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CRACKED LAND. A 62-year-old farmer, Gaudencio Sico, looks at his crack farmland which used to be a plantation of watermelons in Imus, Cavite on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Danny Pata But no need to place PH under calamity state yet The Office of Civil Defense said it is not yet …

HISTORIC SURRENDER. President Marcos witnesses the destruction of surrendered loose firearms in Sumisip town in Basilan on Saturday, March 2, 2024. PPA Pool President Marcos on Saturday ordered concerned government agencies and local government units to develop further Basilan and former “conflict areas” in the region as he made history …

Two Chinese research vessels were seen loitering around Benham Rise on the north eastern side of Luzon, an American maritime security analyst reported over the weekend. On his X account, former United States Air Force official Ray Powell said the Chinese vessels left from Longxue Island in Guangzhou before moving …

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) receives President Bongbong Marcos prior to their meeting at the Parliament House in Canberra on February 29, 2024. (Photo by David Gray / AFP) (Eagle News)–Three agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation and interoperability in the maritime domain, cyber and critical technology, and competition law …

SPEAKER IN PALAWAN. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez salutes the honor guards with Philippine Navy Western Command Chief Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos during his arrival at Antonio Airbase, in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on Friday. Ver Noveno Congress to allocate at least P3b for crucial infra projects The government will pursue …

BEST MATES. President Marcos shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before leaving Canberra on Thursday night. PPO Photo Australia is eyeing a “new level of engagement” with the Philippines in various areas of cooperation such as economy, education, agriculture, and defense, Malacañang said on Friday. The commitment was …

The worst of El Niño has yet to come, state weather forecasters warned yesterday, noting that temperatures could soar to as high as 40 degrees Celsius once the Amihan season ends this month. The state weather bureau said the heat index, also known as the discomfort index, can go even …

(FILES) This screengrab from AFPTV aerial video footage taken on February 7, 2024 shows the site of a landslide in Davao de Oro province on Mindanao island in the southern Philippines. – Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent unseasonally heavy rains into …

AUSSIE ADDRESS. President Marcos addresses the Australian House of Representatives at the Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday. AFP with PPO Pool Canberra—President Marcos told Australia’s parliament the Philippines was on the “frontline” of a battle for regional peace Thursday as he urged Canberra to join forces in facing the …

China vowed there will be no let-up in its efforts to protect what it insisted was its “territorial sovereignty and maritime rights” in the West Philippine Sea after President Marcos told members of the Australian parliament that Beijing’s recent actions in the area were “worrisome.” “China’s position on the South …