The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) encouraged bishops and diocesan administrators to join Myanmar in commemorating their “Martyr Day” on July 19. In a circular released on Saturday, Fr. Carlo Del Rosario, CBCP assistant secretary general, urged the clergy to join the celebration on Monday which was declared as a “Day of Solidarity with Myanmar.” “The Permanent Council in their meeting last July 7, 2021, has approved a proposal from Partnership Mission for People’s Initiative (PMPI), St. Vincent School of Theology, Loyola School of Theology and Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services, (IDEALS) Inc. to

There is no longer any active case among the 35 patients detected with the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) after two died and the rest recovered, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Saturday. “Wala na pong aktibong kaso. Lahat po ng 33 naka-recover, dalawa po ‘yong namatay. As to the vaccination status, ang nakuha lang naming detalye would be one case (We no longer have any active case. The 33 recovered while two died. As to their vaccination status, we were able to get information that one has been inoculated),” she said in a Laging Handa

TNT scored a win in Chot Reyes’ return as head coach by trampling Terrafirma, 86-79, in a PBA Philippine Cup game on Saturday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. The Tropang Giga bucked a slow start that even saw the Dyip take a 20-17 lead through a 28-13 second quarter for a 45-33 halftime advantage. TNT appeared to be holding on after taking an 83-71 cushion with 4:09 to play in the fourth quarter, but Terrafirma went on an 8-1 run to draw to within five, 79-84, with 2:10 left. The Tropang Giga held the Dyip scoreless the

The nationwide “Bike for Justice and Peace” lured thousands on Saturday in commemoration of the 40 days since collegiate football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin, Nolven, died through the terroristic acts of the New People’s Army (NPA). The event organized by youth and civic organizations, with the support of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), is a call for justice for all the victims of the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). Presidential Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Lorraine Marie T. Badoy, also NTF-ALCAC Strategic Communications cluster chair, said it is also a

The Philippine Statistics Authority-9 (PSA-9) has begun the Step 2 registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) here. Condrad Sontillano, PSA-9 chief statistical specialist, said Saturday they will prioritize for the biometrics process those who registered during the house-to-house Step 1 registration from January 18 to April. A total of 214,246 residents of low-income households and those with poor Internet connection registered their demographic data. They will be notified through text message for their schedule in Step 2 at the at the PSA-9 office, SM Mindpro, Day Care Center of Barangay Arena Blanco, multipurpose hall of Barangay Labuan, and Barangay

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar attributed the country’s vastly improved peace and order situation to the intensified police anti-criminality efforts and the relentless anti-drug campaign under President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s administration. While there are other factors that contributed to the significant decrease in crime in the past five years, Eleazar said the aggressive campaign against illegal drugs played a key role in it. “Ang iligal na droga ang karaniwang ugat ng iba pang krimen kaya’t noong pinaigting ang kampanya laban dito ay mas naging ligtas ang ating mga komunidad at napawi ang pangamba ng ating mga kababayan