TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry Division said two of the six New People’s Army rebels killed in an encounter in Barangay Paco, Las Navas, Northern Samar on Monday were top leaders of the Subregional Committee Emporium of the Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee of the Communist Party of...
As it does every year in Manila, the Tatler Ball ended 2024’s ball season with a bang. More than Halloween, this belle of balls, held every year in November by Tatler Philippines, headed by Irene Martel Francisco, managing director, and Anton San Diego, editor in chief, signals the...
BRIDGES OF MEMORY This anthology is a collection of the works of participants in a creative writing course at Sunshine Place Held at Sunshine Place on Jupiter Street in Makati City, a haven for senior citizens, was the book launch of their Bridges of Memory . I use the possessive pronoun...
TACLOBAN CITY – Six New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with the 19th Infantry “Commando” Battalion in Barangay Paco, Las Navas, Northern Samar on Monday, Dec. 2. The casualties were members of the Subregional Committee Emporium, Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee...
JAM ALONG One of Michelline’s favorite pastimes is to sing while playing the guitar Michelline Syjuco, Goth princess, artist, sculptor, jeweler, surrealist, avantgardist, is my Halloween dream come true. The year is about to end, and I had only seen her once this year, maybe twice last...
The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Philippines (CCIFP) unveiled its newly rebranded annual event, Le French Gala 2024, on November 21, 2024, at Shangri-La The Fort, Manila. This elegant gathering brought together the French-Filipino community to celebrate cultural ties,...
FAMY, Laguna – A New People's Army amazon was killed in an encounter with soldiers here on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 28. The fatality was identified as Agnes Lingay, alias Jimy, Judy, and Esek. Soldiers were conducting security operations when they engaged communist rebels allegedly...
LAND OF ROMANCE Cypress trees grace the background of the couple's wedding at The Vineyard Commitment is a strange virtue. It’s a decision to turn your back on infinite possibilities so you can dedicate yourself to only one person, one out of legions of people at any given time, some of whom, if...
BACOLOD CITY – The first deradicalization program for New People's Army rebel returnees in Negros Oriental was launched by the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program committee on Friday, Nov. 22.. Twenty-five former communist fighters participated in the program: 17 under the Army 11th...
BACOLOD CITY – Soldiers discovered a New People’s Army camp following an encounter in Barangay Damutan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Sunday morning, Nov. 24. Brig. Gen. Joey Escanillas, commander of the Army 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde), said troops engaged the fleeing remnants of the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 29-year-old laborer tagged as a New People’s Army militia member was arrested in a raid in Sitio Maglantay, Barangay Caradio-an, Himamaylan City on Saturday, Nov. 23. Police Lt. Col. Anthony Grande, Himamaylan police chief, said the suspect was apprehended during...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight New People’s Army rebels have been killed in encounters with the military in Barangay Gatuslao, Candoni, Negros Occidental last week. A PRIEST blesses the remains of six New People’s Army rebels killed in an encounter with the military in Barangay...
