Philippine News

President: Body to confront challenges to territorial integrity President Marcos reorganized the central inter-agency body tasked to provide a strategic approach in addressing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea in a bid to strengthen maritime security and domain awareness. The President, through Executive Order No. 57, reorganized the National …

Lawmakers on Sunday questioned the recent Pulse Asia survey on Charter amendments, raising concerns over the use of biased and unrelated or leading questions that may have influenced the results. “Why include questions that people don’t want and are not related to the ongoing process in Congress? Is this black …

Police Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta (Courtesy: Philippine National Police) Police Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta has been designated as the Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge as PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda ended his term this weekend. A memorandum from the Office of the President, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, issued …

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (Courtesy: Presidential Communications Office) In a new six-page executive order (EO) released on Easter Sunday, President Marcos reorganized the central inter-agency body tasked to provide a strategic approach in addressing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea into the National Maritime Council. Marcos signed EO No. …

President Ferdinand Marcos said Thursday the Philippines will not be “cowed into silence” by Beijing after confrontations in the South China Sea that injured Filipino troops and damaged vessels. Marcos’s remarks came as China blamed the Philippines for raising tensions in the hotly contested waterway, which Beijing claims almost entirely. …

In this file photo, Philippine Coast Guard vessels patrol the Ayungin Shoal, where the decaying BRP Sierra Madre has been stuck. The ship serves as the Philippines’ military outpost within its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. (Courtesy: Armed Forces of the Philippines via Jay Tarriela/X) President Marcos …

Photo from National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya’s FB page National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said on Wednesday the agency is not aware of any “gentleman’s agreement” that the Philippines entered with China during the Duterte administration regarding the West Philippine Sea. “We are not …

(File photo) Workers unload sacks of rice at a warehouse of the National Food Authority (NFA) on October 7, 2014. (Photo by Jay Directo / AFP) (Eagle News)–Farmers have increased their rice and corn production despite the El Niño phenomenon thanks to the implementation of a farming strategy that maximizes …

HOLY WEEK TRIP. Passengers at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) on Tuesday, March 26, wait to board buses that will take them to their respective provinces for the Holy Week break. Danny Pata Agencies brace for Holy Week exodus; Pag-asa warns of high heat index Around 5 million people …

On the fifth anniversary of his Apostolic Exhortation, “Christus vivit (Christ is alive)” on Holy Monday, Pope Francis reminded young Catholics worldwide to remain in “friendship with Christ” by allowing themselves to “make a mess”—in a good way. Pope Francis issued the statement as reported by the Vatican News, saying …