TACLOBAN CITY – A soldier has been awarded a bronze cross medal for sacrificing his life to save two children from drowning in Barangay Locsoon, Borongan City, Eastern Samar. TECHNICAL Sgt. Samuel Garbo is laid to rest in Giporlos, Eastern Samar on Friday, April 19. (Photo via Marie Marticio)...
Staying true to its mission, the HERO Foundation Inc. will hold its seventh golf tournament on Friday, March 8, at the Camp Aguinaldo Golf Course. Organized by the Help Educate and Rear Orphans Foundation and the Manila Bulletin as one of the media partners, the proceeds of the tournament will help...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, February 21, praised the crucial efforts of responders who participated in the search, rescue, and retrieval operations in landslide-hit Maco, Davao de Oro. VICE President Sara Duterte awards the Coast Guard Bronze Cross Medal to Coast Guard...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 awarded the Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting (PNP Wounded Personnel Medal) to a police officer from the Surigao City Police Office who was wounded in an encounter with a gang who robbed a cement company in Surigao City early this month. POLICE Regional...
photo: PNP Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), lauded a...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – A 32-year-old police officer on vacation drowned while trying to save two children from drowning in a river in Pamplona, Cagayan on Friday, May 26. ARINABO Police identified the victim as Police Corporal Mark Edhyson L. Arinabo, 32, assigned to...
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo was recognized as Heroes’ Notable Female Government Leader of the Year. DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo named as Heroes' Notable Female Government Leader of the Year (Photo courtesy of DICT) For the DICT...
A Korean actor who appeared in dramas such as “Weak Hero Class 1,” “Happiness” and “Jirisan” passed away. Korean media reported that actor Na-cheol died on the morning of Jan. 21 while getting treatment for a sudden health deterioration. He was 36. Korean actor Na-cheol passed away on...
Rizal grew up to be skilled in both arts and sciences, and is better known as the author of his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Rizal also contributed to La Solidaridad, a newspaper that pushed for reforms. His famous essays in the newspaper were the Sa Mga Kadalagahan Sa Malolos,...
Thanks to her efforts during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has been named as the "Government Hero of the Year" by the prestigious Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) “It is truly...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was among the many "heroes" during the super typhoon "Yolanda" tragedy exactly nine years ago. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) welcomes President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. upon the latter's arrival in Tacloban City, Leyte on Nov. 8, 2022...
To commemorate the death anniversary of former Benigno ‘Ninoy’ S. Aquino, Jr., “August twenty-one of every year is hereby declared as the Ninoy Aquino day which shall be a national nonworking holiday.” This is according to Republic Act No. 9256 that was signed into law by President Gloria...
