MANILA— Twenty-six distressed Filipinos arrived in Manila from Lebanon on Wednesday, Christmas Day, as their host country continues to face financial woes. The 26 Filipinos, including a three-year-old child, are the second batch since the first 30 Filipinos from Lebanon were sent home on December 22. While some of the repatriates were victims of abuse, […]
Lanao Sur town police chief, driver killed in ambush
ILIGAN CITY –A police chief and his driver were killed during an ambush by armed men past 6 p.m. Monday Pagayawan town, Lanao del Sur, an official said. Lanao del Sur police director, Col. Madzgani Mukaram, identified the police officer as Executive Master Sgt. Amen Lucman Macalangan, the police chief of Binidayan town, while the driver […]
7 rescued after boat sinks off Dinagat Islands
BUTUAN CITY – A private-owned pump boat sank off the town of San Jose in the Province of Dinagat Islands on Monday, authorities reported. In a report by the Provincial Information Office of Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI), the pump boat loaded with seven passengers traveled from Surigao City to San Jose town when rammed by […]
Maguindanao vice mayor, escort hurt in ambush
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao – Unidentified gunmen riding on a motorbike ambushed Tuesday Vice Mayor Akmad M. Ampatuan of Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao, police said. Technical Sgt. Omar Dirangaren, Shariff Aguak police desk officer, said Ampatuan, the father of Shariff Aguak Mayor Marop Ampatuan, was on board a red Toyota Innova(LFT-737) heading home from the town hall when […]
Duterte leads land titles distribution in BARMM
COTABATO CITY — – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte led the 1st ceremonial distribution of land titles in the Bangsamoro region on Monday, December 23 at the Bangsamoro Government Center in Cotabato City. 685 Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs), covering a total area of 1,742.6 hectares, were given to 793 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) from the […]
Distressed OFWs in Jeddah celebrate early Christmas with Duterte message, assistance
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Christmas came early for less than 200 Philippine Consulate General wards here after they received care packages and financial assistance from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the Department of Foreign Affairs. During a meet-and-greet on Saturday at the Consulate General here, Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs Robert […]
2nd Mindanao pride parade highlights SOGIE, HIV awareness
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Mindanao Pride, an organization of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, queer, intersex, asexual and others (LGBTQIA+) in Mindanao organized the second “Pride Parade” on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday, Mindanao Pride said the parade–now on its second year–sought to raise awareness on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) and the […]
Duterte declares holiday truce with Reds, Sara wants Davao excluded
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte declared a unilateral ceasefire with the communist rebels during the Christmas seasons, but her daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte wants her city excluded. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said The President decided to observe the annual tradition to suspend military operations against members of the Communist […]
Senator Bong Go gets string support from Filipinos in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Filipino community in Tunisia expressed appreciation for Sen. Christhoper Lawrence “Bong” Go’s continuing concern for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) vowing to support the lawmaker now that he is part of the country’s legislative branch. Senator Go greeted the Filipinos in Tunisia through a special video message during their meeting with Chief […]
342 Chinese national arrested
DAVAO CITY –— Operatives from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested 342 illegal foreign nationals in a massive raid of an online gaming company on Friday evening, December 20. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said, the arrested were caught working without proper permits and visas at the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Floors of the Global Trade […]
Customs busted Php 141M shabu from the US
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on December 18, 2019 confiscated 20.8 kilos of methamphetamine or ‘shabu’ intercepted at the FEDEX warehouse in Pasay City The Bureau of Customs in a press statement said the illegal drugs were concealed in two parcels which were declared as speakers […]
87% of Filipinos approve of PRRD’s performance: Pulse Asia
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s work performance in the last quarter of 2019 has earned a notable approval from a majority of Filipinos, private polling firm Pulse Asia revealed in its latest survey released on Friday. Results of Pulse Asia’s latest poll revealed that the President continued to enjoy public satisfaction on his work ethic […]
Ex-Zambo del Sur town mayor, vice mayor convicted of graft
DAVAO CITY — Former Mayor Wilfredo Balais of Labason town in Zamboanga del Norte and his former vice mayor, Virgilio Go, have been convicted of graft for the anomalous purchase of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in 2011. According to the decision from the Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division dated Nov. 29, Balais and Go violated Section 3(e) […]