China could be using potent laser weapons to hack American satellites

A MILITARY base deep in Western China is unusually active when foreign satellites are overhead—a sign that Beijing could be using laser weapons to electronically probe them.

North Korea mobilizes 1.4 million volunteers to fight U.S., South Korea

OVER A million North Koreans have volunteered to join the Korean People’s Army (KPA) amid the mounting anger and indignation against the United States and South Korea over the two nation’s joint military exercises.

Arms sales to Taiwan to continue despite China protests: US spokesman

THE United States will continue to provide defensive weapons to Taiwan despite protests by Beijing over the recent approval by Washington of the sale of weapons systems to Taipei, a U.S. government spokesman said.

U.S. combat support agency trains Filipino emergency personnel

DAVAO CITY – The U.S. government has finished training over two dozen Filipino emergency personnel on how to respond to chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) incidents. 

U.S. destroyer sails past Chinese-held South China Sea islands

THE U.S. Navy sailed a destroyer close to China-controlled islands in the South China Sea in what Washington said was a patrol aimed at asserting freedom of navigation through the strategic seaway.

Marcos thanks world leaders

‘More countries congratulate president-elect’

PRESIDENT-ELECT Bongbong Marcos has thanked world leaders who congratulated him after winning in the election.

Duterte, Xi talk for hour after ‘Balikatan’ war game

Presidents Rodrigo Duterte and Xi Jinping

THE PHILIPPINES and China have agreed to exert all efforts to maintain peace, security and stability in the West Philippine Sea by exercising restraint, dissipating tensions and working on a mutually agreeable framework for functional cooperation.

U.S. turns over Palawan boat facility to Philippine Marines

THE UNITED States turned over a newly constructed assault boat maintenance bay facility in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan to the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) as part of a small-scale construction Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grant. 

Beng praises U.S. support, thanked American people

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Beng Climaco thanked Washington and the American people for the continued support Zamboanga is getting through its various programs here as she joined the celebration of the 244th U.S. Independence Day and the Philippine-American Friendship Day.

Sulu praises U.S. donations

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Sulu Governor Sakur lauded the efforts of the U.S. military in assisting this southern Filipino province in fighting the spread of the novel coronavirus or Covid-19.

U.S. donates cots, health assistance to Philippines

THE UNITED States donated Friday nearly 1,300 new cots to the Philippines struggling to contain the spread of the new coronavirus disease, of Covid-19.

Zambo relives wartime history

ZAMBOANGA RELIVED its wartime history and re-enacted the city’s liberation by the American forces from Japanese occupation 75 years ago.

Maxim, InDriver operate illegally in Cebu: LTFRB

CEBU CITY - The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Central Visayas is monitoring Maxim, a Russian ride-hailing application that is illegally operating in Cebu.

Eduardo Montealto Jr., LTFRB regional director, said that Maxim has not been accredited nor given a permit by the agency and yet continues to operate here. He said there are many unaccredited transport network vehicle service operating in Cebu and using apps that are not registered with the LTFRB.