Raffy Ayeng

1 day ago | tribune.net.ph | Raffy Ayeng

As the administration is envisioned to make the Philippines a premier maritime hub, a domestic player in the shipping industry announced the arrival of its five new RoPax vessels, aiming to address the scarcity of domestic ships plying in the archipelago.

1 day ago | tribune.net.ph | Raffy Ayeng

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and its mother agency, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), continue to treat China as a formidable source of foreign direct investments despite persistent political tensions between the two countries. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said she remains optimistic about the entry of multinational enterprises from around the globe — particularly those already operating in or relocating from China. PEZA Director General Tereso O.

1 day ago | tribune.net.ph | Raffy Ayeng

The wives of three Filipino seafarers currently detained in Algeria on drug charges have appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to initiate a government-to-government effort with the Algerian government for the acquittal or sentence reversal of their husbands. The three are among eight Filipino crew members arrested in July 2023 after Algerian authorities discovered 35.8 kilograms of alleged cocaine aboard MV Harris, a Malta-flagged container vessel.

1 day ago | tribune.net.ph | Raffy Ayeng

Joint operatives from the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine National Police, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized P1.17 billion worth of shabu following a report from a local fisherman in Agno, Pangasinan, who recovered the illegal substance. The recovery came after a local fisherman in Barangay Balingasay, Agno, reported to the PCG that he found two sacks floating about 32 nautical miles west of Agno.

2 days ago | tribune.net.ph | Raffy Ayeng

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joins the global Muslim community in celebrating Eid'l Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. In his message on Friday, Marcos Jr. reiterated that the sacred day calls Muslims to remember that devotion reveals itself when they are asked “to release what once believed we could never give.”“The story of Prophet Ibrahim endures because it leads us to the edge, to that thin border between obedience and resistance, where the soul must decide what truly matters.