Albay Acting Governor Glenda Bongao issues Executive Order. No. 10 on Friday (Jan. 31, 2025) instructing all public government offices in the province to display the Philippine flag at half-mast as a ...

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MANILA, Philippines — There seems to be a “deliberate and calculated move to map out” the Philippines by a “foreign power,” according to Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine economy is on track for robust growth, with Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projecting an ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government of Finland is looking to attract more Filipinos to work in their country amid a growing demand for skilled workers and the threat of an aging population.

MANILA, Philippines — Finland is actively encouraging Filipino workers to consider employment opportunities in the European country, citing the Philippines as one of its focus countries for ...

The three hostages who were released today were forced to wear Palestinian flag lanyards and were given 'gift bags' with mementos of their horrifying time in captivity. Briton Emily Damari ...

which is located north of the White House. He retrieved a Nazi flag from a backpack after the May 22, 2023, crash, which didn’t injure anybody. Kandula wanted to “attack and destroy” the US ...

Two soldiers will posthumously receive Medals of Honor for their combat heroics in the Philippines in 1899 that ... had to seek authorization from the White House to present the medals, since ...

Naval experts say the village has committed a faux pas by raising the White Ensign, a flag that should only be flown from Royal Navy warships and shore bases. The breach of vexillological - and ...

Lockheed Martin delivered 10 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters to the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) in 2024 as part of an ongoing contract to supply 32 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters.