Less than a week before the New Year celebration, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 26 new cases of firecracker-related injuries, bringing the total to 69. In downtown Davao City, sidewalk vendors showcase a variety of blow horns. With a 23-year ban on firecrackers in place, locals now rely...
A Night of Lights When: Dec. 28, 29, 30, 2024 and Jan. 1, 2025; 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m. Where: Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa City Feel the magic of the holiday season at Alabang Town Center’s A Night of Lights. This last weekend of December, the shopping lifestyle center is going all out with...
The Department of Health (DOH) has reported a total of 25 firecracker-related injuries on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24. Sidewalk vendors display assorted blow horns in downtown Davao City. As firecrackers have been banned in the city for 23 years, residents turn to blow horns during Christmas...
Alexis Kohler, Secretary-General of the Elysee Palace, announces the names of the ministers of the new cabinet, in the Elysee Palace, Monday, Dec 23, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron's office announced a new government, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted...
Senator Francis Tolentino led on Monday, Dec. 23, the distribution of 8,722 loan condonation certificates to 7,225 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur. For the senator, this is the "best Aguinaldo" or Christmas gift for...
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) operator is preparing for a surge in travelers this holiday season, with passenger numbers expected to exceed those recorded during Undas and the same period in 2023 due to increased travel demand. In a statement on Saturday, Dec. 21, Ramon S. Ang, New...
GONZAGA, Cagayan – The military recovered New People’s Army Improvised Explosive Devices in Sitio Tagkar, Barangay Isca, this town, on Wednesday, Dec. 18. AUTHORITIES discovered IEDs in Cagayan. The 95th Infantry Battalion led by Lt. Col. Vladimir Gracilla received information from...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 802nd Infantry Brigade has granted the wish of a mother to reunite with her daughter who is an official of the New People's Army through its Wish Upon a Star program. Rosa Basada and her daughter Realyn Basada from San Rafael, Hinabangan, Samar were reunited through the...
In 2021, while most of the world remained on lockdown, an idea brewed in the minds of a few Lego enthusiasts in the Philippines. In the shadows of the pandemic, with lockdown rules slowly relaxing, this group—Pinoy Lego User Group (PinoyLUG)—started working on this idea, which finally saw light...
The Philippines and India have begun talks on maritime issues in a development that came after New Delhi started to voice out its concern over aggression in the South China Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Oceans Affairs Office Marshall Louis...
TACLOBAN CITY – A notorious leader of the New People’s Army was killed in an encounter with the 46th Infantry Battalion of the 8th Infantry Division in Barangay Cawayan, Catbalogan City, Samar on Dec. 13. The military identified the fatality as Artemio Solayao, alias Budil,...
BACOLOD CITY – A high-ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested by the police and military in her house during pursuit operation on Saturday, Dec. 14. THE military found a New People's Army hideout following a clash in Barangay Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Friday,...
