CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Alan M. Nazarro on Friday afternoon, August 9, disclosed the arrest of a New People’s Army regional adviser listed as the Caraga region’s No. 1 most wanted person in Parañaque City on Monday,...
ILOILO CITY – Soldiers killed six New People’s Army rebels in separate clashes in Iloilo province this week. SIX New People's Army rebels were killed in encounters in Calinog, Iloilo this week, five of them in Barangay Aglonok. The 12th Infantry Battalion and the 82nd IB recovered five...
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have chosen Jalen Brunson as their captain, the team’s first in six years. New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson (AP/File) Brunson quickly became one of the team’s leaders after arriving in 2022 and on Tuesday, Aug. 6, was selected as the 36th captain in franchise...
President Marcos thanked outgoing ambassadors of Sweden and Papua New Guinea for bringing the relationship between the Philippines and their countries closer. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. bids farewell to Swedish Ambassador Annika Thunborg during a Palace call on August 6, 2024....
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an 15-minute encounter with soldiers in Calinog town, Iloilo province on Monday, August 5. The 12th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army has yet to identify the fatality but said he could be a ranking-leader of the NPA Central...
BACOLOD CITY – Seventeen former New People’s Army rebels from Negros Occidental recently received financial assistance totaling P228,000 from the provincial government. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson recently turned over financial assistance to 17 former New People’s Army...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPE-VINE What I appreciate and give due credit for, is how the Department of Tourism, under the leadership of Sec. Christina G. Frasco, recognizes that a multi-pronged approach to promoting Philippine Tourism is the ideal way to cover all the bases. It’s about creating...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A New People's Army rebel was killed in an encounter with soldiers in Barangay Tagpocol, San Fernando town, Camarines Sur province on Saturday, August 3. MUNICIPAL hall of San Fernando, Camarines Sur. (Wikipedia) The fatality was identified as Jerrymie Pustillos, alias...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – A 28-year-old New People’s Army rebel surrendered to the police in Cavite on Friday, August 2. The surrenderer was identified as David, single, a resident of Calaca, Batangas. David was a call center agent before he joined the NPA in the Barrio under Platoon Silangan,...
One hundred more persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were transferred last Friday, Aug. 2, from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro. Last July, 500 PDLs were also transferred to SPPF as part of the continuous decongestion...
BACOLOD CITY – Soldiers killed two New People’s Army rebels on Wednesday and Thursday in Barangay Camindangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, spokesperson of the Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID), said the 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) was responding to information...
The resignation of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual is poised to pave the way for a Cabinet reshuffle, with two secretaries currently under consideration for the vacant position. Malacañang announced on Wednesday, July 31, the resignation of Pascual as head...
