Some 12 million SIMs have been registered with local public telecommunication entities (PTEs) as of Tuesday January 3, 2023, a week after registration started. Smart Communications Inc. recorded 5,700,599 SIMs registered; Globe Telecom Inc., 5,030,649 SIMs, while DITO Telecommunity Corp. had 1.2...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan has lined up activities in commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Lingayen Gulf landings and 16th Pangasinan Veteran’s Day on Monday, Jan. 9. Activities include a thanksgiving Mass, wreath-laying ceremony, and a commemorative...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Sixty-two firecracker victims during New Year’s Day celebration were reported in the whole Central Luzon. The police however arrested two persons for violation of R.A. 7183 (An Act Regulating the Sale, Manufacture, Distribution and Use of...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – A member of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force arrested a 41-year-old man for indiscriminate firing in Barangay San Luis, Cauayan City, Isabela on New Year’s Day. Police said an intoxicated Danilo Grandeza fired his caliber .45...
THE Bureau of Fire Protection extracts victims of a truck which plunged into a ravine and crashed into a house in Tacloban City on New Year’s Day. (BFP-SRF Region VIII FB) TACLOBAN CITY – Two persons were killed while seven others were injured after a truck fell into a ravine and rammed a house...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A policeman assigned to the Philippine National Police unit in charge of going after rogue policemen is facing charges for allegedly shooting two persons on New Year’s Day here. A report from Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office said a drunk Patrolman Quibuyen,...
Amid the holiday festivities, Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate has dropped to less than 10 percent, independent OCTA Research group disclosed on Monday, Jan. 2. (Unsplash) In a tweet on Monday morning, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David showed that Metro Manila’s positivity rate has...
The Roman Catholic Church marks the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God and World Day of Peace on the first day of every year. Mary Mother of God (Manila Bulletin file photo) The Holy Father Pope Francis traditionally celebrates a Holy Mass commemorating the two significant religious events at 10 a.m....
Vice President Sara Duterte is hoping that Jose Rizal’s memories will always be remembered by Filipinos. In a short statement on Friday, Duterte called on Filipinos to always treasure, remember and live by the national hero’s legacy and memory. “And we hope that our young generation right now...
Two days before the New Year’s Day, more than 109,000 passengers trooped to various ports nationwide to go home and spend the last remaining days of the holiday season with their families. (Photo: PCG) Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a total of 56,425 outbound...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte has called on the youth to emulate how national hero Dr. Jose Rizal lived his life in the service of the Filipino. VICE President Sara Z. Duterte leads the commemoration of Rizal Day in Davao City. (Davao City government FB) Duterte exhorted the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez hopes that the Philippines would have "more Rizals as citizens". House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Jose Rizal (Speaker’s office, Wikipedia) Romualdez has this to say Friday, Dec. 30, on the occasion of Rizal Day, or the 126th death anniversary of revered...
