BACOLOD CITY - A security guard assigned in a seaport here was gunned down by unidentified persons on board a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Barangay Taculing here on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The victim was identified as Joserey Jaranilla, 51, of Barangay Taculing. Capt. Dax Santillan, head of Police...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday, January 11 said the Upper House is determined to pass a bill limiting the coverage of the three-year fixed term in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the first quarter of 2023. Interviewed at the ‘’Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum,’’...
PALENCIA COTABATO CITY (PNA) – The mayor of Polomolok town, South Cotabato province has offered a P500,000 bounty for anyone who can provide information that will lead to the arrest of gunmen behind the separate killings of four of the town’s civil security unit (CSU) personnel. Mayor Bernie...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, January 11 said government should be the one in control of public utilities that are considered vital to national security. Ejercito made the remark as he opposed proposals that seek to privatize the country’s airport operations following the...
MAGALONG BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has directed the Baguio City Police Office to provide assistance to the Loakan Airport Security Committee during temporary closure of the national highway at the end of Runway 27 to ensure safety during flight arrival and departure. He assured that...
The new head of the Social Security System (SSS) vowed to continue with the reforms and innovations started by the previous administration to provide better services to members and pensioners. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer, said Wednesday, Jan....
After a weekend during which a new Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff was appointed, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has asked retired General Carlito Galvez Jr. to serve as secretary of national defense. These twin moves serve to restore a sense of equanimity in the security sector....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), through Secretary Benhur Abalos, has supported the Kapatid Angat Lahat for Agriculture Program (KALAP), a private sector-led initiative which aims to help the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agricultural...
In a bid to help farmers and ensure food security in the country, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has secured business agreements with China to ensure fertilizer supply, Malacañang said. Malacañang photo Communications officer-in-charge Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil said this...
MALUNGON, Sarangani – Authorities have stepped up security operations in hinterland barangays after a militiaman was killed while two others were wounded in an attack by bandits in the tri-boundary of Sarangani, South Cotabato, and Davao del Sur in Barangay Datal Batong here on New Year’s Eve....
A MASS is held before the send-off ceremony for the Fiesta Senor festival security force in Cebu CIty. (PRO 7 FB screenshot) CEBU CITY – Security preparations for the month-long celebration of the 458th Fiesta Señor festival went full blast after over 2,000 uniformed and non-uniformed personnel...
The recent technical glitch and power interruption encountered by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) that led to the shutdown of the country’s airspace may be considered a threat to national security. National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos (File photo courtesy of Senate...
