GUEST COLUMNIST By Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr The Marcos Jr. administration is implementing a comprehensive approach to address the decades-long communist insurgency in the Philippines. It is focused not only on decisively ending the rebellion but also in “transforming” the...
PEACE-MAKER Last June 20, our hometown Dagupan City marked its 77th founding anniversary, a milestone that invites both celebration and reflection. Dagupan has faced, and overcome, tremendous challenges, emerging each time with a renewed sense of resilience and community spirit. We were 10...
DAVAO CITY – This city was declared as the second safest city in Southeast Asia in the Numbeo Southeast Asia: Safety Index for 2023 with a 72.4 safety index score. Chiang Mai City in Thailand was No. 1 with 72.5 and Singapore is third with 70.8. Penang City, Malaysia; Hanoi, Vietnam; Makati City,...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police caught 27 wanted individuals in the Cordillera region from June 14 to 20. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region said the Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) arrested nine, the Baguio City Police Office, six; Mountain Province PPO,...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police caught 62 wanted persons in manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from June 8 to 15. The Police Regional Office Cordillera-Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Benguet Police Provincial Office arrested 21, the Baguio City...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. During the Vin D’Honneur reception held in Malacañang on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day, the Bangsamoro peace process took center stage. In his speech, the Most Reverend Archbishop Charles John...
PEACE-MAKER As the whole world pays tribute to all fathers, we wish to reprint our Father’s Day columns dated June 11, 2023 and May 19, 2022 as our modest homage to our beloved father, the late Jose Ravago de Venecia Sr.: After World War II, our father served as Judge at Large for the entire...
President Marcos has designated Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Carlito Galvez Jr. as the country's representative at the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland. Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Carlito Galvez (Noel B. Pabalate) Malacañang announced...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. The Bangsamoro peace process has indeed come full circle. What began as a determined effort of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) to decisively address the Moro people’s struggle for self-determination and self-governance has evolved...
PEACE-MAKER The Thai parliament hosted last week in Bangkok the second meeting of the ICAPP Business Council, an affiliate group under the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP). The ICAPP Business Council was established to promote and facilitate potential business...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has sent at least 100 policemen to Canlaon City in Negros Oriental to help maintain peace and order following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday night, June 3. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of PRO-7 chief...
President Marcos has appointed Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan as chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council in Central Visayas. Chan took his oath of office before the President on Wednesday, June 5. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. administers the oath taking of Lapu-Lapu City...
