BAGUIO CITY – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR) has deployed 7,368 police personnel across the region to ensure peace and public safety during the holiday season. PRO-CAR Director Police Brig. Gen. Ericson Dilag said on Thursday that the heightened security...
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte has remained generally peaceful in 2025 with the implementation of enhanced police operations and intensified campaigns against illegal drugs, wanted persons, and loose firearms, authorities said Wednesday. Since Jan. 1, a total of 469 crime incidents...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The start of the nine-day “Simbang Gabi” or dawn Masses in the Caraga region on Dec. 16 was generally peaceful. Police Regional Office-13 Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer attributed this to the deployment of...
BERLIN (AP) — The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia 's nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in...
The Police Regional Office-3 has activated its security and public safety measures for the holiday season under “Ligtas Paskuhan 2025.” PRO-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio I. Peñones Jr. has directed all city and provincial directors to sustain police-focused operations and...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 will deploy 2,392 policemen to secure the traditional “Simbang Gabi” or dawn Mass and the Yuletide season in the Caraga region. PRO-13 Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said they are now...
CEBU CITY – Police here are gearing up for the start of Misa de Gallo on Dec. 16. Police Col. George Ylanan, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said a security plan has been laid out to ensure that the conduct of dawn Masses will be peaceful. Ylanan said the CCPO has coordinated with...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) is set to expand its educational support programs for former combatants and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) after the Senate approved its P8.9-billion proposed budget for 2026 on Thursday, Nov. 27. The approved budget...
Government and peace stakeholders advocated for “futures thinking” and scenario-based planning to become standard tools in policymaking across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to sustain the gains from the peace process and prepare for emerging risks. This direction...
The Philippine Conference on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) opened with a strong call to accelerate the localization of the WPS Agenda, strengthen women’s leadership in governance, and ensure that peacebuilding efforts are grounded in transparency, inclusivity, and accountability. In a...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Friday, Oct. 24, made his birthday wish of spreading peace and compassion for others a reality as he spent his birthday with the city 's senior citizens living in Manila 's long-running welfare home for abandoned, neglected, and rescued...
Newly-installed Israel Ambassador to Manila Dana Kursh is urging the Philippines to lift its current travel alert order on Israel, assuring that the country is “safe” despite an ongoing conflict with neighboring Gaza. The envoy said in an interview on the sidelines of the celebration of the...
