MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday reminded those interested to become registered voters that the two-month voter registration period, in connection with the 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), will start on Thursday. “Thirty days has September, April, June, and November, all the rest have 31 — including July, so remember, tomorrow […]
Palay, corn production may decline in Q2: PSA
MANILA — Palay and corn production in the second quarter of the current year may decline based on standing crops, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Palay production for April-June 2019 may decrease to 3.86 million metric tons (MT), or lower by 5.6 percent from its previous year’s level of 4.09 million […]
Army Special Forces train ‘Descendants of the Sun’ actors
MANILA — Actors who will play roles in the local remake of South Korean drama series ‘Descendants of the Sun’ underwent two-day training by the members of the Philippine Army’s Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) (SFRA) at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija on Monday. In a statement Friday, Army spokesperson, Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala said the unit SFRA […]
1 of 2 missing Filipino tourists in Phuket found
COTABATO CITY – The remains of one of two Filipinos who were reported missing in Phuket, Thailand on Wednesday was found Friday afternoon, the family here confirmed. The lifeless body of Noah “Twitt” Ibay II was found by Thai rescue workers not far from the site where he was last seen. Family members and friends in this […]
GenSan all set for 5th Blaan Day celebration
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The local government will showcase anew the rich culture and traditions of the Blaan tribe, the city’s first inhabitants, during the 5th Blaan Day celebration on July 22. City Councilor Lucio Cawayan, the city council’s Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representative (IPMR), said Friday the three-day event will include cultural activities such as the […]
Rehab for ComVal’s Naboc river underway
DAVAO CITY–Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu led on Tuesday the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the rehabilitation of Naboc River in Monkayo town, Compostela Valley province. A major part of the MOA is the desilting and quarrying of the 24-kilometer stretch river, Cimatu said, as he acknowledged […]
Iligan cops seize P4-M fake cigarettes
ILIGAN CITY – Two hundred boxes of fake cigarettes with an estimated value of PHP4 million were seized at a checkpoint here before dawn Monday (July 15). Capt. Taha Tambog, chief of Iligan City Police Station 2, said Monday Task Force Kalikasan personnel inspected a cargo truck carrying logs but discovered boxes of cigarettes covered in […]
Davao City expects 250k tourists in Kadayawan
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Tourism and Operations Office (CTOO) is expecting around 250,000 tourists for the upcoming Kadayawan festival in August. In a press conference here Thursday, City Tourism Officer Generose Tecson assured the city can accommodate tourists as it has enough hotels, inns, and transient houses. “This year’s Kadayawan is different from the […]
2 die, 28 hurt in NoCot highway mishap
COTABATO CITY — Two commuters were killed while 28 others were injured in a highway mishap in Pikit, North Cotabato on Monday afternoon. Capt. Mautin Pangandigan, acting police chief of Pikit, North Cotabato, identified the two fatalities as Akraman Aluyudan, 43, and Huyaan Mamir, 27, both residents of Alamada town, North Cotabato. The two were among […]
DND calls for vigilance anew after Sulu bomb attack
MANILA — The Department of National Defense (DND) on Sunday called on the public for continued vigilance following the bomb attack at the tactical command post of the 1st Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) in Barangay Kajatian, Indanan, Sulu, which killed around eight people, including three soldiers, and wounded 22 others last June 28. “The DND calls […]
MBLT-3 troops bid farewell to Mindanaoans
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Marine Battalion Landing Team-3 (MBLT-3) bade goodbye to Thursday after almost three years of service in the province of Sulu. The MBLT-3 troopers sailed to their new destination aboard BRP-Davao del Sur following a send-off ceremony around 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the local port. Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, Western Mindanao Command […]
TESDA director arrested with bomb materials
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police arrested a government official and seized bomb-making materials in a law enforcement operation in Basilan province Tuesday. Maj. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the arrested official as Muida Hataman, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) provincial director of Basilan. Galvez said Hataman was arrested after a […]
PNP asks porn site to remove students’ sex videos
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin – The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group-10 (ACG-10) on Saturday said it has already requested a pornography-streaming website to remove from its server self-made videos of teenage students of a private school allegedly doing sexual acts that have been circulated online. ACG-10 investigator Staff Sgt. Ritchel Tesoro said they have forwarded the request […]