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Three Filipino nationals working inside the country's own defense establishment have been caught red-handed spying for China, the National Security Council (NSC) confirmed Thursday. The trio — employed at the Department of National Defense, the Philippine Navy, and the Philippine Coast Guard — allegedly handed over classified information to Chinese
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The Philippines pulled out all the stops to impress foreign delegates at the 2026 ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) meetings, hosting a grand welcome dinner at the Centro de Turismo in Intramuros, Manila. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, who serves as the 2026 ASCC chair, personally hosted the reception on Wednesday, March
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signaled he's ready to certify the proposed Agriculture Cooperatives Act of 2025 as urgent, a move that would fast-track its passage through Congress and get it implemented sooner. The announcement came after a meeting with Senator Francis Pangilinan and agriculture stakeholders at Malacañang
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Senator Win Gatchalian is putting the education sector's spending under a microscope as the Senate Finance Committee kicks off its review of how the 2026 national budget is being implemented. And with a historic ₱1.3 trillion allocated to education — the biggest ever — the stakes couldn't
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Good news for the millions of Filipinos who ride the MRT-3 every day: Japan just signed on the dotted line for another ₱8.2 billion loan to keep fixing up Metro Manila's busiest train line. The Department of Finance (DOF) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) inked the
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Filipino travelers and overseas workers headed to the Middle East are facing major disruptions as more than 110 flights to and from the Philippines have been canceled or diverted due to the escalating armed conflict in the region. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported that as of
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. personally launched the first-ever "Trabaho at Negosyo" event on Friday at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City — a massive initiative designed to connect job seekers with employers and aspiring entrepreneurs with mentors, all under one roof. In his keynote speech, Marcos stressed
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A devastating fire tore through a residential neighborhood in Tondo, Manila early Friday morning, leaving more than 200 families homeless and scrambling for shelter. The blaze, which quickly escalated to a fourth alarm, is one of the worst fire incidents in the area this year. According to the Manila City
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Three Filipino defense personnel have been caught spying for China in what the National Security Council described as a 'serious national security matter.' The trio — who worked for the Department of Defense, the Philippine Navy, and the Philippine Coast Guard — allegedly handed over sensitive military information to Chinese
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Mayon Volcano is not letting up. The iconic Albay landmark has now been under Alert Level 3 for 57 consecutive days, and Thursday's monitoring report showed 30 volcanic earthquakes and yet another effusive eruption — with glowing lava streaming down its slopes in the dead of night. The Philippine
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed the heartbreaking news: a 32-year-old Filipina caregiver named Mary Anne Velazquez de Vera from Basista, Pangasinan was killed by shrapnel during an airstrike in Israel. She is the first confirmed Filipino casualty since the Middle East conflict escalated. According to reports, de Vera was helping
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