President Rodrigo R. Duterte said there is still a high percentage of vaccine hesitancy among Muslim communities in Mindanao. “For the information of everybody, in Mindanao, the Muslim community are resisting the bakuna (vaccines),” Duterte said during his prerecorded Talk to the People aired on Monday night. Duterte made the remarks on low vaccine uptake after 100 passengers bound for Zamboanga were stranded at the North Harbor Terminal 4 due to the “no vaccination, no ride” policy of the government. “I am not confident about their taking—the allowing the vaccines into their bodies because I think it’s something more of

At least eight flights going to and from Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental province and Istanbul in Turkey, have been canceled Tuesday due to bad weather. Based on the Manila International Airport Authority’s record, the following flights were canceled: * Cebu Pacific 5J 781/782 Manila-Ozamiz-Manila * PAL Express 2P 2889/2890 Manila-Ozamiz-Manila * Turkish Airlines TK 264/264 – Istanbul-Manila-Cebu * TK 084/085 – Istanbul-Manila-Istanbul Heavy snowfall in Turkey forces the Istanbul Airport to shut, grounding flights from Asia, the Middle East and Europe Monday. One of its cargo terminals collapsed under the heavy snow, according to reports. Meantime, at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, the

As the nation commemorates the heroism of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troopers who died in the line of duty exactly seven years ago on Monday, Davao Police Regional Office (PRO-11) regional director Brig. Gen. Filmore Escobal urged his personnel to always give their best in serving the country. Escobal said giving their best for the country would eventually help the Philippine National Police fulfill its mission to protect the nation and its people. “May this activity always remind every citizen of the country that while everyone is resting well, some of your police officers and even our Armed