Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) director Maj. Gen. Bernard Banac awards on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, the PNP Wounded Personnel Medal to one of the two police commandos who were wounded in a gun battle with a fugitive man wanted for multiple counts of murder in...
DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., through Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr., has directed the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao (OPAMINE) to address all concerns in Mindanao following the magnitude-6.8 earthquake in...
After graduating from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1992, the young officer Bernard M. Banac decided to join the elite force of the Philippine National Police (PNP) where he learned the realities of combat operations and administration in dealing with insurgents and terrorists especially...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday, November 7 pushed for the declaration of November 7 of every year as a special working holiday to commemorate the first mosque established in the Philippines and the introduction of Islam in the country. Angara, in filing Senate Bill No....
Following the peaceful conduct of the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now gearing up for an upcoming special poll in Negros Oriental in December to fill up the post vacated by expelled representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. Lt....
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to activate a special investigation task group and bring about the arrest of those responsible for the killing of a radio news anchor who was shot dead inside a radio booth in Misamis...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – The third district of Negros Oriental is up for a possible “battle” between two controversial political names during the special poll on December 9. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday said the widow of slain Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, Pamplona...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Xinhua) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit the House of Representatives on Saturday, Nov. 4. This was confirmed by the House of Representatives in a media advisory Tuesday, Oct. 31. For this purpose,...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will hold a special session on Saturday, Nov. 4, the House leadership has bared in a memorandum. In the memorandum issued by House Secretary General Reginald Velasco...
The Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Central Luzon, touted as one of the world's "Cities of Legacy," will be the Philippines' next economic center, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said. Speaking at the 2023 Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS) and Mayors' Forum, Joshua...
Sen. Francis "Tol" Tolentino called out on Thursday, Oct. 12, the lack of Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) offices near fishing villages that make it hard for fisherfolk to secure boat permits. During the hearing of the Senate Special Panel on Maritime and Admiralty Zones chaired...
Instead of focusing on the legal aspect, senators on Thursday, Oct. 12 insisted on speeding up the provision of the assistance needed by the fishermen who were affected by the ramming incident in Bajo de Masinloc 10 days ago. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator Francis Tolentino) During...
