TACLOBAN CITY – The 63rd Infantry (Innovator) Battalion discovered a New People’s Army arms cache composed of four AK47 assault rifles, five upper receivers of M16 rifles with bolt assembly, five long magazines of AK47, and two disc-type magazines of AK47 rifle in the hinterlands of Sitio...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva called on the Departments of Migrant Workers (DMW) and Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure that no overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in New Zealand would be deprived of their salary and benefits on time. Villanueva made the call following reports that...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Writing about Philippine tourism over my last two columns, some readers reached out to me and remarked that perhaps I was too critical of what seems to be our game plan, of pointing out our deficiencies when compared to our ASEAN neighbors. To those...
President Marcos said his administration’s amplified campaign against internal threats has been successful, as he reported that there were no more active New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts in the Philippines. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos/Instagram) In a...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva called on the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure that the displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in New Zealand will get their back pay and benefits on time. This, after some 700 workers were involved...
SANTA MARIA, Isabela – Two New People’s Army supporters surrendered to authorities on January 11. SURRENDERRERS Lita (left) and Jon. The surrender of alias Jon, 47, and Lita, 67, residents of Barangay Bangad here was facilitated by the police and the Army. They said that they...
FOXBOROUGH (AFP) -- Bill Belichick, the NFL mastermind who guided the New England Patriots to a record six Super Bowl titles as head coach, parted ways with the team on Thursday, Jan. 11, after 24 seasons. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick announces he is leaving the team during a...
CAMP Aquino, Tarlac City – Fifty-four farmers who are members of a communist-affiliated mass organization in Barangay Balete here withdrew support to the New People’s Army on Wednesday, January 10. The event was witnessed by the Philippine Army 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 702nd...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Army reminded barangay officials of their vital role in the government’s sustainment effort which it said is the hardest part of fighting insurgency in the country. Major Gen. Michele Anayron Jr., commander of the 403rd Brigade, said there is a possibility...
TACLOBAN CITY – A soldier from the 78th Infantry (Warrior) Battalion was conferred with the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) on Sunday, January 7. A SOLDIER from the 78th Infantry Battalion was awarded for gallantry in action in an encounter in Borongan City, Eastern Samar. He was wounded-in-action...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The Atlanta Falcons sacked head coach Arthur Smith after the NFL team's third straight losing season concluded with a 48-17 defeat to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Jan. 7. Arthur Smith (AFP) Smith took charge in January of 2021 and they finished 7-10 in each of his...
ILOILO CITY – A 28-year-old man was killed and 293 individuals were injured by fireworks during the holiday season in Western Visayas. A STALL selling firecrackers in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Dr. Fritzi Ann Suzette Jeroso-Dequito of the Department of Health-6 Health Promotion Unit said in an...
