Philippine News

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 …

MANILA, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Sunday the country was “undeterred” after confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels. “We remain undeterred,” Marcos said in a statement on Facebook and X platforms. “The aggression and provocations perpetrated by the China Coast Guard and their Chinese Maritime …

WATER CANNONED, TOWED. This handout photo taken and released on Dec. 10 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows the M/L Kalayaan being towed after a Chinese coast guard ship unleashed its water cannon onto the vessel (inset), during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters …

The United States, Japan, and the European Union on Sunday denounced Chinese actions to block a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. “The US stands with the Philippines and partners in vehemently condemning the PRC’s repeated illegal and dangerous actions …