TACLOBAN CITY – Baybay City in Leyte has been declared free from the New People’s Army and now in a Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition. The declaration made after no communist rebels were sighted in the city for two years was highlighted by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...
President Marcos has named Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) undersecretary Oscar Valenzuela as the new chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced. New Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Oscar Valenzuela (PNP/Facebook) The...
Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Anton Lagdameo Jr. on Thursday, Feb. 6, reaffirmed the government's commitment to end local communist armed conflict following the surrender of some 232 former rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA). The official, who was in Davao de Oro for the event,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People’s Army rebels were killed and an arms cache was seized in an encounter with the military in Barangay Santo Niño, Paranas, Samar, on Wednesday, Feb. 5. TROOPS killed two communist rebels and seized an arms cache in an encounter in Paranas, Samar on Feb. 5. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — First baseman Pete Alonso is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Pete Alonso (AP) The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday night, Feb. 5, because the agreement, first...
ILOILO CITY – Brig. Gen. Michael Samson, the new chief of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said Western and Central Visayas are inching closer to becoming free from the New People’s Army (NPA). SAMSON (Tara Yap) “But before we could finally declare Western Visayas and Central...
By NEW ZEALAND AMBASSADOR TO THE PHILIPPINES DR. CATHERINE MCINTOSH Today, Feb. 6, New Zealanders – or “Kiwis” – across the world commemorate Waitangi Day. A historic day that defines our identity as a nation, Waitangi Day marks the signing of TeTiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi) in...
There is truly nothing like Philippine mangoes as evident from how New Zealand Ambassador Catherine McIntosh gushed about them during a recent reception hosted by the New Zealand Embassy in Manila. New Zealand Ambassador Catherine McIntosh (Photo from New Zealand Embassy) During his...
The Philippines and New Zealand are “working very hard” to conclude the negotiations for a possible Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), which will enhance the defense cooperation between the two armed forces, New Zealand Ambassador Catherine McIntosh said. New Zealand Ambassador...
TACLOBAN CITY – Matuguinao, Samar Mayor Aran Boller condemned the death of a soldier in an encounter with the New People’s Army in the hinterlands of Barangay San Roque, Matuguinao recently. Killed-in-action was Corporal Bobby Barocaboc. He was deployed as part of the Alpha Company of the 19th...
ILOILO CITY – Officials from Papua New Guinea recently visited Iloilo to learn the province's best practices. ILOILO Provincial Administrator Raul Banias is flanked by key officials from the government of Papua New Guinea. (Raul Banias Facebook page) Iloilo Provincial Administrator...
CAMP ADDURU, Cagayan – A New People’s Army leader surrendered to authorities in Barangay Dagupan, Lal-lo, Cagayan on Sunday. Police Brig. Gen. Antonio P. Marallag Jr., Police Regional Office-2 director, said the surrenderer, alias Ranny, Arman, Bago, Peping, and Kulot, was the vice commander of...
