PHL files protest against China for harassment of Filipino fishermen and poaching in Bajo de Masinloc

MANILA — The Philippines on Wednesday protested China’s harassment of Filipino fishermen and Chinese poaching activities at a Philippine-claimed Bajo de Masinloc. In a statement Wednesday...

Palace denies story on Roxas’ request to fire Purisima, Ochoa

Two more senators urge AFP, PNP to stop fighting in public

MANILA – Two more senators have joined Senate President Franklin Drilon asking the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) top...

VP Binay reiterates appeal to Filipinos in Libya to go home following abduction of 3 OFWs

MANILA – Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday reiterated his appeal to the Filipinos working in Libya to avail of the government’s repatriation program following the...

Malacanang not interested in bounty for Marwan –PCOO chief

MANILA — Malacanang is not interested in the bounty for Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as “Manwar,” who was reportedly killed during the operations...

BSP remains confident of within target 2015 inflation rate

MANILA — Drop in the rate of price increases in January 2015 to 2.4 percent from month-ago’s 2.7 percent made the Bangko Sentralng Pilipinas (BSP) more...

5% biodiesel blend in diesel products could be implemented by year-end — DOE

MANILA — The Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday said the proposed 5.0-percent increased blend of biodiesel (B5) in retailed diesel products might be implemented by...

Comelec gets ‘better deal’ to repair PCOS machines — Pimentel

MANILA – Senator Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel Jr. is convinced that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) got a better deal with technology provider Smartmatic to repair the...

Trillanes, Cayetano belittle destabilization rumor

MANILA – Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano belittled on Thursday the rumor of destabilization plot against President Benigno S. Aquino...

Espina tells cops to look forward and do their job to serve and protect

MANILA – “We have to move forward and not let our immediate past drag us in towards the future.” Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge Deputy Director...