CAMP OLA, Albay – Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Board Member Sandra Cam surrendered to the Masbate City police after a court issued a warrant of arrest against her on Monday, June 26. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 spokesperson, said Cam, 63, a...
CAMP OLA, Albay – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized suspected shabu worth P6.8 million from a high-value target in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Vicente, Cawayan, Masbate on Monday morning, June 19. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5...
More than 1,000 learners and 100 teaching and non-teaching personnel have benefitted from the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) following the “lawless violence” instigated near public schools in Masbate. DepEd on Tuesday, May 2, said this...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, April 17, went to Masbate to check on students in seven public schools, where onsite classes were disrupted by clashes between security forces and communist rebels. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks before elementary students during a...
April marks the start of summer! And what’s a better way to greet the heat than being at a festival? Get good food, watch grand parades, and join the festivities! Here are the agri-related festivals for the month of April. Malangsi Fishtival | Bayambang , Pangasinan April 1 - 8 In the local...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 30, rejected the suggestion of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list Rep. France Castro to resume peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte did not mince words when she hit back at the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list for its suggestion to hire 30,000 public school teachers and construct new classrooms to address the education crisis in the country. In a statement,...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, March 27, claimed that the recent call of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) for the Department of Education (DepEd) to hire 30,000 additional teachers per year to resolve the problematic teacher-student ratio was just a tactic to...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte likened the New People’s Army (NPA) to pests after rebel attacks led to the suspension of face-to-face classes in Masbate. Her comments came during her speech for the Philippine Military Academy’s (PMA) "Bagong Anyo ng Buhay (Banyuhay)" Class...
Malacañang assured the public that the Marcos administration has been implementing measures to prevent communist insurgents from committing further terroristic activities in Masbate following a series of clashes between them and security forces this week. Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday, March 23, underscored the importance of being vigilant against communist terrorist groups as he expressed concern over the spate of violence in Masbate. The Chief Executive sounded off his concerns on Twitter a day after another firefight...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be inaugurating three major terminals across the country in March this year, including the one in Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro which will be the Philippines' biggest Passenger Terminal Building (PTB). Aside from the PTB in Calapan City, PPA General...
