CEBU CITY – Police have imposed strict border control to prevent criminal elements from causing trouble here. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has received more personnel who will man border control checkpoints to intercept possible individuals who may wreak havoc in this city, said Police Lt....
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police nabbed 36 wanted persons in manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from December 10 to 16. The Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Benguet Police Provincial Office arrested 11 wanted persons, followed by the Baguio City Police...
PEACE-MAKER We mourn the passing last December 8 of our dear friend, the industrialist Dr. Chen Lipkeong of Malaysia. A medical doctor-turned businessman — with interests in property, energy, and gaming — Dr. Chen was also known for his philanthropic works not only in his beloved country but...
CEBU CITY – No major untoward incidents were recorded at the start of the dawn Masses or “Misa de Gallo” in Region 7 on Saturday, December 16, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of PRO-7 chief Police Brig. Gen. Anthony...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 on Monday, December 11, deployed 296 rookie police officers to secure the holiday season in the Caraga region and this city. Twenty will be deployed to the Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Office, 31 here, 55 to the Surigao del Sur PPO, 60 to the...
CEBU CITY – Security measures are in place for “Simbang Gabi” (dawn Mass) starting on December 16, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. Some 6,000 police personnel will be deployed in various areas in Region 7 for Simbang Gabi. Bulk of them will be deployed in churches as...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has expressed his strong support for the Marcos administration’s plan to reopen formal peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). Escudero, in a radio interview on Saturday, said...
PEACE-MAKER On Dec. 8, 2021, we in the 350-member International Conference of Political Parties (ICAPP) conducted a special conference on climate change, as our modest collective contribution in the battle against climate change. Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary General of the United Nations,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) have strengthened their coordination with the Muslim community to combat terrorism and other forms of crimes and violence here. Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod police director, and Brig. Gen. Orlando...
ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN) Elected public officials are "duty-bound" to support President Marcos' peace initiative with different rebel groups. Thus, said...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s stand against the peace agreement with the communist rebels, including the amnesty and possible release of political prisoners as a sign of goodwill for the negotiations, are shared even by some members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), military chief of...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte's remarks against the Marcos administration's peace initiative with rebels is "alarming" and "detrimental to the pursuit of genuine peace...
