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In this handout photo from the Eastern Mindanao Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) taken on February 7, 2024 and received on February 8, 2024, shows responders conduct search and rescue operations in Maco, Davao de Oro. (Handout / Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Eastern Mindanao Command)  MANILA, Philippines …

Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier’s maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines)  The Department of National Defense (DND) has cautioned China for issuing “provocative rhetoric” …

BANGSAMORO DEVELOPMENT. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the 17th meeting of the national and Bangsamoro governments’ Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Thursday (Feb. 8, 2024). In his speech, Marcos vowed to pursue “genuine” peace and progress for the Bangsamoro region. (Screenshot …

AboitizPower President and CEO Emmanuel Rubio (rightmost) participates in a panel held in Tokyo, Japan about Asia’s energy transition through the Asian Zero Emission Community. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of the Government of Japan.  Managing the complexities of Philippine geography and its socio-economic …

The National Economic Development and Authority warned an independent Mindanao republic would have “social costs” on top of the economic implications of such a secession push.  “More than the economic cost it’s the social cost,” NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said in a news forum yesterday. “The cost of doing business …

MANILA – Canada has approved a total of CAD28.15 million or approximately PHP1.1 billion in development assistance to support the Philippines’ health care, disaster resilience, and climate adaptation efforts, the Canadian Embassy in Manila announced Saturday. The funding includes a new CAD12.5 million commitment for disaster resilience on top of the …

Legislators led by Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Friday welcomed the declaration by President Marcos of his full support for the House advocacy of amending the Constitution’s “restrictive” economic provisions. “I think our push for economic reform in the Charter, which the Senate has always ignored and …

DILIGENT SEARCH. Teams from the Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao through the PCG Station Davao de Oro join other rescuers in searching for survivors of the landslide in Brgy. Masara, Maco town on Friday. PCG and AFP photos But 89 still missing after landslide as death toll up to 27 A …

People pray and light the incense at a temple, on the eve of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Manila on Feb. 9, 2024. (AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called on fellow Filipinos to reflect on their accomplishments last 2023 …

At a Glance In his message, the President is hoping that the victories of 2023 rekindle everyone’s “enthusiasm and optimism” in uplifting and steering the country to greater heights. Feb. 9 and 10 of this year were declared special nonworking days in the Philippines in celebration of the Chinese New …