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There will be enough supply of agricultural commodities in the country during the holiday season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The DA assured that there will be ample supply of food during the upcoming holiday season, saying that production of key commodities remain stable. “We can assure na for …

The Philippine Commission on Women (PWC) on Monday, Dec. 11, said two in five women, or 42 percent of women aged 15 to 49 experiencing physical or sexual violence “have never sought help” or “never told anyone” about their situations based on the 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey. Photo …

Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Committee on Human Rights Chairman Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. says it might be time to send Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian home. This, as Abante castigated Beijing over the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) latest water cannon …

Photo taken by Bong Son/ MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a school building at the Emilio Jacinto Elementary School in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Dec. 11. Lacuna-Pangan was joined by Manila Vice Mayor John Marvin “Yul Servo” Nieto, Division of City …

International support is pouring in for the Philippines after its vessels became the latest targets of water cannon attacks by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Dec. 11. Speaking in a Palace briefing, DFA spokesperson Assistant Secretary …

Noting that his administration set to exceed its nationwide target for land distribution this year, President Marcos on Monday, Dec. 11, directed the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to speed up the process of distributing land titles to their owners under the government’s agrarian reform program. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos …

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 …