China Coast Guard used bolos, acted like pirates – AFP

Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ 06/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) described China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel, involved in the June 17 “illegal boarding” incident as coming onboard wielding bolos, knives, and spears, and acting like “pirates.” The…

Marcos tells Xi: Philippine fishers should work freely in West Philippine Sea

Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ 11/19/2023

SAN FRANCISCO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and again raised his concern over Beijing’s growing aggression in the West Philippines Sea (WPS), a cause of recurring tensions that last…

Navy trains on missile as commander in chief watches

Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ 05/20/2023

President Marcos on Friday witnessed the practice firing of a short-range defensive missile from onboard the BRP Davao Del Sur off San Antonio town in Zambales, the province facing the disputed South China Sea. The President, joined by Speaker…

8 Palace ‘appointees’ fall for gov’t job scam

Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ 01/28/2023

They were raring to be sworn in at Malacañang as “presidential appointees.” And why not? They had already “paid” for their positions. Alas, eight people apparently fell victim to a scam that tricked them into thinking they…

Drug syndicates going online, PDEA agent tells lawmakers

Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ 11/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines—Online selling platforms and transport network services (TNVS) “are being exploited” by drug syndicates for their illegal trade, according to an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday (Nov. 9). “This pandemic may…

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