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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday said that collaborative actions with the United States and Japan will lay the foundations for a "brighter and more prosperous future" for the Indo-Pacific region.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — An alleged fixer claiming close ties to top officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was apprehended in a sting operation Friday morning.
WASHINGTON, United States — President Joe Biden said US forces helped Israel shoot down nearly all the drones and missiles fired by Iran Saturday, but appeared to guide the key US ally away from retaliating against Tehran by saying Israel had now shown its strength.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. urged young Bicolanos to take advantage of various government initiatives seeking to promote the agro-fishery sector, calling them a “critical” component in the national goal of producing more food and modernizing the farm sector.
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Friday assured the Philippines anew that the US commitment to the country’s defense is steadfast amid increasing concerns about provocative Chinese actions in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
The two-day trip of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Washington, DC was well worth it because of its historic impact in advancing efforts to promote a peaceful, open, stable and rules-based Indo-Pacific region that can help empower nations to economically grow and flourish.
The heat lately has been impossible to ignore. El Niño looms over the Philippines. It brings with it a host of extreme weather events, such as drought drastically decreasing rainfall by up to 60 percent and scorching heat waves that are projected to persist across the entire archipelago until May 2024. We are all witnesses to its terrible inescapable effects. Sweltering heat surpassing 42 degrees Celsius in certain places, for instance, has suspended classes across 5,000 Philippine schools in April 2024’s first week, interrupting the education of our 3.6 million students. Cebu City declared a state of water crisis. Government agencies state that water rationing in Metro Manila is not yet needed as supplies remain sufficient for now, but nonetheless forewarn it may be on our horizon. If we fail to formulate sustainable solutions and bungle implementation, then we necessarily compromise Philippine economic, energy, food and water security.
MANILA, Philippines -- The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters secured their fourth straight win in the PBA Philippine Cup at the expense of the Terrafirma Dyip, 116-104, Saturday at the Caloocan Sports Complex.