September 4, 2024
Following recent crackdown operations on several scam hubs in the Philippines, numerous individuals, both local and foreign, have been arrested for their involvement in cyber-related fraud activities. Reports indicate that various groups, including Filipinos, Chinese nationals, and other foreigners were ...
September 4, 2024
An insider claims that Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa were heavily involved in the implementation of the previous administration’s drug war, which had reportedly 6,000 casualties, but human rights groups say that it can be as ...
September 4, 2024
A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel directly collided with and rammed the BRP Teresa Magbanua, stationed since April this year in the Escoda Shoal, in what has become an almost-weekly series of encounters in the West Philippine Sea this August. ...
September 4, 2024
In response to rising tensions in the South China Sea, Philippine security officials are exploring the possibility of broadening the definitions of key provisions in the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States. Additionally, the Philippines is reportedly aiming ...
August 20, 2024
As individuals associated with former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war scramble to avoid local scrutiny, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s investigation has reportedly reached a crucial stage with the potential issuance of arrest warrants next month. Political analyst Richard ...
August 20, 2024
On August 18, the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) announced the country’s 10th case of mpox (previously known as ‘monkeypox’). The case is reportedly a 33-year-old Filipino male with a recent close intimate contact with someone, but no history of ...

August 20, 2024

On Monday, August 19, some classes in Metro Manila and Region IV-A were suspended, or shifted to online learning, amid reports of volcanic smog released from Taal Volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology had been noting the presence ...

August 20, 2024

On Monday, August 19, two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels “encountered unlawful and aggressive maneuvers” from two other Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on their way to the islands of Patag and Lawak in the West Philippine Sea. According to ...

August 14, 2024

The Philippines and China figured in another encounter over territory in the West Philippine Sea, but this time in the air – barely a month after agreeing to de-escalate tensions in the disputed waters. Dropping flares and flying close-range The ...

August 13, 2024

Rappler’s Bea Cupin reports on the findings of a recent Philippine intelligence report over the apparent influence and espionage operations facilitated by an agent of the Chinese Ministry of State Security in the country.   In what may be the first ...

July 25, 2024

Metro Manila has been placed under a state of calamity following the combined impacts of Typhoon “GAEMI” (formerly “CARINA”) and the enhanced southwest monsoon. Torrential rains were experienced in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces in CALABARZON and Central Luzon since ...

July 23, 2024

This 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA) is considered by observers as the strongest among the SONAs delivered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. just yet. Among the widely commended policies mentioned the developments on the West Philippines, as well ...