The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has proposed projects and programs in the north for collaboration with Japanese investors through public-private partnerships. In a statement, Joshua M. Bingcang BCDA president and chief executive officer, said the agency is seeking potential...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL There’s much talk in social and traditional media about the reclamation at Manila Bay. Allow me to give my opinion, starting with the matter on the other side of the many issues that reclamation of land has been attributed to – from...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Police arrested five New People’s Army rebels following an encounter in Barangay Niug Norte, Santo Niño, Cagayan on Thursday. The five communist rebels were identified as Edwin Callueng, alias "Happy," Aiza Antonio, alias “Ka Mira,” Ramil Andam, Alvin Andam, and...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – The military condemned the ambush of five Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit-Active Auxiliary members on Friday morning, September 1, in Sitio Pag-asa, Barangay Mapulot, here. The Armed Forces-Southern Luzon Command feted the five militiamen – Cesar Sales, Jeffrey San...
Five members of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) were killed following a deadly encounter with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Tagkawayan, Quezon on Friday morning, August 1. Lt. Col. Hector Estolas, spokesperson of the 2 nd Infantry Division (2ID), said the...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – Five members of the Citizen’s Armed Forces Geographical Unit-Active Auxiliary (CAA) were killed and three were wounded, including a soldier, in an encounter with the New People's Army (NPA) on Friday morning, September 1, in Sitio Pag-Asa, Barangay Mapulot, this town. The...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Two New People’s Army rebels wanted for murder and robbery were arrested and an NPA medic voluntarily surrendered in the Caraga region on Wednesday, August 30. Police Regional Office-13 Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S....
American boy band New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) collaborated with K-pop idol group Seventeen for a song. On Aug. 31, NKOTB released a teaser of their song “Dirty Dancing,” which was originally released in 2008. New Kids On The Block (top) and Seventeen (Photos: Paris Vison / Pledis...
TACLOBAN CITY – The military discovered New People’s Army war materials in the hinterland barangays of Borongan City, Eastern Samar and Basey, Samar on Sunday, August 27. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, 802nd Infantry Battalion commander, said the 78th Infantry Battalion discovered an M16 rifle, two...
The government plans to impose new and revised taxes to generate nearly P500 billion over the next three years, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed. Based on the DOF list of revenue measures submitted to Congress, the government has proposed eight tax initiatives that, once approved,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the government should address illicit trade in order to generate higher revenue collection and provide some relief for its limited fiscal space. Gatchalian made the appeal during the recent Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) briefing in the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Let me start off with a short family anecdote. Back in 2016, my youngest son was in his last year of high school, and was seeking advice on what university course to take. Unlike me, he’s strong in the sciences and mathematics; and I really...
