PEACE-MAKER Before the demise of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, another Middle East strongman with whom we also had interesting encounters fell from power in December 2003: Saddam Hussein. As with Gaddafi, we first met him in the 1970s when we were a pioneering businessman in the...
In a bid to foster lasting peace, President Marcos has issued an executive order and several proclamations that grant amnesty to rebels and insurgents. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) By the authority of the President, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed...
PEACE-MAKER Timor Leste President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Manila two days ago for a state visit. He met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacañang, where they discussed educational, technical, economic, and political cooperation between our two...
PEACE-MAKER As of this writing, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was scheduled to speak at the joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate at the Batasan Pambansa. This paper’s editorial yesterday, Nov. 4, pointed out that the Japanese Premier’s address is...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) said All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in Western Visayas were generally peaceful. PEOPLE visit the graves of departed relatives at the Iloilo City Public Cemetery on All Souls’ Day. (Tara Yap) “This is a big accomplishment. We did...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga/BAGUIO CITY – All Saints' Day and All Souls' Days in Central Luzon and the Cordillera region were generally peaceful, police said Thursday. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. said no major incidents were reported in the Central...
CEBU CITY – The observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days in Central Visayas was generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. FAMILIES offer candles for their departed loved ones at the Calamba Public Cemetery in Cebu City on All Saints’ Day. (Juan Carlo...
BUTUAN CITY – The Army 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division (ID) said the All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days and the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) and Region 13 (Caraga) were generally peaceful. SOLDIERS from the 4th Infantry Division conduct a mobile...
BUTUAN CITY – All Saints’ Day was generally peaceful in the Caraga region, the Police Regional Office-13 said on All Souls’ Day. “Everything was normal and no untoward incidents reported by our field units as of this time,” PRO-13 Regional Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – All Saints’ Day in the Ilocos region is generally peaceful and no untoward incidents have been recorded so far, the Police Regional Office-1 said on Wednesday night. Despite this, PRO-1 remains on full alert status, said Police Brig. Gen. John C. Chua. Chua said...
CEBU CITY — No untoward incidents were reported during the observance of All Saints’ Day in Central Visayas, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. POLICE secure the Calamba Cemetery in Cebu City on All Saints’ Day. (MyTV Cebu) It was observed that fewer people visited...
DAVAO CITY – The barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the Davao region on Monday, October 30, was “generally peaceful,” police said. Police Major Catherine dela Rey, Police Regional Office-Davao spokesperson, said that no election-related violence was...
