News Articles
Only 6 firecracker injuries reported in Region 12
January 1, 2019, 11:51 am
COTABATO CITY – The Department of Health in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) on Tuesday reported that only six persons were injured by firecrackers in its area of jurisdiction throughout the holiday season. Jenny Ventura Panizales, DOH-12 focal person on the campaign against the use of firecrackers,… Read More
Iloilo solon surrenders 2 more guns to police
January 1, 2019, 11:50 am
MANILA -- Iloilo Rep. Richard Garin surrendered two more firearms to police authorities on New Year's Day, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) head Director Guillermo Eleazar said. Eleazar said Jason Tabag, political officer of the lawmaker, brought the two firearms – an HPRFL Colt… Read More
Hataman slams Cotabato bombing, calls culprits ‘evil’
January 1, 2019, 11:41 am
COTABATO CITY – Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has condemned the bombing in front of a mall here on New Year's Eve, calling those behind the incident “evil”. The bombing, which occurred around 1:59 p.m., left two persons dead and 28 others injured.… Read More
Army eyes BIFF in New Year's Eve mall bombing
January 1, 2019, 11:40 am
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – Military authorities believed the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) had a hand in the bombing of a mall in Cotabato City on New Year's Eve that killed two shoppers and injured dozens of others. Among those injured in Monday's bombing,… Read More
PNP chief orders probe on Cotabato blast
January 1, 2019, 11:39 am
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered the creation of a special investigation task group to probe the mall blast in Cotabato City, which left two persons dead and 26 others wounded on New Year's Eve. "I have immediately directed the creation of a Special Investigation Task… Read More
‘Usman’ agri damage increases to P299-M
January 1, 2019, 11:10 am
MANILA -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) recorded an increase in the damages and losses brought about by Tropical Depression “Usman”, now a low pressure area (LPA) and has left the country, reaching PHP299.44 million. In the latest bulletin of the DA-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management… Read More
75 deaths due to 'Usman' still being validated: NDRRMC
January 1, 2019, 10:01 am
MANILA -- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is still verifying reports that floods and landslides, triggered by inclement weather caused by Tropical Depression Usman, have so far caused the death of 75 persons in Mimaropa, Bicol and Eastern Visayas. Verification… Read More
Taiwan offers assistance as 'Usman' death toll climbs to 71
January 1, 2019, 9:41 am
MANILA — Taiwan has offered assistance to the Philippine government following the devastation brought by Typhoon Usman in the Visayas that killed 71 and injured dozens. "To help (the) affected people overcome the adversities and promptly restore their lives back to normal, Taiwan is willing to… Read More
Pringle is PBA's top scorer for 2018 season
January 1, 2019, 9:39 am
MANILA -- Stanley Pringle dethroned former teammate Terrence Romeo as the best scorer of the season in the Philippine Basketball Association. The NorthPort guard averaged 21.0 points per game (ppg) during the 2018 season, way ahead of the incoming San Miguel combo guard, who had a tumultuous… Read More
Nietes ends 2018 as WBO super flyweight champ
January 1, 2019, 9:38 am
MANILA -- The year 2018 ended on a big bang for Philippine sports as local icon Donnie Nietes became a world champion anew. Banking on a 14-year winning streak, Nietes defeated Kazuto Ioka for the vacant World Boxing Organization super flyweight title at the Wynn Palace in Macau right on the final… Read More
AFP not discounting 'other groups' in Cotabato City blast
January 1, 2019, 9:17 am
MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is not discounting the possibility that there are other "interest groups" that perpetrated the deadly blast in Cotabato City, which left two persons dead and 26 others wounded on New Year's Eve. "While we all know that the terrorist BIFF… Read More
PH banking system resilient amid external concerns
December 31, 2018, 8:37 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine banking system has remained fundamentally strong despite having its share of challenges over the years, and 2018 proved to be no exception. Its resiliency has been time-proven and has been cited by several rating agencies, as well as research firms, as among the strongest… Read More
2 Reds die in Agusan-Bukidnon border clash
December 31, 2018, 8:06 pm
MALAYBALAY, Bukidnon -- Two communist rebels died following an encounter with government troops along the boundary of Agusan del Sur and Bukidnon provinces on Monday (Dec. 31), a military official said.Lt. Col. Ronald Illana, commander of the Army's 8th Infantry Battalion (8IB), said the firefight… Read More
Duque cautions parents on kids’ use of firecrackers
December 31, 2018, 7:48 pm
CHILDREN, BEWARE. Heath Secretary Francisco Duque III visits Jose Memorial Medical Center on Monday (Dec. 31, 2018), reminding parents to look after their children and keep them safe from fireworks. He says "Iwas putol, iwas paputok, community fireworks ang patok" is the best way to welcome 2019.… Read More
Quiapo procession attracts millennials
December 31, 2018, 7:20 pm
MANILA -- Young Filipinos participated in the thanksgiving procession at the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, also known as Quiapo Church, on Sunday or exactly a week before the annual celebration of the feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9, 2019. According to Msgr. Hernando “Ding”… Read More
2 killed, 28 hurt in Cotabato City mall blast
December 31, 2018, 7:03 pm
COTABATO CITY [UPDATE]-- A powerful blast that ripped into the facade of a mall here killed two persons and wounded scores of others around 2 p.m. Monday (December 31), police said.The bomb, believed to be from an improvised explosive device (IED), went off in front of the South Seas Mall along… Read More
Tagle to faithful on New Year: ‘Serve, so there will be peace’
December 31, 2018, 6:23 pm
MANILA — Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle on Monday urged the people to serve as they welcome the first day of the new year. “Let us bring back the true meaning of service in our families, in schools, in business, in government, in the Church, everywhere,” he said in his New… Read More
CPP-NPA failed due to lack of credibility: nat’l artist
December 31, 2018, 5:57 pm
MANILA — The Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) has failed to attract the masses with its ideology due to its lack of credibility and blindness of reality, National Artist F. Sionil Jose said. In an opinion column published by Jose in the Philippine Star and in his… Read More
Private sector workers must get double pay on Jan. 1: DOLE
December 31, 2018, 5:56 pm
MANILA -- Private sector workers reporting for work on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, New Year’s Day, will receive at least double of their salary for the day, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reminds employers to observe the proper… Read More
Illegal firecracker vendor wounded in Bulacan raid
December 31, 2018, 5:50 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan-- A 50-year-old vendor was shot and injured during a police raid against illegal firecracker sellers in Barangay Binang 1st in this town Sunday afternoon. Bulacan police director Senior Supt. Chito Bersaluna identified the suspect as Blandino Cao, a resident of Sitio Bihunan in the… Read More
