Philippine News

Former Senator Leila de Lima said confidential funds of the Davao City local government were used to bankroll the so-called Davao Death Squad.  She said the bloody anti-drug campaign of former President Rodrigo Duterte was a replication of the DDS killings that the Commission on Human Rights extensively investigated more …

MANILA – Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday assured the visiting United Nations (UN) officials of the House of Representatives’ commitment to pass House Bill (HB) 4000, or An Act Establishing a National Evaluation Policy, and other measures in support of the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He said …

Military personnel stand guard at the entrance of a gymnasium while police investigators look for evidence after a bomb attack at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Lanao del sur province on December 3, 2023. (AFP / Merlyn Manos)  MANILA, Philippines — The United States has condemned the “horrific terrorist attack” …

     A geopolitical analyst urged the government to continue working with like-minded states in addressing concerns in the West Philippine Sea in 2024.  “The international community is an advocate of promoting peace and stability in the region… Our united front allows us to remain firm against aggressive and coercive acts …

Eight Filipinos and one Palestinian relative were able to exit Gaza and cross the border into Gaza on Sunday morning (PH time), according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).  Philippine Ambassador to Jordan Wilfredo Santos said they embassy has facilitated the safe exit from Gaza of the eight Filipinos …

President Marcos has extended the tour of duty of Police General Benjamin Acorda, Jr. as chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Sources said Acorda himself announced the extension during the command conference with top PNP officials at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Monday morning, Dec. 4. Acorda, Marcos’ …

ON ALERT. Troops from Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) who are part of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response teams are immediately deployed Saturday night (Dec. 2, 2023) to assist in disaster response following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit Mindanao, particularly Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental. Eastmincom also announced on …

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is validating information that Islamic State (IS) is responsible for the explosion at a gymnasium inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City which claimed the lives of four people. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief of AFP public affairs office, said the military …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos condemned on Sunday a bombing attack by “foreign terrorists” on a Catholic mass in the southern Philippines that left at least three people dead. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the senseless and most heinous acts perpetrated by foreign terrorists upon …

The Philippine Coast Guard says that Chinese maritime militia vessels are swarming the area of Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. (Philippine Coast Guard)  MANILA, Philippines — More than 135 Chinese maritime militia vessels were monitored in the vicinity of Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippine …