The 8th Infantry Division (8ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) said that it was confirming reports that alleged communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon were among those killed during an explosion of a motorbanca carrying armed individuals in Catbalogan City, Samar early Monday, August 22. Benito...
Around 1,800 out of the 3,600 enrolled students in Fortune Elementary School (FES) in Marikina City participated in the "peaceful and orderly" inauguration of face-to-face classes after two years amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Fortune Elementary School. (Photo courtesy of Shirley Ann Hernandez) In an...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nearly 220,000 students returned to school for face-to-face classes Monday, Aug. 22, in this city after a two-year hiatus from the Covid-19 pandemic. STUDENTS arrive early in an elementary school in Zamboanga City during the first day of face-to-face classes Monday, Aug. 22....
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian inspected Monday, Aug. 22, the facilities in three public schools to ensure the safe and orderly opening of the face-to-face classes for school year 2022-2023. Gatchalian visited Roberta de Jesus Elementary School, Lawang Bato Elementary School, and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two high-ranking leaders of the New People's Army (NPA) were reportedly neutralized by the Joint Special Operations Task Force Trident and Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) in Catbalogan City, Monday, Aug. 22. BENITO and Wilma Tiamzon (FB) Couple...
Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo "Along" Malapitan personally checked if Covid-19 health and safety protocols are being observed in public schools all over the city as face-to-face classes resumed on Monday, Aug. 22. Malapitan visited the Bagong Barrio Elementary School where he issued and...
BALANGA CITY, Bataan (PNA) – A fire hit a multi-million peso poultry farm in an upland barangay here Saturday afternoon, Aug. 20, killing 50,000 chickens and leaving an estimated damage of more than P37 million. Elvira Tamayo, owner of the poultry farm in Barangay Upper Tuyo, said Sunday, Aug....
The Pasig City local government said on Sunday, Aug. 21, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) - National Office has not yet given them the guidelines regarding the local distribution of the agency’s educational assistance. “Wala pa rin pong pondo na ibinababa sa mga LGUs...
The Quezon City government said on Sunday, Aug. 21, that the 158 public elementary and high schools in the city are all set for the resumption of classes on Monday, Aug. 22. “Patapos pa lang ang klase noong nakaraang school year, naghahanda na tayo para sa darating na pasukan. Tinitiyak natin na...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – More than 120 personnel will be deployed in different schools here to provide security and maintain the peace and order in the opening of face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22. Police personnel from the Cagayan de Oro City Police (COCPO) headquarters in Barangay 40, this...
The Lucena city government honored top taxpayers at the 61st Araw ng Lucena celebration at the Queen Margarette Hotel in Lucena Saturday, Aug. 20. Among those honored were affiliates and tenants of SM City Lucena – Jollibee, Ace Hardware, SM Appliance Center, SM Store, and SM Supermarket. SM...
MARAWI CITY – The Amai Pakpak Medical Center (APMC) and Eye Bank Foundation of the Philippines signed a memorandum of agreement for the establishment of a cornea retrieval center Wednesday, Aug. 17. HOSPITAL and Eye Bank officials at the signing of the agreement. (Bonita L. Ermac) The center at...
