PAK ARMY LT-GEN AMONG 3 SACKED OVER VIOLENCE BY IMRAN SUPPORTERS Islamabad : The Pakistan army said on Monday it had taken action against several officers, including sacking three officers one of whom was a lieutenant-general, as part of the military’s “self-accountabi
ARMY RALLIES BEHIND PRESIDENT’S CALL FOR SPEEDY PASSAGE OF ROTC MEASURE The Philippine Army (PA) says it strongly supports the call of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for legislators to prioritize the passage of a bill calling for mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
NO SURVIVORS FROM MISSING SUBMERSIBLE, SAYS OCEANGATE The five people aboard a missing submersible are thought to be dead, according to the company that owns the vessel, bringing a grim end on Thursday to the massive search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titan
ARCOS WON’T VETO MAHARLIKA President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed his intention to sign the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill into law once it reaches his office. He emphasized the importance of proper management and independence of the sovereign fund for its success
UKRAINE WAR: ZELENSKY ADMITS SLOW PROGRESS BUT SAYS OFFENSIVE IS NOT A MOVIE President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that Ukraine's military offensive to recapture areas occupied by Russia has been slower than desired. He emphasized that the battle is not like a Hollywood movie and th
GOV’T RAISES NEXT YEAR’S PROPOSED BUDGET TO P5.768 TRILLION—DBM The Marcos administration has raised its proposed budget for 2024 to P5.768-trillion, a 9.5 percent increase from this year’s national expenditure program. However, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman n
BLINKEN IN CHINA WITH HOPES LOW FOR ANY BREAKTHROUGH U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing for meetings with Chinese officials, marking the first visit by a top American diplomat to China in five years. The visit takes place amid strained relations and low expectations f
ALL 130 SAVED FROM RoRo FIRE OFF PANGLAO ISLAND More than 130 people were rescued from a Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) vessel that caught fire near Tagbilaran City port in Bohol province. This was the second major ferry fire in the country within three months, following a previous incident that c
A RUSSIA-BASED HACKING RAMPAGE HITS US AGENCIES AND EXPOSES MILLIONS US cybersecurity officials on Friday, have revealed that a "small number" of government agencies have been victims of a widespread hacking campaign, likely carried out by the Russian ransomware group known as Clop. Ex
PH, JAPAN, US CONFIRM IMPORTANCE OF TAIWAN STRAIT PEACE Japan, the United States and the Philippines agreed Friday on the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, amid China's increasing military assertiveness there and other parts of the Indo-Pacific region. T
