Envoy reaffirms U.S. government’s commitment for Mindanao dev’t

DAVAO CITY–President Rodrigo Duterte and US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim held a productive meeting here on Monday involving various issues. They discussed the...

Hungary vows stronger ties with PHL amid EU criticism over nation’s domestic affairs

DAVAO CITY–The Hungarian government has vowed to strengthen cultural and trade relations with the Philippines amid criticisms by the European Union (EU) over the country’s domestic...

Troops rescue another abducted Filipino sailor in Basilan

ZAMBOANGA CITY–A marine engineer, who was abducted four days ago, was rescued by government troops in a “precise military operation” against the Abu Sayyaf bandits in...

PN to decommission all WW II ships in service by 2020

  MANILA–By 2020, all World War II vintage ships of the Philippine Navy (PN) will be retired and replaced by newly-built vessels. PN spokesperson Capt. Lued...

2 PN MPACs with missile armament provisions to arrive soon

SC fines retired Pasay judge for bias, partiality

MANILA–The Supreme Court ordered a retired Pasay City Regional Trial Court judge to pay a PHP500,000 fine for evident bias and partiality in hearing a case...

PCOO celebrates women’s month in women’s correctional

MANILA–The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Monday held a celebration of the National Women’s Month at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City...

Good teamwork among ground units responsible for rescue of 3 Malaysian seafarer ASG hostages

MANILA—Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Eduardo Año attributed the successful rescue of three Malaysian tugboat sailors from the clutches of the Abu Sayyaf...

PAGASA: Northeast monsoon to bring rains over northern, central Luzon Tuesday

MANILA–The northeast monsoon affecting northern and central Luzon will bring light rains over these areas, state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...