Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Anton Lagdameo Jr. on Thursday, Feb. 6, reaffirmed the government's commitment to end local communist armed conflict following the surrender of some 232 former rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA). The official, who was in Davao de Oro for the event,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People’s Army rebels were killed and an arms cache was seized in an encounter with the military in Barangay Santo Niño, Paranas, Samar, on Wednesday, Feb. 5. TROOPS killed two communist rebels and seized an arms cache in an encounter in Paranas, Samar on Feb. 5. ...
ILOILO CITY – Brig. Gen. Michael Samson, the new chief of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said Western and Central Visayas are inching closer to becoming free from the New People’s Army (NPA). SAMSON (Tara Yap) “But before we could finally declare Western Visayas and Central...
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TACLOBAN CITY – Matuguinao, Samar Mayor Aran Boller condemned the death of a soldier in an encounter with the New People’s Army in the hinterlands of Barangay San Roque, Matuguinao recently. Killed-in-action was Corporal Bobby Barocaboc. He was deployed as part of the Alpha Company of the 19th...
The rise of the terno, or rather, its restoration to our collective consciousness, has been nothing short of a cultural awakening. At the heart of this movement is the Ternocon, the annual convention and competition that Ben Chan initiated with the Cultural Center of the...
CAMP ADDURU, Cagayan – A New People’s Army leader surrendered to authorities in Barangay Dagupan, Lal-lo, Cagayan on Sunday. Police Brig. Gen. Antonio P. Marallag Jr., Police Regional Office-2 director, said the surrenderer, alias Ranny, Arman, Bago, Peping, and Kulot, was the vice commander of...
BLACK AND BLUE Self-taught Ponce Veridiano began his career putting his degree as an electrical engineer to good use. But it’s his work as a landscape artist where his genius and talent truly blossomed, and cemented his name among those who know the world of landscaping. And to add a...
Mia Borromeo with Mariana Zobel de Ayala A visit to House O is like indulging into a scavenger hunt of taste and class. The Dasmariñas residence is a treasure trove of items you didn’t know you needed or wanted until you set your eyes on them. From fashion and accessories to objets...
BUTUAN CITY – Two New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with the 29 th Infantry Battalion in Sitio Dinakpan, Barangay Los Angeles, this city, on Tuesday, Jan. 28. TROOPS recovered New People’s Army war materials in an encounter in Barangay Los Angeles, Butuan City, on Tuesday,...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command has awarded the AFP Campaign Streamer to two infantry brigades, three battalions, and former operational control units of the 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division for successfully dismantling New People's Army units in Eastern Visayas. The...
iPeople, Inc. Chairman and CEO Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea addresses a full-house crowd who attended his book launch on January 21, 2025, as part of Mapúa University’s centennial celebration As part of Mapúa University’s centennial celebration, Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea, former president of Mapúa...
