LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Ja Morant made a scintillating return from a 25-game suspension on Tuesday, Dec. 19, driving for a game-winning layup as time expired to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 115-113 NBA victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies shoots the ball over...
TACLOBAN CITY – Five high-powered firearms were discovered by the 63rd Infantry (Innovator) Battalion in Sitio Bagti, Barangay Mabini, Basey, Samar, on Tuesday, December 19. Recovered were three M16 and two AK-47 assault rifles. MAP of Basey, Samar. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – Soldiers encountered an undetermined number of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels on Tuesday, December 19, in the boundary of Barangays Manato Cental and San Roque, this town. The 85th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army was conducting a combat operation when they clashed...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental turned over livelihood and cash assistance amounting to P1,260,000 to 57 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Monday, December 18. FIFTY-SEVEN former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and Rebolusyonaryong Partidong...
As the world eagerly anticipates the arrival of 2024, all eyes will turn to Hong Kong for the city's largest New Year's Eve firework display to date on Dec. 31, 2023. Set against the city’s iconic skyline, spectators will be treated to a 12-minute firework musical, surpassing any previous New...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Romualdez has appealed to communist rebels to consider the consequences of their actions and choose the path of peace. Romualdez had this to say following the bloody clash between...
BALAYAN, Batangas – Six New People’s Army rebels and a soldier were killed in a gun battle on Sunday, December 17, in Barangay Malalay here. The 2 nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army said the 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Navy, and Philippine Air Force were conducting combat...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – An undetermined number of New People’s Army rebels was wounded in an encounter with the Army in Barangay Matamis, Rosario, Batangas on Saturday morning, December 16. The Army was conducting an operation in the forested area of the barangay when they encountered the...
Eastwood City is set to usher in 2024 with unparalleled energy, excitement, and an array of spectacular performances at the Eastwood City New Year Countdown. The much-anticipated event promises to be the biggest celebration in Quezon City, marking the return of the iconic New Year festivities that...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL There’s a purposeful meaning as to why Laurence Ligier chose to name her NGO, based in Iloilo, the CAMELEON Association. Like it’s namesake in the animal kingdom, the NGO seeks to change colors and to transform lives, to rail against fear and...
BUTUAN CITY – Seven New People’s Army (NPA) fighters surrendered to the Army 36th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Puyat, Carmen, Surigao del Sur, on Thursday, December 14. Major Francisco P. Garello Jr., chief of Public Affairs Office (PAO) of Army 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, said...
PUDTOL, Apayao – Police unearthed a New People’s Army explosives cache in the mountains of Sitio Agura, Barangay Malibang, this town, on December 13. Its location was pointed out by a 57-year-old farmer and member of the West Front Committee, Komiteng Probinsiya Cagayan, Komiteng...
