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BREAKING THROUGH. A raft from the supply ship ML Chowee is filled with volunteers and supplies for Filipino troops stationed on Lawak Island in the West Philippine Sea on Monday. AFP Despite shadowing by Chinese Coast Guard and militia vessels on the main “Christmas Convoy” headed to the West Philippine …

ECONOMIC BRIEFING. Speaker Martin Romualdez delivers his speech at the Philippine Economic Briefing in Iloilo City on Monday. Listening are Iloilo Rep. Jam Baronda and Secretaries Benjamin Diokno of Finance, Amenah Pangandaman of Budget, Arsenio Balisacan of the National Economic and Development Authority, Jaime Bautista of Transportation, Raphael Lotilla of …

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Former Sen. Manny Pacquiao backed the expedition to the West Philippine Sea launched by civilian groups which asserted the territorial integrity of the Philippines within the disputed maritime boundary. PACQUIAO (FB) Pacquiao, a reservist colonel of the Philippine Army, said that he personally supports the patriotic …

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – The passenger of a Piper light plane that crashed in San Mariano, this province, on Bonifacio Day was found dead by rescuers on Sunday morning, December 10. According to the Incident Management Team (IMT), K9 trackers found the body of the woman 200 meters away from …

Defending its latest water cannon attack, the China Coast Guard asserted it took “control measures” against the Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea on Saturday, Dec. 9. China Coast Guard fires water cannon at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel in Bajo de Masinloc on Saturday, …

With 3,813,781 domestic and international passengers recorded in November 2023, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has reported a 23 percent surge of passengers in November this year compared to the same period in 2022. In a statement, MIAA said the figure mirrors 97 percent of the passenger count in …

Photo courtesy of Manila Public Information Office/MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan will lead the opening of the city’s annual “Paskuhan sa Maynila Village of Lights and Grand Bazaar” at the Manila City Hall on Monday, Dec. 11. Lacuna-Pangan said that the project was made possible through the efforts of …

The two multi-million lotto draws on Sunday evening, Dec. 10, have a combined estimated jackpot prize of P468 million, said the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). PCSO The Super Lotto 6/49 jackpot reached P257 million before the Dec. 10 draw because no one won with the winning digit combination of …

House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has been designated as chairman of a newly-formed ad hoc panel tasked to study the possible transfer of the House of Representatives to the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) near the area where the Senate is now …

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