FROM THE MARGINS Last week, House Speaker Martin Romuldez vowed to pass by December the administration’s priority bills, including the Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act (PIFITA), the last tranche of the government’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program. The PIFITA is laudable...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Police Regional Office 4-B (Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan area) has reported that 141 New People’s Army rebels in the region have surrendered since January. The latest surrenderers were three communist guerrillas operating...
PAMPANGA -- Four members of Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon (AMGL) withdrew their support to Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. An active Communist Terrorist Group member voluntarily surrendered to authorities on the same day. Joint efforts...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez refuses to give up on his twin pro-environment measures, which have always hit a snag once they are elevated to the Senate. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) “We will not tire of filing and refiling these bills because...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Newly installed Cordillera police chief Police Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar wants more policemen deployed on the streets to patrol crime-prone areas and places of convergence and tap barangay peacekeepers for crime prevention and response. BAZAR Bazar said he intends to reduce...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - P/BGen. Neil Alinsañgan took over the helm of the Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) during turnover ceremonies on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the PRO-9 headquarters in Camp Abendan, Barangay Mercedes here. P/BGen. Neil Alinsañgan takes over the helm of Police Regional Office-9 from...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, newly installed Police Regional Office-12 director, has vowed the sustained implementation of the internal cleansing program to weed out incompetent and scalawag police personnel. POLICE Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg (right) formally assumes...
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City, Laguna – Police Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. assumed his post as Police Regional Office-4 A director at the Bigkis-Lahi Event Center here Monday, August 15. NARTATEZ (FB) The turnover ceremony between Nartatez and outgoing regional director Police...
House leaders have hailed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s pro-farmer and agriculture stance amid his decision to reject the importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar into the country. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. has urged the police to continue communicating with the public in line with the government’s desire to make communities safe, progressive, and orderly. "I always believe that we are all ambassadors of the...
NEW YORK CITY, United States - Samsung revealed its latest eye-popping gadgets through a global launch in New York City on Aug. 10. The Korean electronics giant held its Samsung Unpacked event to unveil the latest array of its consumer gadgets: Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5,...
An alliance of women in the Philippines, on Friday, Aug. 5, condemned the execution of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar. (Gabriela / Facebook) “We stand in full solidarity with the peoples of Myanmar and all the peoples of the world in seeking social justice and true democracy. Fascist...
