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West PH Sea: Manila, Tokyo vow closer maritime ties amid tensions

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan said Tuesday they would strengthen maritime cooperation amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific and disputes in the West Philippine Sea.  Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said at a Stratbase ADR forum in Makati City that Manila’s approach combines “principled restraint, coupled

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Philippines says Strait of Hormuz must be reopened ‘immediately’

PARIS, France — Filipino Defense Minister Gilbert Teodoro, whose country has declared an energy emergency as a result of the Middle East war, said on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened “immediately”. Iran has virtually closed the vital strait since the US-Israeli strikes that started the war on February 28, causing global

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Cebu City buy-bust: 3 men arrested, drug den shut down in Inayawan

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities closed a suspected drug den and arrested three individuals, including its alleged maintainer, during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City on Wednesday, March 25. Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7), together with Inayawan Police Station, conducted the operation at around 1:11 p.m. in

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Faith and security: Cebu City police set for Holy Week deployment

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Security preparations are in place in Cebu City ahead of the Holy Week 2026 observance, with police set to deploy more than 1,300 personnel and force multipliers to secure key areas, including transport hubs and places of worship. Police Lieutenant Colonel Franco Rudolf Oriol, spokesperson of the Cebu City Police Office

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House gives free rides for those commuting from SJDM, Welcome Rotonda

MANILA, Philippines — Commuters moving from the City of San Jose del Monte in Bulacan to Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City can enjoy free rides after the House of Representatives launched trips as part of their transport relief initiative amid rising fuel costs. In a statement on Thursday, the House said that it launched a

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Rice trader gives free gas to over 300 South Cotabato trike drivers

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato  –  May you live long and your tribe increase. A young businesswoman received such wishes for her kindness after she gave out free gasoline for hundreds of tricycle and habal-habal drivers in the towns of Surallah and T’boli amid the skyrocketing fuel prices due to the Middle East war. READ: Marcos OKs

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Calapan City heat index hits 41°C; ‘extreme caution’ advised

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Residents of this city are warned of mounting health risks as the heat index soared to a sweltering 41 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning, prompting local disaster officials to raise an “extreme caution” advisory. Data from the Calapan City Public Market monitoring station recorded the peak value at 11 a.m,

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