BACOLOD CITY – The Army 94th Infantry Battalion on Friday, August 23, identified the New People’s Army couple killed in a clash in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, August 22. GUNS and bullets were recovered from a New People’s Army couple killed in an encounter with the...
BACOLOD CITY -- Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter with the military in Sitio Pisok, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, August 22. The Army has yet to identify the two casualties -- a man and a woman. Lt. Col. J-jay Javines,...
TACLOBAN CITY – A New People’s Army leader and medic surrendered to the military in Barangay Nato, Taft, Eastern Samar this week. Rolando Romanca, commanding officer of the Apoy Platoon, Sub-Regional Committee Sesame, Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee, and medic Jovy Mendez yielded to...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People’s Army leaders in Eastern Visayas surrendered to the military this week. Alias Leo, alias Omer or Lovely, leader of Squad 2, Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit (SRGU), and alias Mael, finance officer of P2, Front Committee 15, both from the Sub-Regional Committee (SRC)...
If a dining table could speak, it would probably say “Come and eat, let’s sit and talk a while.” The dining room is central to every home, the most eloquent corner of the house, not quite as private as the bedroom or the bathroom, not quite as behind the scene as the kitchen, but open, even...
AC Health recently hosted a Clients Appreciation Night at the Ayala Museum and it was a glittering evening of celebration, recognition, and camaraderie. All the business units of AC Health were in attendance, including the top management of Ayala Corporation, the government, and the esteemed...
ILOILO CITY — The most wanted New People’s Army (NPA) leader in the Visayas was killed in a clash with government troops in Lambunao town, Iloilo province. BOCALA (Tara Yap) The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army confirmed that Maria Concepcion Araneta-Bocala or “Ka Concha”...
BUTUAN CITY – Six New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the police in the Caraga region on Wednesday, August 14. The PRO 13-Regional Operations Division identified them as Jul, 60, and Jon, 33, who yielded in Agusan del Sur; Saski, 34, who surrendered in Butuan City; and Ton-ton, Alden, and...
ILOILO CITY — The University of the Philippines (UP)-Visayas denied that its campuses in this city and province of Iloilo are recruitment grounds for the New People’s Army (NPA). THE University of the Philippines (UP)-Visayas campus in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “UP-Visayas is a safe space where...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Armed Forces of the Philippines is working hard to finally dismantle the New People’s Army and eyeing the zero presence of communist rebels in the island of Mindoro by the end of this year. Col. Eric D. Guevarra, deputy brigade commander of the 203rd Brigade...
Tucked within the heart of the bustling metropolis, holding the largest collection of whisky and cosmopolitan liquors in all of Manila, The Whisky Library is celebrating its first anniversary. Now a year wiser, it is delving deeper into the art of cocktail creation with the launch of a brand-new...
Ernest Cu, Joen delas Peñas, and Joel Rama del Prado Flowers are such an essential element at parties big and small. They make the table come alive. Sometimes they release a fragrance in the air to liven things up, and they fill the room with colors and shapes and verve. But flowers unleashed even...