Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Scarborough Shoal civilian convoy safely returns to Subic, Zambales
The civilian convoy to Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) returned safely to Subic fishing port early Friday morning after about two days.
The mother ship Fbca Bing Bing, along with four other boats locally known as “pangulong”, already returned to port at around 1:30 a.m.
Marcos tells troops: Fight false narratives, disinformation
The Philippine Army (PA) was encouraged to upgrade its skills as the country faces a shifting battleground that “will go beyond traditional warfighting.”
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. went to Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday and urged soldiers from the PA’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID):
“Times are changing, and we are facing new threats now to our nation’s security. The battlefield is changing; it will go beyond traditional warfighting as we have known it.”
Marcos wants stricter enforcement of rules for entering PH
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the entry of Chinese in the Philippines is still equal to others but there will a stricter enforcement of rules.
Marcos said that the same rules apply to everyone.