United Clark, the reigning Philippines Football League (PFL) champion, will be without longtime captain Stephan Schrock as its 2022 calendar commences. In a statement on Friday night, the club said the 35-year-old midfielder has entered free agency after he opted for the early termination of his three-year contract. “UCFC (United City Football Club) would like to announce the departure of captain Stephan Schrock after mutually agreeing on an early termination of his contract,” United Clark said. Schrock, who re-signed with the club last year, has yet to release his own statement as of posting time. Speculations have arisen about the
The Diocese of Antipolo will not hold any procession during the observance of Lent and the Holy Week this year, contrary to what was announced on February 24. In a Facebook post on Friday, Antipolo Bishop Francisco de Leon clarified in a letter addressed to priests in his diocese as to why processions, including motorcades, would still be prohibited. “If the crowd is not controlled, it may elevate the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases. We are still in a pandemic crisis, and we must avoid a resurgence of cases,” de Leon said as one of the two primary reasons for
The government has vaccinated 1.8 million individuals belonging to its targeted population during the fourth leg of the national vaccination drive dubbed the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan,” the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) said Saturday. At the Laging Handa public briefing, NVOC co-lead Dr. Krezia Lorraine Rosario, said vaccination sites nationwide have inoculated over 255,000 children and more than 90,000 senior citizens throughout the fourth national vaccination drive that started on March 10 and was extended until March 18. Rosario cited the need to make vaccination drives more convenient and accessible to the elderly population, even as house-to-house vaccination, more conversations, and
The Department of Energy (DOE) must have full authority to control oil price hikes like in the current big-time increases triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. If elected to the Senate, House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta said he would empower the DOE beyond just monitoring price hikes. “So, kung tuloy-tuloy po itong giyera sa Ukraine, patuloy tataas ang presyo ng langis at kaakibat din niyan ang lahat ng presyo ng mga bilihin lalong lalo na ang mga basic commodities (So, if this war between Ukraine [and Russia] persists, prices of oil and basic commodities will continue to shoot up),” Marcoleta said
The president of Ukraine late Friday demanded that Russia conduct “meaningful” negotiations to ensure peace and security in his country. “Meaningful talks on peace and security for Ukraine are the only chance for Russia to reduce the damage from its own mistakes,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message. “It is time to restore territorial integrity and justice for Ukraine. Otherwise, Russia’s losses will be so huge that several generations will not be enough to rebound.” Zelenskyy also announced that government officials have elaborated the decision to fully reboot the customs service. He said the country eliminated bureaucracy, paperwork, VAT
The Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB) on Saturday said three guerrillas of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) were killed in an encounter with government soldiers in Claveria town, Misamis Oriental on March 18. In a statement, Lt. Col. Ricky Canatoy, commanding officer of the 58IB, said the 10-minute firefight happened between government forces and around 10 armed rebels of GF Huawei of Sub-regional Committee 1 (SRC1) of the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC). The 58th IB identified the slain NPA rebels as Agay Taquin alias Kerby, the vice commander of Platoon Falcon; Andrew Odiongan alias
