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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 ...