Govt. ready to use forces to quell secession

DAVAO CITY – National Security Adviser Eduardo Año warned those who are attempting to secede Mindanao from the rest of the country that the government will use “authority and forces to quell and stop any and all attempts to dismember the Republic.”

Service recognition incentive, gratuity pay to govt. employees

PAGADIAN CITY - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed administrative orders, granting service recognition incentive and gratuity pay to contract of service and job order workers in government for fiscal year 2023.

Marcos orders military to defend country vs. China

A Chinese Coast Guard fires water canon at a Filipino vessel at the West Philippine Sea.

MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to defend the country’s sovereignty and jurisdiction after a recent aggression and harassment of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea.

MNLF, MILF hail Marcos’ amnesty to ex-rebels

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The former rebel group Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) hailed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s amnesty granted to its members, saying “this bold move showcases his commitment towards unity, peace, and reconciliation.”

COVID-19 on the rise again

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Health said the number of the deadly COVID-19 cases is on the rise again in the country with nearly 200 people getting the respiratory disease.

Coup vs. Marcos?

'Military downplays report of plot to unseat Marcos'

ZAMBONGA CITY – The Philippines’ military command in Mindanao has mounted a counterintelligence operation to monitor troops in the South after reports of alleged destabilization plan against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, surfaced anew.

Sulu lawmakers demand Locsin’s resignation over X post

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Sulu provincial lawmakers have passed a resolution strong condemning Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Teodoro Locsin Jr. for his now deleted post on X, formerly Twitter, saying “Palestinian children should be killed; they might grow to become as gullible as innocent Palestinians letting Hamas launch rockets at Israel; not that they could stop them but that's no excuse.” 

AFP, PCG to get boats from Cebu

CEBU - The Department of Defense is looking into purchasing locally-made ships from Cebu for the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

3 Filipinos killed in Israel

PAGADIAN CITY – At least three Filipinos had died in Israel due to the fighting between security and Hamas forces as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) urged Filipino travelers to hold off their trip to the Holy Land while hostilities in the Gaza Strip are still ongoing.

Stop senseless fighting

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine government has urged communist rebels anew to end senseless fighting and take advantage of the amnesty program being offered by the Marcos administration.

Rice prices finally capped

PAGADIAN CITY - Following the skyrocketing prices of rice, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order (EO) No. 39 setting the price ceilings on rice in the whole country.

Federalism pushed anew

DAVAO CITY - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is pushing for the establishment of a federal government ahead of the 2025 midterm polls and urged politicians, especially newly-sworn members of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), to uphold the ideology of the party in empowering local governments as decision-makers through the concept of federal governance.

PBBM to push for joint ASEAN statement on China’s recent actions

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. will be making a big push for the issuance of a joint statement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on China’s recent actions in the South China Sea (SCS) and release of its 2023 standard map, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.

Philippines challenges China, delivers supplies to troops in Ayungin Shoal

MANILA – The Philippines effectively defied China’s provocative moves and warnings to cease sending supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Ayungin Shoal, an atoll in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, 105 nautical miles west of Palawan.

Crespillo is new Western Mindanao Command chief

ZAMBOANGA CITY - President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has named Maj. Gen. Steve Crespillo as the new commander of the Western Mindanao Command, replacing Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, now the Philippine Army chief.

Serve and protect the people, Marcos tell ex-rebels-turned-cops

MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reminded the 102 former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels-turned-police officers to always remember their oath to serve and protect the Filipino people.

18 cops resign after being linked to drug trade

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr. accepted the resignation of 18 police officials allegedly involved in illegal drugs activities upon the recommendation of the National Police Commission Ad Hoc Advisory Group that investigated them.

Rice at P20 a kilo?

MANILA - Rice at P20 a kilo? It’s possible according to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, who said the Marcos administration is now concentrating on major palay-producing areas with the goal of maximizing their production levels to attain its target of having P20 per kilo of rice.

NGCP commits to fulfill PBBM's vision for PH Energy

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Monday, July 24, 2023. (Photo by Joey Razon)

MANILA - The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) pledged its commitment to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.'s 2023 energy initiatives, as expressed in his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA). 

Better pay, benefits for Filipino nurses pushed

PAGADIAN CITY – Following the continued exodus of Filipino nurses for a better job pay abroad and the shortage of healthcare workers in the country, the United Private Hospital Unions of the Philippines (UPHUP) called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to put healthcare workers in his priority agenda for Congress in his upcoming State of the Nation Address.