BOLDER AND BOLDER BY THE DAY. A Filipino crewmember of a resupply boat contracted by the Philippine Navy watches as a China Coast Guard vessel (5203) collides with the stern of the boat. Below photo shows the Chinese militia vessel (00003) hitting the post side of the Philippine Coast Guard’s …
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Lakas-CMD condemns China’s aggressive acts
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez delivers his message during the luncheon meeting with Lakas-CMD party officials and members at the Social Hall of the House of Representatives Monday afternoon.photo by Ver Noveno The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) political party of Speaker Martin Romualdez has condemned in “the strongest possible terms” …
Read More »5 dead in early poll violence
POLL VIOLENCE. A soldier from the 1st Marine Brigade armed stands guard in front of election campaign posters in Cotabato City on Tuesday, a day after violence involving two rival political clans erupted on Monday night, leaving three dead and two others wounded. 5 also hurt in Cotabato, Masbate as …
Read More »SC: Election body can’t take posters off private areas
The Supreme Court en banc has ruled that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not allowed to remove campaign materials within private properties. The High Court granted the petition for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus filed by St. Anthony College of Roxas City, Inc. against the poll body after their tarpaulins, …
Read More »NSC vows more maritime patrols in West PH Sea
The Philippines will conduct more maritime patrols and freedom of navigation missions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Chinese ships seeking to block a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal collided with Filipino boats on Sunday. The increase in patrols is also in response to the presence of “a large …
Read More »Maritime spat escalates: Philippines and China lodge protests after South China Sea collisions
TOPSHOT – This videograb taken and released on October 22, 2023, by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) shows a collision between a Chinese Coast Guard ship (L) and Philippines’ resupply boat (R) during a resupply mission near the Second Thomas Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. Beijing …
Read More »China and Philippines point fingers over South China Sea collisions
TOPSHOT – This videograb taken and released on October 22, 2023, by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) shows a collision between a Chinese Coast Guard ship (L) and Philippines’ resupply boat (R) during a resupply mission near the Second Thomas Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. Beijing …
Read More »China ships ram PH vessels
BOLDER AND BOLDER BY THE DAY. A Filipino crewmember of a resupply boat contracted by the Philippine Navy watches as a China Coast Guard vessel (5203) collides with the stern of the boat. Below photo shows the Chinese militia vessel (00003) hitting the post side of the Philippine Coast Guard’s …
Read More »Pinoys in Lebanon told: Leave while you still can
AID TRICKLES IN. People transport jerricans of water in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 22, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Since the start of the war, Israel has cut off supplies of water, electricity, fuel and food to the Palestinian enclave …
Read More »Comelec: ‘Red’ areas of concern surge to 361 ahead of BSKE polls
The number of barangays under the “red category” list of areas of concern of the Commission on Elections for the Oct. 30 polls has increased by almost 50 percent to 361 from last month’s 242. This developed as the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday that they would go …
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