No statement or “internal investigation” by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) will ever compensate for the two lives lost in the communist terrorists’ unprovoked anti-personnel mine (APM) attack in Masbate City last June 6, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday. “No statement or ‘internal investigation’ shall compensate or bring true justice…
The Manila city government has completed the construction of its Mega Covid-19 Field Hospital in Rizal Park in 52 days, ahead of its vowed 60-day deadline. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Friday personally thanked the construction workers, laborers, and contractors who made the project a reality. The city government allotted PHP154 million for…
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. on Saturday said this year’s celebration of Independence Day is marked by a “continuing struggle for independence” but not from outside forces but against an unseen enemy. “We are fighting a different war for independence. Kag ara kita sa tunga-tunga sang bag-o nga giyera (We are in the middle of…
“Because of sensitivity ng ating (of the) cold chain requirement, it will be given to NCR Plus 8. We will also be giving other cities, (for) example Baguio and areas that have cold chain solutions,” he said shortly after the arrival of the vaccines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay…
More than 10,000 local job vacancies will be available to job seekers from parts of Region 12 (Soccsksargen) in the 2021 Independence Day virtual regional job fair on Saturday. Raymundo Agravante, director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12, said in an advisory on Friday at least 27 employers in the region have…
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday honored as “modern heroes” the Filipino people who continuously battle the Covid-19 pandemic. In his Independence Day speech at the Bulacan Provincial Capitol in Malolos City, Duterte said it is an occasion to “honor our modern-day heroes — our healthcare workers, law enforcement officers, and other front-liners who have been…
