CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 has organized a task force to beef up security preparations of the Ilocos region for the second State-of-the-Nations Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 24. Police Brig. Gen. John C. Chua, PRO-1 director, said...
#MINDANAO The recently announced Davao Public Transport Modernization Project will reportedly establish the country’s first organized public bus system. It plans to use traditional and electric buses to cater to 800,000 commuters converging in 1,000 stops in Davao City. This project raises hopes...
CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Laguna – Police have arrested a suspect in the hazing last February of Adamson student John Matthew Salilig. Laguna police director Police Col. Harold Depositar, in his report to Police Regional Office 4-A chief Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces, identified the suspect as...
GOING FOR ACCURACY Javier Parisi wearing a leather cap designed by Helen Anderson, an art school buddy of John Lennon Has there been any other English rock band that could match the charisma and influence of the cultural phenomenon that is the Beatles? The Fab Four who shaped the landscape of...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) chief on Monday, July 10, welcomed the issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 32, which aims to streamline permits of telecommunications and ICT infrastructures. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy said the EO "will improve the public's...
#MINDANAO The July 6 editorial of Manila Bulletin featured our national goal of achieving upper middle income status. This is defined in the article as a Gross National Income (GNI) of between $4,466 to $13,845 per year. This figure is achieved by dividing a country’s total income with the number...
Only 23 applications for gun ban exemption have so far passed the pre-evaluation stage since the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Concerns (CBFSC) started accepting last June 5, the Commission on Elections said on Monday, July 3. Based on the data provided by Comelec spokesman Atty....
#MINDANAO During the Independence Day weekend, we took a pleasant road trip to enchanting Lake Sebu in South Cotabato. Driving from Davao, we traversed the four-lane highway through Davao del Sur, passing through Sarangani province and the cities of General Santos and Koronadal before hitting the...
Despite parting ways, former celebrity couple Ellen Adarna and John Lloyd Cruz were able to fairly divide their roles and responsibilities to co-parent their son, Elias. Ellen discussed the issue in a Q&A session on Instagram, focusing on the financial aspect of the matter. When asked if John Lloyd...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The third super health center here broke ground on Friday morning, June 30, in Sitio Aplaya, Barangay Manicahan. The super health center will serve as a primary health care facility offering the following services: X-ray, dental, birthing facilities, pharmacy, ultrasound,...
#MINDANAO Reflecting further on our agricultural statistics, it is clear that we are a coconut country, with the versatile palm among our most important crops. We harvest almost 15 million tons a year from an area at 3.5 million hectares while engaging the largest total number of farmers at 2.5...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Sunday, June 25, that six people drowned in Western Visayas during the Feast of Saint John the Baptist on Saturday, June 24. A PHILIPPINE Coast Guard personnel monitors revelers in a beach in Aklan during the Feast of Saint...
