Philippine News

MANILA, September 11 ------ The Philippine Coast Guard said the People’s Liberation Army fired multiple flares toward an unarmed PCG aircraft conducting a maritime domain awareness flight over the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) earlier this week. According to the PCG, the aircraft was challenged over radio by Chinese forces occupying Zamora (Subi) Reef before landing on Pag-asa Island on Monday, September 7. The same actions were carried out by Chinese forces occupying Panganiba

September 11 ------ THE United States and Japan vowed support for the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) which is expected to strengthen regional supply chains and ensure shared economic security, Malacañang said. Washington and Tokyo, through their top envoys in Manila, reaffirmed their support for the economic initiatives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the LEC Investment Forum in Taguig City. “The United States alliance with the Philippines remains ironclad. The United

MANILA, Philippines, September 11 ------ The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed yesterday that siblings Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano left the country last Wednesday. The BI did not provide information on whether the two siblings boarded the same flight of if they were going to the same destination. Alan Peter was seen lining up at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 for a flight to Singapore. They were allowed to leave because “there were no hold depar

MANILA, Philippines, September 11 ------ Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez will remain at Cardinal Santos Medical Center for now as the Sandiganbayan continues to hear his request to be confined at the hospital. The Sandiganbayan Third Division said the status quo remains in effect because it has yet to finish hearing Romualdez’s motion for continued hospital confinement. The hearing will resume today, September 11, when Romualdez’s doctors are expected to return to expla

MANILA, Philippines, September 10 ------ Fourteen Filipino seafarers who were aboard the Saudi-flagged M/V SIDR have returned to the Philippines following an attack on the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, which killed two of their fellow crewmembers. The seafarers arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday, where they were received by officials from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. The DMW said the r

MANILA, Philippines, September 10 ------ Malacañang announced on Thirsday that government work will shift to alternative work arrangements and classes at all levels in both public and private schools to shift to alternative learning modes in Metro Manila and 13 other provinces due to the expected heavy rainfall caused by the enhanced Southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” Memorandum Circular No. 135 covers the National Capital Region, La Union, Pangasinan, Bengue, Bataan, Bulacan

MANILA, Philippines, September 10 ------ Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. assailed Chinese officials in Seoul after receiving a surprise message from them onstage while mid-answer at a regional defense summit. Teodoro was taking a question about Chinese gray-zone coercion in the South China Sea at the Seoul Defense Dialogue when a man walked up behind him and left a sheet of paper on his table. Gray-zone tactics are actions that pressure another state without crossing

September 10 ------ The arraignment of Vice President Sara Duterte for three counts of grave threats is set for Friday, September 11, 2026, before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC). According to a report on "24 Oras," Duterte’s lawyer, Michael Poa, said they have yet to discuss the arraignment with the Vice President. Poa, however, said an accused is required to personally appear in court to enter a plea. Meanwhile, a group of supporters of Duterte said they plan