ATME, Syria -- When US forces flew over the Syrian town of Atme, where the leader of the Islamic State group was hiding, resident Mahmoud Shehadeh mistook the sound of helicopters for a storm. A military device lies on the ground, following an overnight raid by US special operations forces in...
Daesh leader Abu Ibrahim Al Hashami Al Qureshi (AFP) WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that a ''terrorist threat to the world'' was removed when the head of the Islamic State blew himself up, as US special forces swooped on his Syrian hideout in an ''incredibly...
Following its swift approval on second reading four months ago, the bill proposing to institutionalize the 1989 University of the Philippines-Department of National Defense Accord still has no guarantee of being enacted. UP Diliman campus This was gathered after the six-man Makabayan bloc...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Even in the saddest moments of our life, we can see a light that would guide us not only to healing but also to a better, more meaningful journey. When Fernando Poe Jr. died, a lot of Filipinos mourned. Brian Poe Llamanzares, FPJ’s grandson, remembers the wake of his...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has expressed support to the government’s vaccination drive against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which has immensely helped control the surge of the viral disease in the country. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) The Church leader, likewise, lauded...
Partido Reporma presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is the country’s only hope of getting a “servant leader” who will lead by example and dedicate himself in serving people with sincerity and utmost integrity. Vice Mayor Giancarlo Sotto Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Carlo...
With 222 affirmative and zero negative votes the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 1 passed on third and final reading the bill providing for the segregation in a separate facility of high-level convicts from those serving time for lesser offenses. Prison cell Passage of House Bill 10355...
Some 700 local candidates in Maguindanao and North Cotabato have vowed to support presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s masterplan in fighting poverty and corruption in the country. Senator Manny Pacquiao The local leaders made the vow as they took their oath as new members of the...
An inspiring leader who can drive Filipinos to help the government in its rebuilding mission is what the Philippines need, Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo told her supporters and volunteers in her recent visit in Cavite. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of the OVP)...
Four political of the country's major parties on Thursday, Nov. 25 formally forged a coalition to support the presidential bid of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte in the 2022 national elections. The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas,...
Vice presidential aspirant and House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza on Monday, Nov. 21 lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for “telling the truth about the issues” affecting the presidential candidacy of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas. Rep. Lito...
Some call it street art, others graffiti, but either way, Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters have turned to painting murals to let her know they are with her in her fight for the presidency. A mural painting depicts Vice President Leni Robredo as “Babaylan” in ‘Maribojoc, Bohol....
