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MANILA – The Department of National Defense (DND) strongly condemned the latest act of “violence and harassment” committed by China Coast Guard (CCG) members against Philippine Navy (PN) personnel stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Monday. In a statement, DND spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arsenio Andolong said the

MANILA, Philippines — Over 40 motorists were issued traffic violation tickets for several offenses as the Metropolitan Development Authority (MMDA) goes on road clearing operations on Monday, July 20. It said its Special Operations Group-Task Force for Road Clearing conducted road clearing in complaint-prone areas in Quezon City and Manila. The operations were carried out

LUCENA CITY — The local government of Pateros on Monday night (July 20) announced the suspension of classes in all public and private schools from Kindergarten to Grade 12 on Tuesday (July 21), following alleged bomb threats that spread online. “In light of the bomb threats circulating on social media and as a precautionary measure,

MANILA, Philippines — Dumpsite disasters — such as the one that happened on Jan. 8 in Cebu, where a 10-story pile of garbage collapsed and killed 36 people, and another that collapsed in Rizal on Feb. 20, which killed one individual — exposed the failure to enforce the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, Sen. Loren

MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the jackpot prizes in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Grand Lotto 6/55 and MegaLotto 6/45 draws on Monday, July 20, leaving both top prizes to roll over to the next scheduled draws, according to the PCSO. The Grand Lotto 6/55 winning combination was 29-20-23-03-14-40, with the jackpot reaching about ₱85.41

MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan on Monday condemned what it described as a “barbaric” and deliberate attack by the China Coast Guard (CCG) on Philippine Navy personnel in Ayungin Shoal. Akbayan President Rafaela David said the attack was “savage, uncivilized, and utterly indefensible,” calling it a “deliberate and violent assault by agents of the Chinese state

MANILA – The Philippines is currently looking at around five possible suppliers for its multirole fighter (MRF) program, aimed to beef up defensive capabilities of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Monday. Teodoro revealed this plan after being asked on whether the DND is considering

MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has warned Filipinos against accepting job offers linked to online scam hubs in Cambodia, stressing the country’s strict law against technology-based fraud that includes scam hubs. In a media briefing on Monday, the DMW said workers recruited into the operations could face arrest. DMW Undersecretary Felicitas Bay

United States (US) State Secretary Marco Rubio will pay a courtesy call on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his visit to Manila on July 19 to 23 for a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meetings.

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Government will appropriate ₱5 million to support the integration of solid waste management education into the school curriculum. The City Council on Monday, July 20 approved on third reading the ordinance providing funding support for the program. The city government and Department of Education-Mandaue City signed a memorandum