ILOILO CITY – Police said no kidnapping of children were recorded in this province and city. POLICE Colonels Bayani Razalan (left) and Kim Legada, chiefs of the Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) and Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), during a meeting. (Tara Yap) “Allegations of...
PEACE BY PEACE The indigenous peoples (IPs) are among the marginalized sectors of Philippine society. One only has to go to the highland communities across the country where these IPs live to see their current living conditions. Over the years, the national government has undertaken...
PEACE-MAKER In her column, Driving Thoughts, titled “Let’s plant 3 million trees!,” last Feb. 20, our esteemed executive editor and columnist of this paper, Pinky Concha-Colmenares, talked about the program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), called...
SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Supermalls, has joined hands with the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Philippines to support the transformative All Lights Village project. This partnership was solidified with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on...
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, speaks with European Council President Antonio Costa, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they leave the Elysee Palace, after an informal meeting of leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom, in Paris,...
PEACE BY PEACE Over the past few weeks, the recently signed 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) of the Marcos Jr. administration has been one of the hottest topics on the news and social media. From alleged blank items in the GAA —which turned out to be untrue— to accusations of corruption...
PEACE-MAKER Yesterday, Feb. 15, the love of our life and the pillar of our family – Gina — marked her 76th birthday. We are filled with gratitude for the life of a remarkable woman whose strength, grace, and compassion have touched countless lives, including our own. Gina is our...
CEBU CITY – More police outposts, fewer chances of crimes from happening. POLICE man an outpost in a busy area in Cebu City. (Contributed photo) Police Col. Enrico Figueroa, chief of the Cebu City Police Office, said this as more police outposts have been established primarily in crime-prone...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division officially activated the Task Force Hope-Eastern Visayas on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to ensure an honest, orderly, and secure local elections in the region in May. Col. Arlino Sendaydiego, commander of Task Force Hope-EV, said they...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 said the Caraga region has 29 elections areas of concern in the May elections. ABRAHANO (left). (PRO-13 FB) Nineteen areas – 10 in Agusan del Sur and nine in Surigao del Sur – are under the orange category that...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The first day of the campaign period for senatorial and party-list candidates on Feb. 11 in the Caraga region was generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office-13 said. “No untoward incidents or unlawful campaign violations were reported in the five...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Peace and Order Council chaired by Mayor John Dalipe approved a resolution on Saturday, Feb. 8, addressed to the Armed Forces of the Philippines requesting them to join the Zamboanga City Police Office in maintaining security, law, and order here....
