President Marcos vowed to protect Filipinos amid China’s recent policy to detain those who will trespass into the South China Sea, saying such a policy is unacceptable. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Ryan Baldemor/PPA Pool) Marcos said this after the Chinese government ordered its Coast Guard to detain foreigners for …
Read More »CDA administrator authorized to appoint all personnel except deputy—DOJ
Department of Justice The Department of Justice (DOJ) has rendered an opinion that the power to appoint personnel of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) with positions lower than the deputy administrator is vested with the CDA administrator. Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez issued the legal opinion on behalf of Secretary Jesus …
Read More »Filipino sailors aboard oil tanker safe after another Houthi attack
(File photo by Anadolu) MANILA – All 23 Filipino crew aboard an oil tanker reportedly attacked by Houthi rebels off Yemen’s Red Sea coast Saturday are safe and unharmed, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported on Sunday. There were likewise no reports of casualties, according to a statement posted on X …
Read More »Marcos orders single electronic invoicing system for all imported goods to improve inspection
President Marcos has ordered the implementation of a single electronic invoicing system for all imported commodities to improve the inspection of all goods coming into the country. Marcos made the directive through Administrative Order No. 23, which also creates the Committee for Pre-border Technical Verification and Cross- border Electronic Invoicing. …
Read More »Senators warn China of legal consequences over its detention policy in disputed waters
Senator Risa Hontiveros China risks violating international laws if it pushes through with its recent policy of detaining foreigners passing through South China Sea, known in Manila as West Philippine Sea, according to Senators Risa Hontiveros and Francis Tolentino. Hontiveros said over the weekend that the Philippines might be compelled …
Read More »Japan grants P121 M for Filipinos to study in Japanese universities
Japan has extended P121 million in grant assistance to the Philippines to provide Filipinos the opportunity to study in Japanese universities. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya on Friday led the signing and exchange of diplomatic notes ceremony for the Official Development Assistance (ODA) grant on …
Read More »Marcos seeks probe on China’s wiretapping of AFP official
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vowed to investigate the alleged wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila against the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Command (AFP-Wescom). “We are looking into it because the fact of the matter is there …
Read More »MNLF’s political bloc urge members to stay off hostile politics
Officials of the Moro National Liberation Front’s political bloc are together keeping their cordiality with counterparts in other partisan groups in the Bangsamoro region, to hold its first parliamentary polls next year. (Philstar.com / John Unson) COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The political party of the Moro National Liberation Front on …
Read More »Senate vetting witnesses vs Guo on her alleged ties to POGO—Gatchalian
Photo from Senate of the Philippines’ FB Page Senator Sherwin Gatchalian revealed that authorities are rigorously vetting witnesses to substantiate the alleged involvement of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in the recently raided POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator) operations in her turf. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Gatchalian underscored …
Read More »Marcos says photos with Alice Guo prove nothing
Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. poses for a photo at a campaign sortie during the 2022 national elections on March 8, 2022. (Facebook / Mayor Alice Guo) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his photos with Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, who is currently facing …
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