ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 Director Police Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco has stepped down from his post after serving Western Visayas for only nine months. FRANCISCO (PRO-6 FB) Francisco was transferred on Monday, May 8, to Camp Crame in Quezon City to lead the Directorate for...
Roman Catholics will observe on Monday, Feb. 20, the memorial of two of the three shepherd children of Fatima—Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto, to whom the Blessed Mother appeared at the Cova de Ira in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. Saints Jacinta and Francisco (Facebook) The Holy Father Pope...
The House Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, Feb. 7, began its initial deliberation on the proposed Blue Economy Act that seeks to establish a framework to sustainably develop, manage, and protect the Philippines’ marine and water resources. A file photo of Scarborough Shoal taken during...
SAN FRANCISCO, Quezon – Classes in elementary and high school in 11 barangays here are suspended until Friday, Feb. 3, due to the ongoing military pursuit operation against New People’s Army rebels. Mayor Romulo Edano issued an order cancelling classes in Barangays Butanguiad, Casay, Don Juan...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office 6 arrested 525 persons in a week-long anti-crime campaign in Western Visayas. “Our accomplishments are testament of all our efforts to combat the menace of illegal drugs and other forms of criminality that disrupt the peace and order situation in Western...
Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while another was wounded in an encounter on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 29, in Barangay Huyon-huyon, San Francisco, Quezon. Authorities identified the three fatalities as Joseph delos Santos, alias “Ken,” Danica Lagrama, alias “Allen,” and an...
Steaks, hotdogs, and crabs in San Francisco with the family CRAB MENTALITY The Dungeness crab the author prepared with his sister When you’re with your loved ones, your location or destination becomes secondary. But if you can be in a place that everyone loves, the experience becomes a gift from...
The faculty of the University of the Philippine Diliman Artificial Intelligence (UPD AI) Program released a statement condemning academic outputs made from AI tools and advised that it is for the enhancement of learning and productivity only. Courtesy of UP Diliman Artificial Intelligence Program...
A dream vacation is always with the people you love FAMILY THAT STAYS TOGETHER… The author with his growing family SAN FRANCISO, CALIFORIA—My dream vacation with my kids continues. Simple but great food, beautiful scenery, grocery, Costco, etc. Put me anywhere and, as long as I’m with the...
This Christmas popup at Powerplant Mall at Rockwell is a treasure trove of fresh, distinctly Filipino ideas you can wear, carry, spruce up your home or gift people you love with Filipino is now officially a brand. It always has been, except we didn’t think really take it seriously or we took it...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Sophia Francisco Holding OPC and BeastnessAllDay Corporation to stop soliciting investments from the public, as part of its crackdown against illegal investment schemes. The investment schemes of BeastnessAllDay and Sophia Francisco Group...
Roman Catholics will commemorate on Saturday, Dec. 3, the memory of Saint Francis Xavier (San Francisco Javier), the patron saint of foreign missions and co-founder with Saint Ignatius de Loyola of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). St. Francis Xavier (Catholic Online) Novaliches Bishop Roberto...
