Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre has been grounded on Second Thomas or Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea since 1999. (CSIS / AMTI via DigitalGlobe) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines lodged another diplomatic protest against China on Friday following an incident where the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) deployed water …
Read More »56 more Filipinos exit Gaza through Rafah border crossing
Palestinian women react after an Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 7, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (AFP / Mohammed Abed) MANILA, Philippines — Fifty-six more Filipinos have left the war-torn Gaza Strip and are set to reach …
Read More »Nations, EU back PH again after latest sea incident with China
Several nations and the European Union (EU) on Friday, Nov. 10, supported the Philippines anew after another dangerous maneuver and water cannon attack committed by China against a Philippine boat within the country’s territorial waters. The United States, Australia, France and the European Union were the first countries that expressed …
Read More »‘Kamandag’ vital training for PH Marines, says Navy
MILITARY HARDWARE. A light armored vehicle with the US Marine Corps’ 11th Mechanized Unit fires its main gun during the Kamandag military exercises at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base in Tarlac on Thursday. USMC Photo The Philippine Navy (PN) needs to participate in exercises such as the “Kaagapay ng mga …
Read More »DFA: 3 Filipinos injured in ship attack in Ukraine
Three Filipinos are confirmed wounded after a suspected Russian missile hit a civilian vessel in the Black Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega, in a text message, said the three are now “out of danger” and are being treated at …
Read More »IACAT to probe recruiters of Filipina who was arrested, jailed as ‘sex worker’ in Malaysia
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) will run after the recruiters of a 20-year-old Filipina who was recruited as a househelp but who ended up as a “sex worker” and was arrested and jailed in Malaysia. “Definitely po kailangan managot ng mga recruiter na ito (Definitely these recruiters should be …
Read More »China says took ‘control measures’ vs Philippine ships in its waters
Footage of a Chinese Coast Guard ship using a water cannon against a Filipino resupply vessel is shown during a press conference at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila on August 7, 2023. (Ezra Acayan / Pool / AFP) BEIJING, China — China demanded Friday that Manila stop infringing …
Read More »President names 3 more officials to gov’t posts
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed three new officials to various offices, Malacañang said on Thursday. In a Facebook post by the Presidential Communications Office, former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) executive director Angelito De Dios was named the new commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG). The …
Read More »Philippines scraps China funding for rail projects
THE Philippines has decided to scrap a $4.9-billion funding deal with China for three rail projects. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the sudden withdrawal came after Beijing failed to respond to funding requests on the projects. The cancellation comes amid rising tensions in the South China Sea between the Philippines …
Read More »Duterte gives up OVP confidential fund
VICE President Sara Duterte has given up her office’s request for a P500-million confidential fund (CF) to end the divisiveness it has generated. Duterte on Thursday attended the Senate plenary debate for the proposed 2024 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). The House of Representatives had slashed …
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