Malacañang assured the public that the Marcos administration has been implementing measures to prevent communist insurgents from committing further terroristic activities in Masbate following a series of clashes between them and security forces this week. Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday, March 23, underscored the importance of being vigilant against communist terrorist groups as he expressed concern over the spate of violence in Masbate. The Chief Executive sounded off his concerns on Twitter a day after another firefight...
The Philippine government must enter into a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with other nations, as it has with the United States, to pave way for defense and security cooperation, a Mindanao lawmaker said on Wednesday, Feb. 15. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (left) and Cagayan de Oro...
DOLORES, Quezon – The body of a 64-year-old farmer suspected to have been killed in a wild boar attack was found in a grassy lot on Valentine’s Day in Barangay Mangahan here. Police identified the victim as Ricardo Mendoza, a resident of Barangay Mangahan. Investigation said a passer-by found...
CARBONILLA (Photo via Alan Tangcawan) CEBU CITY – A policeman died in a fun run here before dawn on Sunday, Feb. 5. The fatality was identified as Patrolman Lee Rodrocks Sardiva Carbonilla, a 31-year-old member of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-Central Visayas (RMFB-7) and detailed at the...
Cigarettes Filipinos were urged to quit or do not start smoking to reduce the risk of developing heart diseases, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. Smoking is associated with a “two-to fourfold increased risk” of coronary heart disease, said Dr. Maria Rosario Sylvia Uy of the...
Have you seen the video on Twitter showing P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon going absolutely ballistic on one particular male individual? P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Facebook) Here's Guanzon's side of the story. In the tweet showing the video of the altercation itself, Guanzon...
House Committee on Transportation Chairman Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop couldn't help but think of worst-case scenarios involving the aviation sector after experts failed to categorically rule out cyber attack as a possible cause of the Jan. 1 Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Two persons died while five others were injured when around 20 gunmen attacked a Moro community on the outskirts of this city before dawn on Wednesday, Jan. 18. AERIAL view of Cotabato CIty. (Wikipedia) Major Sainodin Benasing, city police Station 3 commander, said the 3...
Prince Harry (left) and Prince William (AFP/File) NEW YORK, United States – Britain's Prince Harry recounts in his new book how he was physically "attacked" by his older brother Prince William during an argument in 2019, the Guardian reported Wednesday. According to the newspaper, the story of...
MALUNGON, Sarangani – Authorities have stepped up security operations in hinterland barangays after a militiaman was killed while two others were wounded in an attack by bandits in the tri-boundary of Sarangani, South Cotabato, and Davao del Sur in Barangay Datal Batong here on New Year’s Eve....
ONGCHUAN (FB) TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan has condemned the New People’s Army (NPA) landmine attack in Barangay Quirino, Las Navas town on Sunday, Dec. 18, in which six soldiers from the 20th Infantry Battalion securing a government project were injured. "This inhumane...
