LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police arrested 13 wanted individuals in manhunt operations from February 25 to March 2 in the Cordillera region. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera said the Benguet Police Provincial Office caught five wanted persons, followed by the Kalinga PPO with three,...
PEACE-MAKER Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited our country recently where he conferred with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacañang and made a historic visit to the Senate, where he delivered a speech. Ban Ki-moon now chairs the Seoul-based Global Green Growth...
President Marcos lauded the dedication of the locals of Basilan, saying their dedication transformed the province from one that is tainted by violence and terrorism to an epicenter of peace. ARMS DESTRUCTION — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. takes a look at one of the surrendered...
TACLOBAN CITY – The police and military intensified security operations in the third district of Leyte following the murder of barangay officials in the municipality of San Isidro on February 24. AUTHORITIES stepped up security after three persons were killed in San Isidro, Leyte last week....
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera nabbed 26 wanted individuals from February 18 to 24. Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., PRO-Cordillera police chief, said the Baguio City Police Office caught nine wanted persons, Benguet Police Provincial Office, eight; Kalinga PPO,...
PEACE-MAKER We are saddened by the recent passing of our dear friend and one of the Philippines’ most accomplished diplomats, Lauro Baja Jr., who served our country with great distinction as Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Ambassador to various...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police apprehended 62 wanted individuals during manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from February 11 to 17. MAP of the Philippines with the Cordillera region highlighted. The Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Baguio City Police...
PEACE-MAKER The Manila Bulletin celebrated its 124th anniversary last Feb. 15, where it launched the “Newsmakers of the Year Award,” honoring organizations and individuals who, in the words of the media giant’s president, Emilio C. Yap III, “not only captured the nation’s imagination, but...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police have joined hands to sustain stable peace and security for the Visayas. MAJOR Gen. Marion Sison (right) of the 3rd Infantry Division and Police Major Gen. Robert Rodriquez (left) of the PNP Area Police Command-Visayas meet...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Forty wanted individuals were arrested in manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from February 4 to 10. The Police Regional Office Cordillera-Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Baguio City Police Office nabbed 20 wanted...
PEACE-MAKER (This is part of our column dated June 27, 2021, entitled, “President Noynoy Aquino served with honor and dignity; the need for a strong party system”) After decades as a politician and political party founder, we have spent these past 11 years just observing the...
PEACE-MAKER Our recent trip to Bangkok with wife Gina brought back memories of our numerous visits when we brought together Asia’s political groupings into the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP); and our national legislatures into the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA),...