CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Authorities arrested two members of the Special Partisan Unit (SPARU) of the New People’s Army over the weekend in Barangay Kauswagan, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte. Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga) Director Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. named former Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) lawyer Dennis Arvin Chan as the new chief state counsel of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The announcement was made through a post by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Friday, March 10....
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Let’s be honest, it’s not often we Filipinos can legitimately say we’re numero uno in the world in some category. Back in the early years of this century, I would hear reports about how we were number one in “speed texting” and text...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) commander in the Caraga region surrendered to the Army 3rd Special Forces Battalion in Barangay Saint Christine, Lianga, Surigao del Sur on Thursday, March 9. TIRED of running from the military, ‘Commander Tuloy’ surrendered and yielded high powered...
Julius Randle of the New York Knicks goes to the basket as Mike Muscala of the Boston Celtics defends during the second half at Madison Square Garden on February 27, 2023 in New York City. The Knicks won 109-94. (AFP) NEW YORK (AFP) -- Julius Randle and Immanuel Quickley combined for 46 points as...
The foreign affairs committee of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) deferred Wednesday, February 22, deliberations on the nomination of an envoy to Papua New Guinea. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, committee chairman, deferred the nomination of Bienvenido Tejano until the sexual...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday, Feb. 22, announced an additional face-to-face oathtaking date for new Agriculturists. PRC / MANILA BULLETIN It will be on March 16 at the Insular Hotel, Davao City. "All successful examinees who are interested to attend the face-to-face...
Dumagat-Remontado tribes from Tanay, Rizal and General Nakar, Quezon Province each received P80 million worth of disturbance fees from the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System for the construction of the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS-KDP). "The Metropolitan Waterworks...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday, February 20 said the Senate Committee on Public Services' report on the New Year's Day air traffic fiasco would be ready for plenary discussions next week. According to Poe, the past management of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and some...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Last Sunday’s column was about the importance of soft skills; and how, when coupled with hard, technical skills, the combination was what workforce solutions firms were looking for in top-rated work placement candidates. The consensus was that...
An aerial view shows damage to a house and surrounding vines caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in the Esk Valley near Napier on 18 February, 2023. New Zealand is under a national state of emergency after Cyclone Gabrielle bore down on its northern coast on February 12. STR / AFP NAPIER, New Zealand --...
This undated handout photo received on February 16, 2023 from the New Zealand Defence Force shows flooding in the Hawkes Bay region in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. New Zealand is under a national state of emergency after Cyclone Gabrielle bore down on its northern coast on February 12....
