Michael Punongbayan

Joint operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and Armed Forces of the Philippines apprehended 76 foreign nationals during a raid on a facility suspected of being linked to Philippine offshore gaming operations in Cubao, Quezon City on Monday night. Arrested during the operation were 74 Chinese and two Myanmar nationals allegedly involved in online scams.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has expressed full support for Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr.’s decision to cut military-to-military communications with China.

The Chinese embassy dared lawmakers to go ahead with their threat to declare Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata even as more senators joined the chorus of denunciation of the diplomat.

MANILA, Philippines — Four Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots died in a mid-air collision between two trainer aircraft over Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas Friday afternoon.

CEBU, Philippines — Four Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots died after two trainer aircraft collided midair in Lipa City, Batangas, on Friday afternoon, October 23, 2026.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is participating in training exercises with the military forces of Japan, the United States and six other nations in Okinawa.

MANILA, Philippines — At a gathering of his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro

MANILA, Philippines — United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke before his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in

MANILA, Philippines — A renewed call from the Philippines for mutual respect and adherence to international law highlighted the opening yesterday

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is deploying 16,823 police officers and force multipliers to secure world leaders and delegates to the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related ASEAN Summits in November.