Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., whose stint as the acting Commanding General of the Philippine Army (PA) was cut short in May due to retirement issues, has been designated as the new commander of a newly-formed joint task force (JTF) that aims to "widen the military's efforts in dismantling threat...
A Moro IT software engineer’s view By Zainal Limpao I am a Moro, a member of the Maranao tribe, one of the 13 identified ethnolinguistic groups of Muslim Filipinos from Mindanao. I come from an academic family, my parents having been former university...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said it has observed a sharp spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Mindanao. The increase in COVID-19 cases in the country has become “more evident in the past week,” particularly in Mindanao, said DOH Epidemiology Bureau OIC Director Dr. Alethea...
The damage wrought by massive flooding in Mindanao due to the onslaught of tropical storm "Dante" is now at P14.6 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday, June 2, citing initial result of the assessment. (File photo/Keith Bacongco/Manila Bulletin) According to the latest bulletin...
Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday, June 2, expressed confidence that the Philippines can forge a peace agreement with communist rebels in Mindanao as long as it is forged within the framework of the Constitution. “A peace agreement with the communist rebels should...
With government still unable to fulfill its pledge for the swift rehabilitation of war-ravaged Marawi City, displaced residents who were forced to live in temporary shelters have become desperate to return to their communities. Speaking through their leaders, the Marawi siege victims lamented that...
At least three people died while multi-million pesos worth of damage in agriculture and infrastructure is expected as massive flooding swept several parts of Mindanao due to incessant rains in the past days. The Office of Civil Defense confirmed the death of two people in Davao region—a...
Parts of Visayas and Mindanao may experience scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Thursday, May 27, due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the state weather bureau said. (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) once again flagged the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Visayas and Mindanao. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that they were closely monitoring the situation in those areas. "Nagpapakita ang Visayas ng pagtaas kung saan Region 6...
An energy official from the European Union (EU) has underscored the need for inclusivity in pursuing Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) in the Philippines, particularly outside of Luzon. (Photo from DOE Facebook page) “In this time of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic, it is...
Some P30 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from China have been uncovered by Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents from boxes of footwear, the agency bared on Tuesday, May 25. UNCOVERED-- A shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P30 million from China was intercepted at the Mindanao Container Terminal...
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between seven Philippine universities dubbed as the “Magic 7” and one of Canada’s most prestigious educational institutions, the University of Saskatchewan (USask). University of...
