Stronger El Niño phenomenon in 2024 threatens 65 provinces
An official said that by May 2024, 77 percent of provinces in the Philippines may experience drought, and seven percent may experience dry spells.
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Philippine Senate ratifies P5.768 trillion national budget for 2024
Before senators voted on the General Appropriations Bill, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri made sure that the upper chamber would not get any confidential and intelligence…
Thousands greet Michelle Dee in her homecoming after Miss Universe 2023
Aboard a red Maserati convertible adorned with flowers and Philippine flags, Dee smiled and waved to the crowd, who patiently waited for her motorcade around the SM Mall of Asia…
Rejoining ICC: Letting light shine on darkness of Duterte’s anti-drug killings
Human rights groups say the death toll from the killings could be as high as 30,000, including those killed in gangland-style street executions without cases being filed to…
US tells China to stop its ‘dangerous and destabilizing conduct’ in West Philippine Sea
President Marcos Jr. himself said China’s actions have steeled the Philippines’ determination to defend and protect its sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction in the…
Philippines aborts Christmas convoy to West Philippine Sea after China fires water cannons
The latest harassment comes just a day after a similar incident involving three Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessels in another shoal in the area.
China rammed, water cannoned Philippine resupply vessels: Coast guard
Philippine Coast Guard spokesman said the involved Philippine vessels are BRP Cabra, Unaizah Mae 1, and M/L Kalayaan, which even sustained “serious engine damage.”
China’s attacks makes government ‘further steeled’ to defend West Philippine Sea: President Marcos
The President reiterated that the Ayungin shoal is within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
Civilian ship, chased by China vessel, returns to Palawan
Organizers said the M/V Kapitan Felix Oca started to be shadowed by a CCG vessel south of Kayumanggi Bank.
148 caregivers, mostly Filipino immigrants, recover $5.5 million in stolen wages
The settlement is the largest wage theft case involving a residential care facility in California, according to lawyers representing the workers.