LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Three New People's Army rebels, including a commander, were killed in two encounters in Camarines Sur and Masbate on Monday, July 8. COMMUNIST paraphernalia were recovered in an encounter in Tinambac, Camarines Sur on Monday, July 8. (9th ID) Major Frank Roldan, chief of the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Local government units (LGUs) in the province of Masbate backed the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) program that aims to streamline all government transactions and the digitalization push of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration....
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel escorts passengers of capsized MBCA Oceanus Uno to safety on May 24, 2024. The boat overturned when it encountered bad weather and hit by strong waves off Claveria, Masbate but all 48 passengers and crew were rescued. (Photo by PCG) Forty-eight individuals...
THE Taranganan Caravan of the Ako Bicol party-list provided free healthcare services for residents of San Jacinto, Ticao, Island, Masbate on Friday, May 17. (Nino N. Luces) The Philippine Coast Guard-Bicol and Philippine Navy conducted dental services and doctors from Tanchuling...
Ten remaining graft charges against Masbate Gov. Antonio T. Kho and other provincial officials have been withdrawn by the complainant in an affidavit of desistance after the first five charges had been dismissed outright by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB). In his affidavit, Ruben D. Fuentes, a...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the province of Masbate over the P131 million "unliquidated cash advances" (CAs) granted to various officials and employees in 2023. In its 2023 annual audit report (AAR), COA said the cash advances were composed of three categories -- advances for payroll...
Philippine Army (PA) soldiers shoot dead two suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in an encounter in Cawayan, Masbate on Feb. 5, 2024. (Courtesy of 9th Infantry Division) Two suspected New People's Army rebels died in an encounter with Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Cawayan, Masbate on...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police nabbed two suspects in the murder of a candidate for councilor in Barangay Maingaran, Masbate City, Masbate on Monday, October 23. The incumbent chairman of Barangay Maingaran, Joseph Martinez, 59, was wounded in the incident. READ:...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A candidate for barangay councilor or kagawad was killed and a barangay captain was wounded in a shooting incident in Barangay Maingaran, Masbate City, Masbate on Sunday afternoon, October 22. MAP of Masbate with Masbate City highlighted. A candidate for barangay...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Army rescued a wounded leader of the New People's Army (NPA) two days after an encounter in Sitio Madarag, Barangay Jagnaan, San Jacinto, Masbate in which another NPA leader tagged in the killing of a FEU football player was killed. Major Frank Roldan, spokesperson...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A New Peoples' Army (NPA) leader tagged in the murder of a Far Eastern University football player in 2021 was killed in a 30-minute encounter in the mountainous area of Barangay Jagnaan, San Jacinto, Masbate on Saturday afternoon, August 19. Major Frank Roldan,...
The National Security Council (NSC) on Monday, August 14, strongly condemned the latest bomb and gun attack allegedly committed by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Uson, Masbate which left three persons seriously wounded, including a local government official. National Security Adviser Eduardo...
