CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Troops recovered a New People’s Army arms cache following an encounter in Barangay Villa Pag-asa, Bansud, Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday afternoon. TROOPS recover NPA paraphernalia and weapons following an encounter in Sitio Gitgit, Barangay Villa Pag-asa,...
A FILIPINO CHRISTMAS The Manila Hotel's decor takes inspiration from the Salakot, a traditional Filipino headgear used to shield its wearers from sunlight or rain November marks an exciting time as places left and right start having their Christmas tree lighting ceremonies. The Manila Hotel is one...
BREAKTHROUGH Bettina Osmena and Libet Virata of HWAO, with Mayor Francis Zamora, Keri Zamora, Cong. Bel Zamora-Jornada, and Estée Lauder enterprise marketing and data manager Miccah Doctolero The San Juan Medical Center (SJMC)now has its own Biological Safety Cabinet. If previously the...
Brig. Gen. Perfecto Peñaredondo, commander of 8th Infantry Division (8ID) (File photo courtesy of 8ID) Two alleged New People’s Army (NPA) fighters died in an armed encounter with the military in Catubig, Northern Samar on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Elements of the Philippine Army’s (PA) 803 rd Infantry...
HO! HO! HO! Have you been nice all year? Halloween is done, so the most wonderful time of the year is upon us. Do you already feel the Christmas cheer vibrating through the air? That Christmas feeling is now unmistakable at any Rustan’s department store. CHRISTMASTIME IN THE COUNTRY...
Tim Yap It can be liberating to not be good, to not be right, to not be proper, to not be virtuous. But the consequences would be disastrous. So every year, we have Halloween, the nightmare before Christmas when even Santa Claus takes a break from making a list and checking it...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army has identified the communist rebel killed in an encounter with the 12th Infantry Battalion in Libacao town, Aklan province on Oct. 31 as a high-ranking New People’s Army leader. The fatality was Alvin Panoy, alias Ka Jake or Ka Vinmar, 30, from Iloilo province....
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army rebel was killed in an encounter with the Army 12th Infantry Battalion in Sitio Hilwan, Barangay Manica, Libacao town, Aklan province on Oct. 31. Troops were in the area conducting foot patrol in response to information from residents that communist fighters...
SM Prime Holdings (SM Prime) chairman of the executive committee Hans Sy, SM Supermalls president Steven Tan, Justin Uy, SM Prime vice president Marissa Fernan, Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, Bishop Ruben Labajo, Jonas Cortes, Mandaue City Mayor Glenn Bercede, SM Prime president Jeffrey Lim, and SM...
Tessa Prieto, Lulu Tan-Gan, Kaye Tinga, and Ben Chan It’s a red-letter day in the social calendar, for sure, usually the first of the major events we dress up to the nines for in the ball season every year. On its 13th year, the Red Charity Gala, which also champions Filipino designers and...
President Marcos has transferred the supervision of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the Office of the President (OP). (Photo courtesy of NCIP) The transfer was made through Executive Order No. 71 (EO 71) dated Oct....
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental recently turned over financial assistance totaling P1.1 million to 42 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. FORTY-TWO former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels receive financial assistance totaling P1.1 million from the provincial...
