Category: General

Found arms caches in Leyte, Samar sign of weakened NPA

TACLOBAN CITY – The recent discoveries of arms caches in Leyte and Samar provinces signal the victory of the government’s fight to end insurgency in the region, an official of the Philippine Army said on Monday.

Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of…

Senate approves CREATE MORE, PNP DNA Database, amendments to RTL

Manila: Three national bills were approved Monday by the Senate.

These were the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act, Philippine National Police (PNP) Forensi…

Over 1.3M liters of oil collected in resumption of siphoning ops

Manila: Oil siphoning from the sunken MTKR Terranova in Bataan province resumed over the weekend following a weeklong suspension due to inclement weather.

In a situation report, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said 1,304,878 liters of oily waste hav…

6 Iloilo towns tapped as pilot sites for reading initiatives

ILOILO CITY – Six municipalities in Iloilo province were chosen as pilot sites for its Bulig Eskwela (BES) Basa (read) initiative, one of the pillars under the BES Probins program of Governor Arthur Defensor Jr.

The pilot classes will involve Grade …

Chairs the 223rd & 109th Board of Directors Meeting Of BLNG & BGC

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam in a titah stressed on zero tolerance towards abuse of power and co…