Philippines soliciting offers as it plans to buy 40 fighter jets to boost defense
THE PHILIPPINES has started soliciting offers as it plans to buy 40 new multi-role fighter aircraft to boost its territorial defense, according to its...
Marcos signs bill on Loss and Damage Fund Board
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has signed into law a bill that a United Nations-backed Loss and Damage Fund Board juridical personality and legal...
Probe of PHL seaport, airport security gaps sought
A PHILIPPINE senator has filed a resolution that seeks to investigate gaps in airport and seaport security, after a former town mayor accused of...
DPWH to factor in climate change in flood projects
THE DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now considering the effect of climate change for the formulation of its new flood management...
Court affirms De Lima acquittal
A MUNTINLUPA court affirmed the acquittal of the third and last case against former senator Leila M. De Lima.
In a four-page order, the court...
PHL, Indonesia hold war games
COTABATO CITY — Philippine Army officials and counterparts from Indonesia launched on Wednesday a week-long joint military exercise in Maguindanao del Norte province in...
2025 Guadalupe bridge closure set
THE GUADALUPE bridge along the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue will be closed starting October 2025 for repairs, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said...
PHL gets vaccines vs pertussis
THE PHILIPPINES has received 500,000 doses of a vaccine that protects against five diseases including pertussis or whooping cough.
The Pentavalent vaccine doses arrived in...
Long absence may void marriage
THE SUPREME COURT (SC) ruled that decades-long unjustified absence from home may be deemed as a psychological incapacity.
In a Decision, penned by Senior Associate...
Smuggled oranges seized
THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) on Wednesday seized 3,200 cartons of smuggled oranges valued at P8.42 million at the Manila port, it said on...
Senate to push EPIRA review
THE SENATE aims to review the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) to allow for the faster approval of power supply deals, a Philippine...
Senator bats for tourism security
A PHILIPPINE senator on Thursday cited the need for more medical facilities and police forces in the country’s tourist spots to develop the sector,...