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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has warned China not to cross a red line in the South China Sea, where a standoff between the countries continues to escalate. Source: Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr warns China against 'acts of war'

President Marcos on Monday will sign a measure granting public school teachers an annual allowance of P10,000 starting next year, to offset their expenses in buying their own teaching supplies. Source: Law granting teachers P10,000 for supplies up for Marcos approval

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Wednesday that the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) should expel Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo due to her alleged links to criminal activities involving a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her municipality. Source: Senator Gatchalian: NPC should expel Alice Guo

MANILA, Philippines – After the delivering the keynote address at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)’s Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on Friday night, May 31, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. got his first question from a Chinese military general who asked about the Philippines’ “behavior” in the South China Sea. Source: WATCH: Marcos responds to Chinese general's question on PH 'behavior' in South China Sea

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is expected to sell P29 per kilogram (kg) of rice in Kadiwa trading stores by August, Administrator Eduardo Eddie Guillen said Tuesday. Source: NIA to sell P29/kilo rice in August

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ committee on women can hold as many hearings as possible to unravel the curious case of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, according to Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Source: Escudero: Senate can hold ‘unli’ hearings on Guo

DAVAO CITY – Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin told Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Maria Belen Acosta on Thursday that Secretary Leo Tereso Magno's assumption as the new MinDA chairperson took effect on May 21. Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1225366

In an effort to attract more tourists and remote workers, the Thai cabinet this week rolled out a series of new visa promotions, including visa-free and visa-on-arrival schemes, extended stays for students, and reduced compulsory health insurance for retirees. Source: Thailand Expands Visa-Free Entry: 93 Nations Now Qualify

DAVAO CITY – The Task Force Davao (TFD) and the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) confiscated some 900 grams of shabu, valued at PHP14.4 million, from an unidentified male bus passenger on Wednesday night at the Lacson checkpoint in Calinan District here. Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1225883

Di ko pa mahagilap ang source neto sa mainstream media kaya pa-help na lang sakaling ma-pick up na ito sa mainstream. Source: SMNI

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Forty police personnel, including seven station commanders, were ordered relieved from their posts and reassigned to the Regional Personnel Holding and Accounting Section of the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-XI) effective Friday night, May 24. Source: Cleansing or political vendetta? 40 Davao City police officers ordered relieved

INFO Amelia Leal, claimed by Mayor Alice Guo to be her Filipina mother, doesn't have birth and marriage records, nor a death certificate Nope, it wasn’t a teleserye. But Filipinos who were watching the Senate hearing last Wednesday, May 22, probably felt like they were solving a puzzle when controversial Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac answered questions about her family background. Guo faced the Senate for the second time as the chamber continued its probe into her supposed involvement in îllégâl Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) in her province. Prior to the May 22 Senate face off, Guo, in an exclusive interview with journalist Karen Davila on May 20, said that she has paternal half-siblings. She claimed that she was...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines need not fret about China’s new regulations in the South China Sea as long as no “illicit” acts will be committed, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said. Source: China assures PH: No need to worry over new SCS detention policy

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ruled in favor of Leo Magno, recognizing his appointment as the legal Chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and dismissing the claim of ousted chair Maria Belen Sunga Acosta. Source: It's Magno as MinDA chair

American voters will choose between re-electing Democratic President Joe Biden or his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, to the White House. Source: US election 2024: Where Biden and Trump stand on key issues

MANILA, Philippines – Did the Senate fail to spot the almost P12-billion increase in the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) initial budget of P2.5 billion for the conduct of plebiscites in 2024? Source: 'Nasingitan kami': How Senate failed to spot P14-B budget for plebiscites in 2024

MANILA, Philippines — The drug probe by the panel headed by Sen. Ronald dela Rosa was cited as a key reason for the ouster of Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri as Senate president. Source: Bato backs Chiz, says sorry to Migz

Anatoly Antonov has urged the US "not to open Pandora's Box" and follow Russia’s suit "by taking all necessary steps to ensure global stability and predictability" Source: US deploying missiles in Philippines to endanger global security â Russian envoy

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CLASSMATES of Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), who went on leave last week as chief of the AFP Western Command (Wescom) amid talks of a supposed “new model” arrangement with China, threw support to the Navy officer. Source: PMA classmates air support for Wescom chief on leave

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is selling rice at P29 per kilo in five Kadiwa stores in Metro Manila, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced Sunday. Source: Kadiwa stores in NCR sell rice at P29/kilo

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, who supposedly confirmed that a “new model” arrangement to ease tension between the Philippines and China during the resupply of the troops at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, has been removed as chief of the military’s Western Command (Wescom). Source: It’s official: Carlos out as chief of Wescom

MANILA, Philippines — Senators moved to cite for contempt and consequently ordered the detention of former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent Jonathan Morales for reportedly “continuously lying” before the chamber. Source: Senators cite ex-PDEA agent Morales for contempt, order his detention

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned Beijing’s directive to detain foreigners suspected of entering disputed areas in the South China Sea, calling it “completely unacceptable to the Philippines.” Source: Beijing’s detention rule in South China Sea ‘unacceptable’ — Marcos

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told the military to serve the country and remain loyal as the government continues to thwart brewing destabilization plots against the current administration. Source: Marcos to military: Be loyal amid destabilization threats

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros gladly received news on the divorce bill’s progress at the House of Representatives. Source: Hontiveros welcomes divorce bill’s progress at House: ‘Sana all!’

Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s lips are sealed amid questions on her citizenship and ties to mainland China. Source: ‘Ayaw na po ng lawyer ko:’ Alice Guo no longer responding to questions on citizenship

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. called on the Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday to investigate how unnamed people in the Chinese embassy in Manila allegedly recorded a supposed phone conversation between a Chinese diplomat and a top Armed Forces official discussing a so-called new model agreement on rotation and resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea last January.

Meron na pala copy ng buong transcript Source: Reddit

China has expressed "grave concern" over the US' deployment of a medium-range missile system in the Asia Pacific, saying it worsens tensions in the region and increases the risk of misjudgment and miscalculation. Source: China: US missile system in PH worsens tensions in Asia Pacific

Top officials of the Marcos administration, including Defense Secretary Gilbero Teodoro Jr. and National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, have agreed to a “new model” for easing tension in the South China Sea, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said. Preferred Source: Out with gentleman’s agreement: China claims Marcos execs OK’d ‘new model’ for easing South China Sea tension Mainstream Media Source: China Embassy: AFP WESCOM agreed to ‘new model’ on Ayungin Shoal

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has joined forces with giant social media companies in the Philippines to collectively combat misinformation and disinformation. Source: https://pco.gov.ph/news_releases/pco-ties-up-with-social-media-giants-meta-google-tiktok-to-combat-misinformation-disinformation/