President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he does not want war, but vows to capacitate the Armed Forces of the Philippines amid an 鈥渆xternal threat.鈥�
The Philippines is anticipating the creation of a new regional coast guard protocol as tensions in the South China Sea continue to escalate.
Several government officials are urging the National Security Council to consider Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators as a threat to the country鈥檚 safety.
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez assures the public that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.鈥檚 approval of reduced rice tariff would not result in the flooding of importation.
The World Health Organization says a person in Mexico had died in the first confirmed human case globally of infection with the H5N2 variant of bird flu.