Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has lauded the leadership and members of Congress for the ratification of the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA). Pangandaman said this legislation is a significant milestone under the Marcos administration’s ongoing...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson has had surgery to repair the broken left hand he sustained while the New York Knicks were losing Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) The Knicks also said Wednesday, May 22, that reserve Bojan...
It will be a tightrope walk for sponsors of new power projects, as three new major stumbling blocks are assessed as deterring factor to capital flow for much-needed electric capacity additions in the country. From the lens of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham), Energy...
A female member of the New People's Army (NPA) has been convicted by the Taguig City regional trial court (RTC) for her involvement in the 2005 and 2006 attacks in Quezon province that resulted in the deaths and wounding of members of the government's law enforcement agencies. Convicted was...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old member of the New People’s Army was killed in an encounter with the military in Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 21. The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the fatality as Richard dela Peña, alias Rocky, of Sitio...
(Courtesy of 62IB) An alleged remnant of the New People’s Army (NPA) died following two consecutive encounters with the Philippine Army (PA) in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 21. Lt. Col J-Jay Javines, chief of 3 rd Infantry Division (3ID) public affairs office, identified the...
TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed optimism on Monday, May 20, that insurgency in Eastern Visayas will soon come to an end under his administration. "I have seen the progress report. It’s getting better and better. Hindi na gaano, hindi na masyadong magulo kagaya ng...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division mourned the death of a soldier in an encounter with the New People's Army in Barangay Lourdes, Las Navas, Northern Samar, on May 16. SOLDIERS pay tribute to Corporal Isagani Balmes from the 19th Infantry Battalion who was killed in an...
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Indiana Pacers compiled one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history, they were just getting warmed up. Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton reacts during the first half of Game 7 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, Sunday,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Yes, I know last Sunday, May 12, was officially Mother’s Day 2024; but hopefully, you’ll give me some slack if I insist that today, May 19, is my Mother’s Day. It’s my late mother’s birthday, and she’d have been 90 this year - if...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle challenged his team to play more physically and more tenaciously Friday night, May 17. New York Knicks' Mitchell Robinson watches as teammates Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo defend against Indiana Pacers' Pascal Siakam. (AP Photo/Frank...
BACOLOD CITY – Enhance the conduct of investigation. WANKY (Glazyl Masculino) This was the directive of Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, director of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Western Visayas, to Police Col. Rainerio de Chavez, Negros Occidental police director, on the recent killings claimed...
