PH Navy frigate sails with Canadian ship in West Philippine Sea

Dexter Cabalza - Reporter 09/23/2023

More nations are sailing with the country as the PH Navy (PN) guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) completed a bilateral sail in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Thursday with the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class…

Obiena embraces responsibility as Asia’s top track and field athlete

June Navarro - Reporter 09/23/2023

HANGZHOU, China—EJ Obiena will enter the cavernous Hangzhou Olympic Centre Stadium and valiantly wave the Philippine flag on Saturday’s opening ceremony not only as the nation’s top athlete in the 19th Asian Games. The Filipino pole vault…

Filipinas beat Hong Kong in Asian Games opener

Jonas Terrado 09/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines scored two goals late to survive upset-minded Hong Kong, 3-1, on Friday and give new coach Mark Torcaso a winning start to his tenure in the women’s football competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games…

Hard to swallow: NAIA ‘mafia’ seen in latest scandal

Abby Boiser, Melvin Gascon 09/22/2023

Senators on Thursday called on officials of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to carry out a deep probe to dismantle any “mafia” operating inside the country’s premier international gateway, following the latest scandal involving an alleged theft…

Asian Games: Cebu’s Didal shoots for another gold

June Navarro 09/22/2023

Cebuana Margielyn Didal will work on building her confidence as she defends her title in the Asian Games, which begins this weekend in Hangzhou, China. Didal remains a work in progress as far as revitalizing her drive…

Boracay expenditures from 2018 hound ex-DOT chief Teo, 4 others

Dempsey Reyes 09/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — For exceeding the daily budget limit for hotel accommodations, former officials of the Department of Tourism (DOT) — including then-Secretary Wanda Tulfo Teo — are now being asked to pay more than P456,000 for…

Complaint filed vs leaders of Surigao religious cult

Marlon Ramos, Tina G. Santos 09/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A complaint has been filed against leaders of the alleged religious “cult” Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Surigao del Norte, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Mico Clavano,…

Liza Soberano ‘explores opportunities’ in Korea while Hollywood career ‘on pause’

Marinel Cruz 09/19/2023

Actress Liza Soberano, who has been Manila-based for three months now, admitted that her bid for a Hollywood career had been stalled by the ongoing actors’ strike there, especially since she is also a member of the…

BOC finds overpriced, imported rice in 2 warehouses

Marlon Ramos, Tina G. Santos 09/18/2023

Authorities inspected warehouses in Las Piñas City and Cavite suspected of storing smuggled rice and selling it above the prescribed price range. According to the Bureau of Customs (BOC), rice products from Vietnam, Thailand, and China, with…

Coast guard surveys ‘deliberate’ reef damage

Dexter Cabalaza, Frances G. Mangosing 09/18/2023

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday raised the alarm about destroyed coral reefs in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal and a “deliberate” man-made alteration of the “natural topography of the underwater terrain” in that area, where Chinese maritime…

Fuel prices to increase anew on Sept. 19

Meg J. Adonis 09/18/2023

MANILA—After two and a half months, motorists are still expected to reel from increases in the pump prices of petroleum products, as local oil companies announced that fuel prices will again increase by more than P2 per…

Crime rate in Philippines declines by 7.8% from January to September

Jerome Aning 09/18/2023

The country’s overall crime rate decreased by 7.8 percent in nearly nine months, and more than 54,000 crime suspects were arrested, thanks to “aggressive and honest law enforcement operations,” the Philippine National Police said on Saturday. In…

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