MANILA – The Philippine government demanded that China remove “immediately” its vessels from the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal after protesting the dangerous maneuvers of the China Coast Guard (CCG) that caused minor damage and injuries to a Filipino resupply mission en on Tuesday morning. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned on Tuesday afternoon Chinese Deputy…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — One of the country’s largest and oldest media organizations representing the publishing sector, the Publisher’s Association of the Philippines Inc. (PAPI), elected its new set of board members last June 24, 2025, at the National Press Club in Intramuros, Manila. The newly elected officials are now-President, Rebecca M. Velasquez (former executive vice…
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has affirmed the United States’ commitment to sustaining its trilateral cooperation with the Philippines and Japan under the administration of newly installed US President Donald Trump. The new US top diplomat made the reiteration during a bilateral meeting with Japan’s Foreign Minister Iwaya…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has urged the country’s key energy players to make sure there will be “reliable power at all times,” during the recent historic switch-on of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP). Marcos expressed hope there would be no repeat of the massive blackout that hit Western Visayas earlier this month. “We cannot afford to have another round…
BauerTek Pharmaceutical Technologies and Rizal Technological University (RTU) formally signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for a strategic collaboration in the research and production of high-quality medicinal plants. The agreement was signed by BauerTek General Manager Mr. Richard Nixon Gomez and RTU President Dr. Ma. Eugenia M. Yangco. Witnessing the signing was former DOST Secretary…
BDO Unibank (BDO) has reaffirmed its partnership with 2GO, the country’s leading logistics and travel services provider, to make connecting with loved ones easier, more affordable, and more heartfelt for Filipinos everywhere. Through this collaboration, BDO Kabayan Savings account holders can enjoy exclusive discounts on 2GO’s shipping and travel services—a shared effort between two trusted…
AKO-OFW Partylist strongly condemned the threat made by Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile to reduce benefits for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) after he stated that benefits would be reduced. This comes after the planned “zero remittance week” by OFWs in support of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. According to AKO-OFW nominee Joseph Rivera,…
The government has already found the best solution to reduce rice prices in the market, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said. On the sidelines of the aid distribution in Cagayan de Oro City, President Marcos said the bicameral committee came up with measures to address rice prices. “I don’t want to preempt the bicameral committee, but…
Higher oil prices can be mitigated in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, including the Philippines, if an agreement will come up with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). DFA Assistant Secretary for the Office of the ASEAN Affairs…
MANILA – Super Typhoon Uwan’s casualty count has now climbed to 25, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). OCD Deputy Administrator Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said 19 of the fatalities were from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Three deaths were from Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), and one each in Regions 5 (Bicol),…
