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MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela on Friday rejected Sen. Robin Padilla’s claim that the government’s transparency campaign in the West Philippine Sea amounted to “wartime propaganda,” saying the initiative merely documents Chinese aggression and harassment against Filipinos. Tarriela was responding to a Facebook

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela rejected allegations by Senator Robin Padilla that the state’s West Philippine Sea transparency campaign serves as “wartime propaganda.” According to Tarriela, the initiative functions strictly to record and expose acts of Chinese aggression and harassment toward Filipinos. Tarriela’s remarks were a direct response to

MANILA – The government’s education agencies are now accelerating efforts to advance reforms within the sector through One Education, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Friday. One Education, a unified brand and platform, was launched Friday under the trifocal education system involving the DepEd, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Central Visayas (BJMP-7) turned over two BJMP Transport Vehicles (BTVs) to the Cebu City Jail-Male Dormitory and the Lapu-Lapu City Jail-Male Dormitory on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents dismantled a drug den and arrested six suspects, including a woman, during a buy-bust operation in Midsayap, Cotabato province on Thursday, July 16. Director Edgar T. Jubay of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM), said the buy-bust operation was conducted in Barangay Poblacion

COTABATO CITY — Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento on Thursday, July 16, met with local leaders and military officials in the Maguindanao provinces and rallied them to unite and continue working for peace in Mindanao. “Peace in the Bangsamoro requires unity, trust, and ongoing collaboration among the government, the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front),

TACLOBAN CITY – The municipal government of Guiuan, Eastern Samar has ordered an intensified environmental sanitation campaign after the town recorded 16 confirmed dengue cases from January to the second week of July, with more than half of the infections reported in a single village. Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan on Thursday, July 16, issued Executive Order

MANILA, Philippines — The conflict of interest complaints against CWS party-list Rep. Edwin Gardiola and two other lawmakers are being evaluated by the Office of the Ombudsman, its chief Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Friday. Aside from Gardiola, Remulla also named Tarlac 2nd District Rep. Cristy Angeles and Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Dong Gonzales. READ:

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The UK’s legal watchdog announced Tuesday it has sustained the suspension of embattled International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan following allegations of sexual misconduct. The ruling effectively bars Khan from practicing law in his home country. The ICC’s governing body will vote later this month on whether to

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo’s request to hold the city’s highly-urbanized status plebiscite simultaneously with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on November 2, 2026. The poll body shared on Friday that the Comelec en banc met on June 26 to act on a June