was raised during Recto’s recent meeting with UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the Philippines Richard Graham and UK Ambassador to the Philippines Laure …

Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (PPAB) After weeks of potshots and bickering over the Charter change (Cha-cha) issue, the House of Representatives and the Senate have finally found “common ground”. This was Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre’s positive take on the House’s filing of Resolution of Both …

Students of Malanday Elementary School walk back to their respective classrooms after an Intensity 3 earthquake was recorded in Marikina City on June 15, 2023. (STAR / Walter Bollozos)  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education has scheduled the start of classes for the school year 2024-2025 on July 29 …

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri ‘Coup’ efforts started last week, but senators ‘know nothing’ of move Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday revealed there were efforts to have him replaced as leader of the Upper Chamber since last week. Amid the fresh ouster plot, Zubiri said he has been …

All but one of the 137 Filipinos in war-torn Gaza have been evacuated after 14 of them left the Palestinian enclave through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said last night. The Filipinos will be brought to the Philippine Embassy in Cairo in …

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) …