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Krystlenn Ivany Quemado (PMA photo) FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City - Krystlenn Ivany Quemado, valedictorian of this year's Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class "Bagsik-Diwa" (Bagong Sibol Kinabukasan Didigma Hanggang sa Wakas), did not have it easy even if she is a military officer's daughter. As the daughter of Col. Nicolas Quemado Jr. of PMA Maalab Class of 1993, she always had to prove herself. "Many people think that I grew up in a sheltered, privileged life. People do...

Deeming that the first allocation was “too small” and “cannot sustain” even a family of three, President Duterte jacked up the erstwhile P200-financial assistance or “ayuda” for poor families to P500 to help cushion the effects of increasing fuel costs. The Chief Executive also signed into law am

It seems the Chinese military is in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for good and the militarily-weak Philippines can only file diplomatic protests against their behavior. Lacson Kalayaan Island The pilot of a private plane that presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo M. Lacson boarded in visiting Pa

Τα ξημερώματα της 11ης Ιουλίου 2011 πολλοί ξύπνησαν απότομα από έναν εκκωφαντικό θόρυβο, με το μυαλό τους να επιστρέφει στα γεγονότα ενός άλλου Ιουλίου – βλέπεις ο φόβος του πολέμου παραμένει ζωντανός αρκετά χρόνια μετά. Άλλοι ξύπνησαν από ένα τηλεφώνημα γεμάτο αγωνία, από �...

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Palace official stressed that unlike during the administration of former President Benigno Aquino III, China did not reclaim islands, islets, and reefs during President Duterte’s administration. Roque was referring to the “loss” of Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal) off the coast of Zambales in 2012. “Well, ang importante po yun pinagkasunduan ni Presidente at ni Presidente Xi (Jinping) na status quo hindi po...

Published May 4, 2021, 5:47 PM Controversial actor Gerald Anderson supports PH Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr’s stand on China’s continued presence in the West PH Sea. He made this clear reposting Locsin’s impassioned tweet on the matter that read: “China, my friend, how politely can I put it? Let me see… O… GET THE F*** OUT. What are you doing to our friendship? You. Not us. We’re trying. You. You’re like an ugly oaf forcing your attentions on a handsome guy who w...

(Photo from PH Navy) Rear Adm. Adeluis Bordado took over from Dela Cruz as the Navy vice commander in a ceremony held at the Naval Station Jose Francisco in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Monday. Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, PN Flag Officer in Command, paid tribute to Dela Cruz’s “invaluable and selfless service” as he presided over the joint Change of Chief of Office and Retirement Ceremony in honor of the retired military official. “The year 2020 has really been one of the most c...

(PH Navy / MANILA BULLETIN) Lieutenant Commander Maria Christina Roxas, director of the naval public affairs office, said the BRP Antonio Luna departed the shipyard of Korean shipmaker Hyundai Heavy Industries and set sail in Ulsan, South Korea on Monday for a week-long Sea Acceptance Trial (SAT). “[The] focus of this week’s SAT will be on the various weapons and sensors with the objective of showcasing the full combat capability of FF-151,” said Captain Sergio Bartolome, PN frigate owner...