BACOLOD CITY – A 51-year-old farmer was gunned down by the New People’s Army in Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 7. A 51-year-old farmer was shot dead by communist rebels in Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 7. (Photo...
FULL HOUSE Guests enjoying the launch party of Project Vino Reserve A wine forecast made in 2022, when Filipinos drank as much as 25.4 million liters of wine, projected an increase of up to 33 million liters in wine consumption in the Philippines by 2027. Daniel Obradó, Katie Stuntz,...
CELEBRATORY TOAST From left: SM Hotels and Conventions Corp.’s senior VP for operations convention centers Walid Wafik, SM Hotels and Conventions Corp.’s senior vice president for operations hotels Cathy Nepomuceno, Chief City Tourism Officer of Bacolod City Teresa Manalili, City Councilor of...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested a New People’s Army rebel wanted for murder and attempted murder in the Caraga region in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on Thursday, Jan. 2. Police Regional Office 13-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer identified the suspect...
A TRUE VISIONARY DexCom vice president for international business operations Jessica Leigh Shields Australian by blood, Filipino by choice, Jessica Leigh Shields has called Manila her home since a financial institution sent her to the Philippines at 23 on a 12-month-long assignment 14 years ago....
BUTUAN CITY – Fourteen New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the military in Maramag, Bukidnon on New Year’s Day and vowed to help the government ‘s peace and development programs. FOURTEEN New People's Army rebels surrendered in Bukidnon on Jan. 1. “They wanted to embrace their...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army rebel was killed in an encounter with the 12th Infantry Battalion in Sitio Naatip, Barangay Lahug, Tapaz town, Capiz province on Saturday, Dec. 28. SOLDIERS carry the remains of an unidentified New People’s Army (NPA) rebel killed in an encounter in Tapaz...
Personally, I dream of a country, where dreams are possible. It’s not such an impossible dream, except that dreams-come-true among us Filipinos remain exceptional, not quite common. What I’d like to see in 2025 is more opportunities for Filipinos to seek a life that makes the most of...
PlayTime, the fastest-growing online entertainment games platform in the Philippines, announced its milestones at the recently held its first Media Thanksgiving event at The Hub Greenfield District in Mandaluyong City. With iconic host and comedian, Vic “Bossing” Sotto heralded as...
Two members of the Teduray Lambangian Indigenous Peoples tribe were killed in an ambush in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday afternoon. The fatalities were identified as Cita Angan, 39, and Ricky Tapioc, 30, residents of Barangay Mantao, Ampatuan. Angan was the wife of tribal...
GONZAGA, Cagayan – The military recovered New People’s Army Improvised Explosive Devices in Sitio Tagkar, Barangay Isca, this town, on Wednesday, Dec. 18. AUTHORITIES discovered IEDs in Cagayan. The 95th Infantry Battalion led by Lt. Col. Vladimir Gracilla received information from...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 802nd Infantry Brigade has granted the wish of a mother to reunite with her daughter who is an official of the New People's Army through its Wish Upon a Star program. Rosa Basada and her daughter Realyn Basada from San Rafael, Hinabangan, Samar were reunited through the...
