PEACE-MAKER After many years in Philippine politics and in political party and parliamentary diplomacy in the international community, we have spent the last three years just observing political events and developments. We are heartened that our son, Congressman Christopher, has continued our and...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso A. Magno commended local government units (LGUs) on September 11, Monday, for successfully fostering peace in the Davao region. Magno attended the inauguration of Peace Village, an exhibition showcasing the peace and development...
DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (File photo) Officers and members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (BIAF-MILF) who will engage in activities that disrupt peace and order will be terminated from the group. The Department of National Defense (DND)...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center convened for the first time on Tuesday, September 5, to discuss security for the barangay elections in the Caraga region next month. Each member laid out security measures and based on these, the JPSCC...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sought the cooperation of neighboring countries in maintaining a rules-based order in the South China Sea amid what he called “shifting security issues” that threaten peace in the hotly contested region. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from...
PEACE-MAKER In a period marked by climate change and environmental challenges, planting of trillions of trees worldwide is a visionary solution to combat the climate crisis. The planting of trillions of trees is a practical and essential strategy to mitigate climate change and secure a...
BACOLOD CITY – Commanders of the 10 police stations here have increased police visibility in their jurisdictions as the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) started on Monday, August 28. Police Lt. Col. Ronnie Brillo,...
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Security forces for this year’s barangay elections in Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area were deployed on Monday, August 28. A send-off ceremony was held in this camp led by Police Regional Office 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen....
PEACE-MAKER Vietnam is where we spent our initial foray in international relations, as a 30-year-old presidential assistant, concurrently assigned as minister, economic and press counselor at the Philippine Embassy in Saigon, the South Vietnam capital then (now Ho Chi Minh, capital of the united...
ILOILO CITY – With the start of the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections next week, security preparations are underway across Western Visayas region. Atty. Dennis Ausan, regional director of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-6,...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 on Monday, August 21, will start deploying 960 police personnel in different schools to ensure orderly and peaceful opening of classes under "Ligtas Balik-Eskwela" in the Caraga region on Tuesday, August 29. The PRO-13 will...
PEACE-MAKER After some 50 years in Philippine partisan politics and 20 years in political party- and parliamentary diplomacy in Asia and the international community, this columnist, now almost 87, has spent these past three years just observing political events and developments. Indeed, the last...
