Eduardo Año backed the looming declaration of a food security emergency to address rising costs of rice in the country,

Manila would be able to raise South China Sea-related issues that could 'embarrass' Beijing and nudge it into a compromise, analysts say A seat on the UN Security Council would give the Philippines its highest-profile platform yet to confront Beijing over its expansive claims in the South China Sea.

A Philippine security official says China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that “all options are on the table” for Manila’s response, including new international lawsuits.

There is sufficient basis to declare a food security emergency, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday, noting that rice prices remain high despite the imposition of lower tariffs on imported rice.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Saturday clarified that there is no rice supply shortage amid plans to declare a food security emergency. “We just would like reiterate: There is no shortage in the supply of rice in the country,

The AFP said that the country’s security sector remained intact following the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC).

THE sudden purging of Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte (FPRRD), together with the other two living former presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Joseph Ejercito Estrada, from the National Security Council (NSC), with the ...

THE unexplained haste with which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently reorganized the National Security Council (NSC), by removing Vice President Sara Duterte and former presidents Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Joseph Ejercito Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP ... assistant director-general of the National Security Council, said at the news conference alongside senior military and coast guard officials.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said food security emergency for rice may be declared on Jan. 22, following the approved resolution of the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) last week.

Agriculture Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is set to declare a “food security emergency” before the end of January to address the spiking retail prices of ri

Agri chief says move to bring down further rice prices Agriculture Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is pushing for a “food security emergency” declaration before