Filipina on death row in Indonesia says planned transfer ‘miracle’

Agence France Presse 12/13/2024

INDONESIA — A Filipina drug convict on death row in Indonesia told AFP from prison Friday that her planned transfer was a “miracle”, in her first interview since Manila and Jakarta signed an agreement last week to…

PH, Indonesia agree on repatriation of Mary Jane Veloso

Agence France Presse 12/06/2024

JAKARTA – Indonesia and the Philippines signed an agreement Friday to send Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina on death row for drug charges in Indonesia since 2015, back to her home country. The announcement came following the Philippines’ Department of…

Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon, ‘sideswiped’ gov’t vessel

12/04/2024

Manila, Philippines–The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon and “sideswiped” a government vessel Wednesday, December 4, 2024, during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, after Beijing said it had “exercised control” over…

Rains to continue over parts of PH due to 3 weather systems

11/29/2024

MANILA – The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the shear line, and the northeast monsoon or “amihan” will continue to bring cloudy skies with rains over parts of the country, the weather bureau said Friday. In its 4…

Philippines wins world’s leading dive destination title anew

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 11/28/2024

MANILA – The Philippines is the World’s Leading Dive Destination by the 2024 World Travel Awards (WTA), the sixth time the country earned the title, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Thursday. Along with the country’s unparalleled dive destinations,…

Marcos fires back at Sara: ‘Ang katotohanan ay hindi dapat i-tokhang’

Darryl John Esguerra 11/25/2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday broke his silence and fired back at Vice President Sara Duterte’s “death threat,” noting that the issue just blew out of proportion due to the latter’s refusal to…

PSC doubles PBBM’s security detail after VP Sara ‘threat’

Darryl John Esguerra 11/25/2024

MANILA – The Presidential Security Command (PSC) will double the security detail of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., especially during his public engagements, following Vice President Sara Duterte’s “death threat.” “Ang instructions sa amin dito, ido-double natin…

City mayors throw support behind PBBM, First Family

Nanette Guadalquiver 11/25/2024

BACOLOD CITY–The 149-member League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) has thrown support behind President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the First Family following the threats and verbal attacks of Vice President Sara Duterte against the Chief…

2 weather systems to bring rains over parts of PH

Ma. Cristina Arayata 11/25/2024

MANILA – Mindanao and some areas in Northern Luzon will experience rains due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and northeast monsoon, the weather bureau said Monday, November 25, 2024. The ITCZ affecting Mindanao will bring scattered…

Gilas routs Hong Kong to near Fiba Asia Cup 2025

11/25/2024

MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas moved closer to the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 following a 93-54 rout of Hong Kong, witnessed by 11,896 fans at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday night, November 24, 2024.…

Pepito: Filipinos clean up after 6th major storm hit PH in weeks

Agence France Presse 11/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos cleared fallen trees and repaired damaged houses on Monday after the sixth major storm to batter the Philippines in a month smashed flimsy buildings, knocked out power and claimed at least one life.…

Nika, fourth typhoon in a month in PH, makes landfall

11/11/2024

Manila, Philippines–Thousands of villages were ordered to evacuate and ports shut down, officials said Monday, as the disaster-weary Philippines was struck by another typhoon — the fourth in less than a month. There were no immediate reports…

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