MANILA: The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called for de-escalation in tensions amid China’s latest acts in the West Philippine Sea over the past two weeks, including the deployment of flares and ramming of a Filipino vessel.
Without direct…
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday expressed optimism about meeting its target of 1.48 million registered overseas voters for next year’s midterm elections.
‘(We have) a lot of expectations still sa (in the) remaining days of …
TACLOBAN CITY: Military troops unearthed a rifle and magazines belonging to the New People’s Army (NPA) in the mountain of Old Union village in Sta. Rita, Samar.
Lt. Col. Eduardo Meclat Jr., commander of the Philippine Army’s 63rd Infantry Battalion,…
Mat fish (Onychostoma gerlachi), listed in Vietnam’s Red Book of Endangered Species, has been being currently protected and revived at the Pu Huong Nature Reserve in the central province of Nghe An. Covering an area of more than 46,460 hectares, spre…
MANILA: Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sees stronger defense ties between the Philippines and Vietnam with the coming visit of his Vietnamese counterpart.
Teodoro said Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Gia…
MANILA: The national government’s budget deficit went down by 39.67 percent in July as revenue growth surpassed the increase in spending, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.
Data released on Wednesday showed that the budget deficit during the mont…