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MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said a tropical cyclone may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) later this week.

Lal-lo Airport is one of nine facilities in the Philippines approved for use by U.S. troops, but it has seen little investment and few improvements recently. Even so, U.S. and Philippine forces are making the best of the situation at the spartan airport during this year’s annual Balikatan exercise.

U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts have staged joint combat drills on the Philippines’ northernmost island along the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan, a flashpoint in the Washington-Beijing military rivalry.

A tanod in Barangay Sayao, Sibonga town, southern Cebu was shot at around 9:20 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2024.

U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills Monday in the Philippines’ northernmost island town along the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan — a flashpoint in the military rivalry between Washington and Beijing. T...

ITBAYAT, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills Monday in the Philippines’ northernmost island town along the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan — a flashpoint in the military rivalry between Washington and Beijing. The show of allied battle readiness in Itbayat in Batanes […]

MANILA, Philippines: The easterlies continue to bring warm and humid weather but some areas will have isolated rain showers especially in the late afternoon or at night, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday.

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the Philippine's energy security. Highly understandable given the country's economic growth rate that currently leads the pack among equally fast-growing ASEAN and Asian economies. Cebu at the heart of the Central Visayas region and host to Metro Cebu's bustling Mandaue (9.0%…

This year’s Balikatan exercises focus on territorial defense in two of the most sensitive fault lines in the China-U.S. rivalry: the disputed South China Sea and the Bashi Channel.

MORE than 7,300 schools suspended face-to-face classes on Monday owing to the hot weather, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. Out of 47,678 schools nationwide, a total of 7,372 are implementing alternative delivery mode (ADM) of instruction. The DepEd said that these following regions have shifted to ADM: Ilocos-287 schools,…