Philippine News

ILOILO CITY – Police Col. Rhea E. Santos has been installed as the new Guimaras police chief. Santos took the helm of the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO) in a turnover ceremony in Camp Delgado, the Police Regional Office-6 headquarters based here. SANTOS (PRO-6) Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, PRO-6 …

West Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) Here’s a “tit-for-tat” move by the country in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. The Philippines is fast-tracking to the tune of P800 million the construction of transportation facilities in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), amid China’s …

Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer-in-charge Hans Cacdac said on Sunday, Jan. 14, that there is ongoing coordination between Philippine and Iranian authorities on the fate of the 18 Filipino seafarers being held after their vessel was seized in the Gulf of Oman. A map showing the region around the …

President Marcos flew to Brunei Darussalam on Saturday evening, Jan. 13, to attend the Royal Wedding of Brunei’s Royal Prince Abdul Mateen and Yang Mulia Dayang Anisha Rosnah Binti Adam. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., Brunei Royal Prince Abdul Mateen, and Anisha Rosnah (Malacañang photo, Prince Mateen/Instagram) Malacañang said Marcos …

Manibela, Piston set caravan Tuesday to prod gov’t to stop plan The transport group behind the Christmas season strike plans to stage a protest caravan on Tuesday, Jan. 16, to press its campaign to stop the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The announcement of the protest caravan by …

The Philippines on Sunday said it remains committed to its one-China policy following the recently concluded elections in Taiwan in which a pro-sovereignty candidate won. The United States did likewise, as US President Joe Biden, asked by reporters for Washington’s position on Taiwan, said: “We do not support independence.” “The …

By FJoseVF – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=132861033 A Former Supreme Court justice on Sunday questioned the legality of the latest bid to amend the Constitution through a people’s initiative, noting that the law that enables it, the Initiative and Referendum Act or Republic Act No. 6735, was deemed …

Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (PPAB) Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman has described as “regrettable” the Cebu Technological University’s (CTU) cultural dance performance wherein the history of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was depicted inaccurately. Hataman said the controversial dance took place during the opening …

In a significant move to combat child malnutrition, the Children’s First One Thousand Days Coalition (CFDC) officially launched its operations manual and training program on Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Manila Hotel. Photo by Zekinah Elize Espina / Manila Bulletin It said that the initiative aimed to contribute to the …

In a bid to push for “people-centered governance” promised by the current Pasig local government, Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr. and the 11th City Council launched on Friday, Jan. 12, the “Talakayan sa Barangay” initiative. The initiative is an activity akin to a townhall meeting where the vice mayor …