The death of Chad Booc following a 15-minute firefight with the 1001st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army in Purok-8, Barangay Andap, New Bataan, Davao de Oro on Thursday has unmasked the pattern of lies and deception of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). The Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF6-ELCAC) in a statement released on Saturday said the “CPP-NPA-NDF has to swallow once more the bitter pill of truth.” “The propaganda lines and lies that they peddle to the Filipino people blow up in their faces because the
The crisis in Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not yet affected the country’s vaccine supply, most of which are sourced from Western countries, but shipping costs are likely to increase, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday. “[A]s of now, we do not see any problem in terms of the other vaccines except that siguro baka tumaas in terms of the transport… baka tumaas iyong presyo kasi nga iyong pag-transport, etc. But I’m sure we will be able to manage basta naayos na iyong ating mga contract agreements (except that costs may balloon because of its impact on
The Philippines will hold the fourth “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” on March 7, with a target to vaccinate more senior citizens this time, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday. “Nag-announce na si (National Task Force Against Covid-19 Deputy Chief Implementer and testing czar) Secretary (Vince) Dizon, about the week of March 7 ang ating NVD (National Vaccination Days) 4, we are still finalizing concept (Secretary Vince Dizon has announced that our NVD 4 would be around the week of March 7),” Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said in a Laging Handa briefing. The official, also the head of the National Vaccination Operations
A high-value drug suspect was killed and some PHP27.2 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-illegal drugs operation here late Friday. Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office chief, identified the slain suspect as Puruti Taraji (alias Bossing), listed as a high-value individual (HVI) and a resident of Barangay Laum Maimbung in Maimbung, Sulu. Lorenzo said Taraji was killed as the undercover policeman returned fire at around 10 p.m. in Caragasan Beach, Barangay Maasin. The wounded policeman is in the hospital, according to Lorenzo. The suspects’ two cohorts aboard a motorboat also opened fire before fleeing. Aside
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has foiled a total of 688 attempts of human trafficking and illegal recruitment cases in the country’s international ports in 2021. Commissioner Jaime Morente, in a statement on Friday, said the bureau also deferred the departure of a total of 13,680 passengers, majority of whom had improper documentation. “Over the year, we have observed the tactics of these illegal recruiters. The victims would usually be given fake documents or fed fake statements, either to work illegally abroad or to attempt to depart for countries with imposed deployment bans,” he added in the statement. “In these
