Jaime Laude
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Police: No foul play in latest PMA death
There was no foul play in the death of a plebe in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) who drowned in the military school’s swimming pool on Friday, a police official said yesterday. → Read More
DFA chief tweets order to protest China harassment
The Philippines fired off another diplomatic protest against China after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel again attempted to block a Philippine civilian vessel delivering provisions to a contingent of sailors and marines at Ayungin Shoal, one of nine features under the control of Filipino forces in the country’s Kalayaan Island Group. → Read More
Dragon boat team ready for foreign battle
An Army elite “Dragon” force is now up and ready to “wage” war in foreign waters. → Read More
'Falcon' leaves 3 dead
Heavy rains spawned by Tropical Storm Falcon left three people dead in Cagayan Valley and Negros Occidental, disaster officials reported yesterday. by Jaime Laude → Read More
2 NPA rebels die in Negros clash with militiamen
Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a gunfight with militiamen in Negros Oriental on Friday. → Read More
Philippine fishing boat was rammed – Navy chief
What made a Chinese vessel come into contact with a Filipino fishing boat and cause it to sink at midnight on Sunday in Recto Bank was no accident but a deliberate maneuver to ram the smaller craft, Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad said yesterday. → Read More
No payment to dead pensioners – PVAO
he Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) yesterday refuted reports it has been paying dead pensioners. → Read More
Navy to receive 2 helicopters from UK
The Philippine Navy is set to receive two brand new anti-submarine helicopters from the United Kingdom next week. → Read More
Philippines, US ships conduct drills near Panatag Shoal
The supposed unidentified aircraft carrier seen by local fishermen bound for Panatag Shoal was the USS Wasps, a helicopter carrier of the US Marines participating in this year’s joint Balikatan exercises, officials said yesterday. → Read More
Russian warships set to visit Manila tomorrow
Three Russian warships will arrive in Manila tomorrow while Filipino and American soldiers prepare for the launching of military exercises in various parts of the country. → Read More
Hanjin takeover not limited to Chinese — gov’t
While two Chinese shipbuilding companies are waiting in the wings for their planned takeover of the debt-ridden Hanjin Heavy Industries (HHI), the Philippine government is also talking to other interested parties to bail out the debt-ridden shipbuilding firm. → Read More
Hand over narco judges list to SC, PDEA urged
Sen. Panfilo Lacson is urging the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to grant the Supreme Court’s request for the list of judges allegedly linked to the illegal drug trade. → Read More
Government, private sector to enhance partnership vs disaster
In the wake of mounting challenges posed by climate change, concerned private groups as well as those in the government sector and international humanitarian organizations have underlined the need for an enhanced public-private collaboration in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). → Read More
Balikatan features new fighter jets
This year’s joint Philippines-United States Balikatan military exercises will see, for the first time, the deployment of the US Marine Corps’ new F35B fighter jets to the war games. → Read More
Delfin Lorenzana to discuss defense treaty with US counterpart
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, now in the United States for a United Nations conference, is set to discuss the 1951 US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty with his American counterpart. → Read More
AFP receives P1.5 billion China-made equipment
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received yesterday P1.5 billion worth of heavy engineering equipment that the Department of National Defense (DND) procured from China in line with the military’s modernization program. → Read More
Agri damage due to dry spell surpasses P2 B
The amount of damage to agriculture caused by the prevailing dry spell in six regions has reached more than P2 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported yesterday. → Read More
50,000 people displaced in armed clashes — report
The clashes between government forces and armed groups in Mindanao is developing into a humanitarian situation, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported yesterday. → Read More
Russian Navy chief in town for talks with Philippines counterpart
Aside from the visiting American defense and military officials, Russia’s chief of Navy is also in the country, highlighting the strategic location of the Philippines in the unfolding security developments in the Indo-Pacific region. → Read More
Dry spell damage to farmers over P1 billion — NDRRMC
The prevailing dry spell over 14 regions in the country has affected thousands of farmers and has resulted in production loss amounting to more than P1 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Coordinating Council (NDRRMC) reported yesterday. → Read More