ZAMBOANGA CITY – The 25th year of the Mindanao Week of Peace kicked off at the Paseo del Mar here on Thursday, Nov. 24, attended by hundreds of stakeholders from the religious, civic, education, and government sectors. STAKEHOLDERS from the academe, civic, religious, security, and other sectors...
Six New People’s Army rebels were killed in a series of encounters in Barangay Chua, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24, the military said. TROOPS recovered guns and other items left behind following an encounter with the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24....
Residents of Palawan and Mindanao were told to be vigilant against flash floods and landslides that moderate to heavy rainfall may bring. Intertropical convergence zone, an area where winds from the northern and southern hemispheres converge, is bringing cloudy skies with rain showers and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla, extended assistance over the weekend to residents in Mindanao who were affected by floods brought by severe storm "Paeng." DSWD staff and representatives from Padilla's Senate office...
#MINDANAO John Tria The good news of a robust 7.6 percent growth in the third quarter was dampened a bit by a headline story about higher inflation at 7.7 percent for October, pushing year-to-date inflation at 5.4 percent. As expected, higher food and fuel prices, which are key components of Pinoy...
TIMO Heat Round Students of Philippine Science High School-Southern Mindanao Campus (PSHS-SMC) in Tugbok, Davao pocketed 41 awards during the recently concluded Thailand International Math Olympiad (TIMO) 2022 Heat Round. In a statement, PSHS-SMC said its students garnered five gold, seven silver,...
A total of 15,249 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered by the Philippine Red Cross in Marawi City since 2021. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The vaccination effort was spearheaded by PRC Mobile Bakuna Team who has fully vaccinated 7,657 individuals from the city. PRC Chairman and...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, Nov. 16, said that 325,066 Covid-19 vaccines were already administered in the Mindanao region through its 'bakuna' buses and centers. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross PRC added that 76, 876 individuals were fully vaccinated while 51,238 persons received...
#MINDANAO John Tria If you, like me, spent much time online during the height of the pandemic, you likely came across Filipino chef video bloggers, or “vloggers” who have shared their recipes and commentary on cooking techniques and food culture through popular free online platforms. I thus...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has vowed to work closely with the Philippines on efforts to maintain peace, particularly in the island region of Mindanao. At the sidelines of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits here, Bolkiah said that...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over lotto and small town lottery (STL) shares worth P18,050,052.33 to Mindanao local government units (LGUs) in a ceremony in Davao del Norte. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (Facebook) In a Facebook post on Friday, Nov. 11,...
Newly appointed DOH Undersecretary Camilo Pancratius Cascolan (Facebook / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) New Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Camilo Cascolan said that he was tasked to supervise the operations of the state health agency in the Visayas. In a television interview, Cascolan...
