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Credit to Author: Christine Boton| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

A decade has passed since the tragic events in Mamasapano claimed the lives of 44 members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force

Credit to Author: Ghio Ong| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Three Chinese Coast Guard ships and a helicopter harassed and pushed back on Friday two Philippine fisheries vessels that were on their way to the Kalayaan Island Group to conduct scientific survey, the Philippine Coast Guard reported yesterday.

Credit to Author: Pia Lee-Brago| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

China has itself to blame for suspicion being cast on Chinese nationals, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said, referring to its intelligence law mandating every Chinese company or citizen to be an agent of the Chinese intelligence establishment.

LSE Generate, the London School of Economics’ entrepreneurship center, has launched its first international cluster in Southeast Asia – covering the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia – while also recognizing the Philippines as its 23rd international chapter.

The Philippines said Saturday it had suspended a scientific survey in the contested South China Sea due to “dangerous” harassment by Chinese navy and coast guard vessels and aircraft.

Credit to Author: Pia Lee-Brago| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

No country or entity can dictate on the Philippines, especially on defense and security matters, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said yesterday as it assailed China for raising a howl over the deployment in Northern Luzon of US Typhon missile launchers, while deploying its own warships and coast guard vessels in the West Philippine Sea.

Credit to Author: Christine Boton| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Philippines continues to experience the effects of the northeast monsoon or amihan in Northern and Central Luzon, while the easterlies bring warm winds and scattered rains to Southern Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.

Credit to Author: Rudy Santos| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The 17 Filipino seafarers who were held hostage by Houthi rebels for more than a year were finally reunited with their families upon their arrival in the country on Thursday.

Credit to Author: Pia Lee-Brago| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Teresita Ang See, a prominent figure in Filipino-Chinese community relations, has issued a statement addressing the arrest of Deng Yuanqing, a Chinese national accused of espionage.

Credit to Author: Helen Flores| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on yesterday defended President Marcos’ opposition to “ridiculous” and “abhorrent” provisions in the proposed Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act, particularly about masturbation.