Two of the United States Air Force’s (USAF) premier stealth fighter aircraft, the Lockheed Martin F-22 “Raptor” along with its Boeing KC-135 “Stratotanker” aircraft, landed and visited Clark Air Base, Pampanga for a so-called bilateral fighter “subject matter expert exchange” (SMEE) on March 13. In a statement Wednesday, Philippine Air Force (PAF) spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said the bilateral fighter SMEE is part of the Air Force’s Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) activities for 2023. This also includes PAF engagement opportunities with the USAF’s Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). PAF fighter pilots and other personnel from the 5th Fighter
A measure seeking the creation of a hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to provide better access to and higher quality of healthcare for them and their families hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. During a hearing on Wednesday, the House Committee on Health, chaired by Batanes Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr., approved the unnumbered substitute bill establishing the Overseas Filipino Workers Hospital as a Level 3 hospital under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). The bill substituted for House Bills 479,1275, 1642, 2058, 4123, 4195, 5114, 5928 and 6111. The bill would
Some areas in the country will continue to experience rain showers due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan” affecting Luzon and a low pressure area (LPA), the weather bureau said Thursday. The LPA last tracked 390 kilometers north of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or 125 km east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar will bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in Eastern Visayas, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, and Dinagat Islands. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains may be experienced in these areas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 a.m. weather bulletin.
Philippine Army (PA) chief Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said defense engagements between the PA and the US Army had been intensified. This came following a fellowship between PA and American military officials shortly after the opening of this year’s iteration of the “Salaknib” exercises last March 13. Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, in a statement Wednesday night, said the event was in honor of US Army I Corps commander Lt. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson who personally attended the opening of this year’s “Salaknib” exercises in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. The fellowship dinner was held at the Shangri-La at The
MANILA: The country’s information technology (IT) and business process management (BPM) sector has reported a strong performance in 2022 through the addition of thousands of jobs and a jump in the sector’s revenues. In a statement Friday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the number of full-time employees in the IT-BPM sector grew by 8.4 percent, or 121,000 full-time employees (FTE), to 1.57 million FTEs in 2022. The sector’s revenues, on the other hand, increased to USD32.5 billion in 2022, surpassing 2021 earnings of USD29.5 billion. During the annual meeting of the Information Technology
MANILA: The whole of Luzon and some parts of the Visayas will experience cloudy skies with rains brought by the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” on Saturday. In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast cloudy skies with rains over Cagayan Valley, the Bicol Region, Apayao, Aurora, Quezon, and Northern Samar due to the “amihan.” The same weather phenomenon will bring partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with light rains over Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Western Visayas. On the other hand, Mindanao and the
