Day: May 27, 2025

Kuala Lumpur: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on Southeast Asian and Gulf leaders to ensure freedom of navigation and uninterrupted trade in the South China Sea and Arabian Sea, calling the key bodies of water as ‘lifelines’ to regional and international commerce. According to Philippines News Agency, Marcos addressed fellow heads of state from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during the 2nd ASEAN-GCC Summit. He highlighted the strategic importance of both seas as crucial pathways for global commerce. Marcos emphasized the need for strict adherence to international law amid rising tensions

Angeles City: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives seized shabu worth PHP1.054 billion in Angeles City, Pampanga on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez said the illegal drugs placed inside 155 transparent plastic bags weighing one kilogram each were seized during the implementation of a search warrant inside a house along Orchid Street, Timog Hills Subdivision, Barangay Pampang, Angeles City. According to Philippines News Agency, the house turned out to be abandoned, and the subject of the search warrant, a Chinese national, was nowhere in sight and remains at large. The Chinese national will be

Malabon: The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Tuesday its operatives arrested a Chinese national for trading around PHP2 million worth of alleged illicit cigarettes during an operation in Malabon City. According to Philippines News Agency, CIDG Director Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III stated that the suspect, identified as Ziqiang, was apprehended for selling cigarettes without proper authorization from the trademark owner at Orange Road in Potrero on May 23. This operation is part of a broader initiative targeting individuals involved in the manufacturing and trading of counterfeit items and the illicit tobacco trade nationwide. Authorities confiscated 33

Kuala Lumpur: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday emphasized the need to upskill and protect the rights and welfare of Southeast Asian nationals working in Gulf countries. This comes as Marcos noted that over 2.7 million citizens from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries live and work in six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member-states, including professionals and skilled workers. According to Philippines News Agency, during his intervention at the 2nd ASEAN-GCC Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia, Marcos stated that the GCC is ‘an important region’ for the Philippines concerning labor mobility because

Manila: Senators Francis Tolentino and Grace Poe have called for strategic and commuter-sensitive approaches in anticipation of the major rehabilitation works on EDSA. According to Philippines News Agency, Tolentino, a former chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), recommends a phased, night-only construction schedule to minimize disruptions to motorists, businesses, and the economy. He proposed dividing the two-year project into five work sections-Pasay, Makati-Guadalupe, Ortigas, Cubao, and Caloocan-and limiting construction activities to between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Senator Grace Poe emphasized the need for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to expedite the completion of the MRT-7 railway project