After the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec’s) en banc session on Wednesday, April 6, the poll body announced the creation of Task Force Kontra Fake News. Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said the task force was created to “make a point” and eliminate any attempt by anyone to destroy the...
A year into the national vaccination program against Covid-19, the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 is still appealing to millions of unvaccinated Filipinos to seize the opportunity and get jabbed despite the improved pandemic situation in the country. A young girl gets her Covid-19...
Military personnel and suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) figured in two separate armed encounters in Sumisip, Basilan on Saturday, April 2, which left casualties on both sides. Military personnel figure in an armed encounter with suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia wants a task force against fake news. Comelec/MB He said he will propose to the Comelec en Banc this week the creation of such task force. "I will personally convince the Commission en Banc next week to create a task force against fake...
In a male-dominated organization like the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), female soldiers are rarely given the spotlight for their achievements. But this does not mean that it’s because there are only a few of them worth mentioning. Take a look for example at First Lt. Jul Laiza Mae...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Two South Korean air force planes collided in mid-air and crashed Friday, killing three pilots and leaving one more missing, Seoul's military said. The KT-1 trainer jets crashed near Sacheon town, about 300 kilometres south of the capital Seoul, according to military...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Ferolino will head the task force on vote buying. Comelec/MB Commissioner George Garcia revealed this information Wednesday, March 30, after attending their en Banc meeting. "Commissioner Ferolino will call for a meeting with the task force,...
Even with the heavy criticism it received during its implementation, the controversial "no vax, no ride" was a good move for National Task Force against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa to encourage people to get vaccinated. A police officer checks the vaccination cards of...
The country’s Covid-19 vaccine administration has slowed down following the onset of the election season, National Task Force against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Tuesday, March 29. (AFP / Manila Bulletin File Photo) “Bumagal ang ating vaccine administration...
A brand new C-295 medium lift aircraft was delivered to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Monday afternoon, March 28, providing additional mobility to the troops. The Philippine Air Force welcomes the delivery of a C-295 medium lift aircraft in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on March 28, 2022. (Courtesy...
As the May 2022 polls near, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged candidates to monitor each other and report their opponents’ possible violations of campaign rules such as vote-buying. “Sa mga magkakalaban, maganda po ay mag-monitoran kayo, maganda po ay kayo mismo ang titingin,...
Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga suffered another heartbreaking decision loss at the hands of South Korean rival Ham Seo Hee in their women's atomweight bout in ONE: X, ONE Championship's 10th-year anniversary event, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium Saturday, March 26. Ham Seo Hee punishes Denice...
