CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera nabbed 26 wanted individuals from February 18 to 24. Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., PRO-Cordillera police chief, said the Baguio City Police Office caught nine wanted persons, Benguet Police Provincial Office, eight; Kalinga PPO,...
PEACE-MAKER We are saddened by the recent passing of our dear friend and one of the Philippines’ most accomplished diplomats, Lauro Baja Jr., who served our country with great distinction as Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Ambassador to various...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police apprehended 62 wanted individuals during manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from February 11 to 17. MAP of the Philippines with the Cordillera region highlighted. The Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Baguio City Police...
PEACE-MAKER The Manila Bulletin celebrated its 124th anniversary last Feb. 15, where it launched the “Newsmakers of the Year Award,” honoring organizations and individuals who, in the words of the media giant’s president, Emilio C. Yap III, “not only captured the nation’s imagination, but...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police have joined hands to sustain stable peace and security for the Visayas. MAJOR Gen. Marion Sison (right) of the 3rd Infantry Division and Police Major Gen. Robert Rodriquez (left) of the PNP Area Police Command-Visayas meet...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Forty wanted individuals were arrested in manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from February 4 to 10. The Police Regional Office Cordillera-Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Baguio City Police Office nabbed 20 wanted...
PEACE-MAKER (This is part of our column dated June 27, 2021, entitled, “President Noynoy Aquino served with honor and dignity; the need for a strong party system”) After decades as a politician and political party founder, we have spent these past 11 years just observing the...
PEACE-MAKER Our recent trip to Bangkok with wife Gina brought back memories of our numerous visits when we brought together Asia’s political groupings into the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP); and our national legislatures into the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA),...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Ninety-two percent of people in Northern Mindanao feel safe under a recent survey conducted by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) on the safety, respect, and trust index of the Police Regional Office-10. Ninety-four percent of people in the province of Lanao del...
ILOILO CITY – The recent Dinagyang Festival here was generally peaceful, police said. POLICE stand guard during a 2024 Dinagyang Festival performance in Iloilo City. (PNP ICPO) Police Col. Joeresty P. Coronica, chief of the Iloilo City Police (ICPO) and head of the security task force for...
PEACE-MAKER We traveled recently to the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Lijiang with wife Gina, our friend Tetta Agustin, and our assistants on long-standing invitation by our old friend, Chinese entrepreneur Chen Youhou, who owns a hotel in both cities. Xiamen is a port city in southeastern...
THROUGH UNTRUE In 2006, the Supreme Court trashed a petition to change the Philippine Constitution through a “people’s initiative.” The court described the petition as “constitutionally infirm, propelled by deceptively gathered signatures.” In effect, the Supreme Court did not believe...
