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US to open new visa application center in Parañaque
by Michael Punongbayan - September 7, 2024 - 12:00am
The United States embassy in Manila will open a new Visa Application Center (VAC) in Parañaque City this month.
Defense deals shouldn’t target any country – China
by Michael Punongbayan - September 7, 2024 - 12:00am
Frowning at the idea of foreign states partnering with each other against a particular country, China yesterday questioned the motive behind Japan and Australia’s efforts to strengthen ties, with the supposed...
12 dead, 7 missing due to Enteng – NDRRMC
by Michael Punongbayan - September 5, 2024 - 12:00am
Tropical Storm Enteng’s official death toll rose to 12 yesterday with at least seven people reported missing in various affected provinces in Luzon and the Visayas, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction...
Show of force: 203 China vessels spotted in West Philippine Sea
by Michael Punongbayan - September 4, 2024 - 12:00am
Chinese naval and civilian vessels in the West Philippine Sea made their biggest show of force this year, reaching 203 in the past seven days as against the 163 monitored the previous week, the Philippine Navy said...
NDRRMC: 10 dead from landslides, extreme flooding
by Michael Punongbayan - September 4, 2024 - 12:00am
At least 10 people have been reported dead due to weather-related causes as Tropical Storm Enteng continued to bring heavy rains to various areas in Luzon and the Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Collaboration key to protecting West Philippine Sea
by Michael Punongbayan - September 1, 2024 - 12:00pm
Marine science and geopolitical experts are now calling on the government, private sector and the international community to collaborate to protect the country’s marine environment in the West Philippine Sea...
Philippines, Australia to strengthen cyber defense ties
by Michael Punongbayan - August 31, 2024 - 12:00am
The Philippines and Australia are exploring ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, particularly in the field of cybersecurity and cyber defense capabilities.
Filipino, Indonesian soldiers hold exercises in Maguindanao
by Michael Punongbayan - August 30, 2024 - 12:00am
Combined forces of the Philippine and Indonesian militaries are conducting bilateral exercises in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Nort
Philippines calls for 'more dynamic' pact with US to counter China
by Michael Punongbayan - August 28, 2024 - 8:48am
While the US has reassured its oldest Asian ally that their defense partnership is “ironclad,” Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. called for the pact to be made “more dynamic” to avoid...
US open to escort Philippine resupply missions in West Philippine Sea
by Michael Punongbayan - August 28, 2024 - 12:00am
Sending US ships to escort Philippine vessels on supply missions in the West Philippine Sea is “an entirely reasonable option,” the chief of the US Indo-Pacific Command said yesterday.
Latest China flare harassment condemned
by Michael Punongbayan - August 25, 2024 - 12:00am
The National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea yesterday called on China to “immediately cease all provocative and dangerous actions” after the Chinese shot flares at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
Philippines, US partner to promote youth volunteerism
by Michael Punongbayan - August 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Bringing together over a hundred Peace Corps volunteers and their Filipino counterparts to promote active youth participation in community development, the United States and the Philippines are teaming up once again...
DFA to seafarers: Avoid sailing in Red Sea
by Michael Punongbayan - August 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Following last Wednesday’s Houthi attack on an oil tanker that sent a ship carrying 23 Filipinos and two Russians adrift at sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is urging Filipino seafarers to refuse...
7 Pinoys flown home from Laos cyber scam operation
by Michael Punongbayan - August 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Seven Filipinos, among those arrested for working for a company allegedly involved in cyber scam operations in Laos, have been brought home.
2 ‘rebels’ slain in Negros clash
by Michael Punongbayan - August 23, 2024 - 12:00am
Two suspected New People’s Army guerrillas were killed in an encounter in Himamaylan, Negros Occidental yesterday.
China gaslighting Philippines in West Philippine Sea dispute — expert
by Michael Punongbayan - August 22, 2024 - 11:27am
International maritime security expert Ray Powell accused China of gaslighting the Philippines over the disputed West Philippine Sea.
Philippines, US national security heads discuss sea row
by Michael Punongbayan - August 22, 2024 - 12:00am
Top security officials of the Philippines and the United States have expressed grave concern over China’s continuing and latest acts of aggression in the West Philippine Sea.
Navy to increase sea, air patrols in West Philippine Sea
by Michael Punongbayan - August 21, 2024 - 12:00am
As the Philippine Coast Guard takes stock of last Monday’s run-in with the Chinese around Escoda Shoal that left two PCG vessels damaged, the Philippine Navy has increased its patrols in the West Philippine...
Pinoys urged to leave Lebanon amid increasing tension
by Michael Punongbayan - August 18, 2024 - 12:00am
The Philippine embassy in Lebanon is asking Filipinos to leave the country amid the increasing threat of violence in the region.
US missiles not a threat, Philippines tells China
by Michael Punongbayan - August 18, 2024 - 12:00am
Manila has sought to reassure Beijing that the presence of a US intermediate-range missile system on Philippine territory posed no threat to China and would not destabilize the region.
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