Philippine News

MANILA, Philippines, January 27 ------ Another round of fuel price increases awaits motorists this week, with pump prices set to rise by as much as P1.40 per liter starting today. This week marks the third consecutive fuel price hike of the year, with gasoline up by P0.40 per liter, kerosene by P0.80, and diesel by P1.40. Diesel, however, has been rising since late December, making this its fifth straight week of increases. Shell Pilipinas, CleanFuel, Caltex and Seaoil announ

January 27 ------ The naval forces of the Philippines and the United States held their 11th bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the West Philippine Sea from January 25 to 26, which seeks to boost the interoperability of the two countries in maritime patrolling.  According to EJ Gomez’s report in “24 Oras” on Monday, the Philippine Navy sent one of its newest warships, the guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) as well as the Philippine Coast Guard offsh

MANILA, January 27 ------ Various government agencies launched the "Pambansang Botika at Bakuna para sa Mamamayan", which aims to sell cheaper medicines across the country. This venture is led by the Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. The first branch will be inside the Diliman Branch of the SSS. Usec. Maria Blanca Kim Lokin, President and CEO of the PPPI, said they aim to make cheaper medicines more accessible even

MANILA, January 27 ------ Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela slammed the “brazen and abrasive” statements released by the Chinese Embassy in Manila against Philippine elected officials. In a statement, Tarriela — the PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) —said the embassy’s statements were “blatant disrespect against Philippine elected officials in our own soil.” “As Filipinos, we must recognize that this attack on our sitting Senators by foreign

MANILA, Philippines, January 26 ------ The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) thanks China Coast Guard for the rescue of distressed crewmen of the Singaporean-flagged cargo vessel MV Devon Bay, even as the PCG continued to search for four Filipino seafarers still missing. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said the agency received a report at about 10:30 a.m. on Friday that a China Coast Guard vessel passing near the reported incident area had conducted rescue operations. “Seve

MANILA, January 26 ------ Amid tension between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines strengthened its presence by conducting a monitoring patrol at the Malampaya Natural Gas Power Project. The facility remains the country’s most critical energy infrastructure in the West Philippine Sea. The intensified patrol came after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on January 19 the discovery of a “significant” gas field within

January 26 ------ THE Philippine Embassy in Myanmar warned Filipinos against accepting suspicious job offers in Myanmar. In an advisory, the embassy warned Filipinos against “fraudulent recruitment schemes that may lead to human trafficking, particularly those linked to scam hub operations in mainland Southeast Asia.” It said that many Filipinos “have already fallen victim to these deceptive schemes, resulting in exploitation, detention, and other serious consequences.” The e

MANILA, January 26 ------ The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking to deliver thousands of "balikbayan" boxes abandoned in a Manila port to the families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in two months. “Hopefully within 60 days, but we are not sure how fast our forwarders (can do it). What is important is we will release these containers in the next few days," BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said in an interview during the inspection of more than 100 container vans loaded w