Philippine News

BAGUIO CITY – The Filipino-Chinese community  celebrated the Chinese New Year by distributing bags of groceries to indigent families in Barangays Ambiong and San Antonio Village here on Friday, February 9. THE Filipino-Chinese Community Group conducts its annual gift-giving activity in celebration of Chinese New Year at Dona Aurora Elementary …

DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte visited on Friday, February 9, landslide victims in Davao de Oro province. VICE President Sara Duterte visits landslide victims in Davao de Oro on Friday, February 9. (Inday Sara Duterte FB) Duterte first visited Barangay Masara in Maco and sympathized with the …

More than half of Filipinos support the ongoing investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the previous administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, according to a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS). The survey held from Dec. 8 to 11 found that 53 percent of the respondents agree with …

This photo shows a picture of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio./Miguel de Guzman  MANILA, Philippines — Former Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said that the government’s issuance of an arrest warrant for former President Rodrigo Duterte could be a form of cooperation with the International Criminal …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks in this undated photo./Office of the Press Secretary  MANILA, Philippines — The calls for an independent Mindanao separate from the Philippines is a “constitutional travesty” that is “anchored on a false premise,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday. In a speech at “Constitution Day” …

PCO photo  Manila, Philippines—Rescuers used their bare hands and shovels to dig through mud on Thursday in a desperate search for survivors of a landslide in the Philippines as the number of missing nearly doubled to 90, an official said. Two days after the rain-induced landslide hit the mountainous gold-mining …

Comelec Chairman George Garcia  The Commission on Elections said it cannot hold a plebiscite next year to amend the 1987 Constitution given that there are already two scheduled polls in 2025. ““You cannot squeeze in a plebiscite in the middle of an election. Even prior to 2025, you cannot do …

On Facebook live on Feb. 4, Roque recounted how Duterte called him on the night of Feb. 2 to tell him he received information about his impending arrest. (Presidential Photo, File)  MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte claimed to have information that he could be arrested “any time” in …

Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (Screengrab from FB Live of DOLE press conference) MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided inputs to the Senate over the proposed PHP100.00 legislated increase in the daily salary of minimum wage earners in the country and will be waiting for the final decision …

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday presented its national cybersecurity plan to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. amid reports of hacking attempts targeting government digital assets recently.  “We presented the national cybersecurity plan to the President. This was, you know, more than a year in the making …