President Marcos has signed two landmark laws that aim to honor two key sectors of society and promote their rights and development — the Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act and the Expanded Centenarians Act. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos signed the two...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Miami Heat scoring leader Jimmy Butler was among five players suspended by the NBA on Sunday, Feb. 25, for their roles in an on-court brawl between the Heat and New Orleans Pelicans. Naji Marshall of the New Orleans Pelicans and Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat are involved in an...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL True Sustainability entails an ESG agenda where Environment, Social and Governance agendas all play vital roles. Here in our country, Sustainability has evolved to become a catch-all phrase that many companies ‘pledge allegiance’ to, and...
CEBU CITY — The remains of the female Bar passer who died along with four other members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in an encounter with government troops in Bilar, Bohol have been claimed by her relatives. The body of Hannah Jay Cesista was claimed by her father Eutropio Alegre...
CEBU CITY – The death of a Bar passer in an encounter between government troops and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Bohol shows the level of deception that the communist rebels is employing, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare said Hannah...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks roared out of the NBA All-Star break with a 112-107 victory over Western Conference leaders Minnesota on Friday, Feb. 23. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks goes up for a shot...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army rebel was killed and an undetermined number of comrades were wounded in a gun battle with the military in Barangay Concepcion, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on Friday, February 23. COMMUNIST war materials seized in a gun battle in Barangay Concepcion,...
BACOLOD CITY – Classes were suspended and 172 families or 779 individuals were evacuated due to a series of clashes in Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on February 21 and 22. The 79th Infantry Battalion said 28 families or 112 individuals fled Barangay Binaguiohan and 78...
A New People’s Army rebel was killed in an encounter with the military in Sitio Laoc, Barangay Pateng, Gonzaga, Cagayan on Friday, February 23. THE military engaged New People's Army rebels in Sallapadan, Abra and Gonzaga, Cagayan. The 502nd Infantry Brigade encountered remaining members...
BACOLOD CITY – The 79th Infantry Battalion launched precision airstrikes on Thursday night, February 22, against remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front (NNF)-D, following a series of clashes with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros...
CEBU CITY – An operational breakthrough. This was how the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) described the neutralization of alleged top New People’s Army (NPA) leaders in an encounter in Barangay Campagao, Bilar town, Bohol province on Friday morning, February 23. Police Brig. Gen....
Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel encounter alleged New People's Army (NPA) fighters in Bilar, Bohol on February 23, 2024. (Courtesy of 47th Infantry Battalion) (Updated) Five alleged communist rebels and a Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel were killed...