No Filipino was among the victims in the Brooklyn subway attack that wounded over a dozen on April 12, the Philippine Consulate General in New York confirmed Thursday. “The New York City Police Department has just informed (the Consulate) that there are no Filipinos among the at least 29 people who were reported injured in the mass shooting on the N train in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning,” Consul General Elmer Cato said in an advisory. On Tuesday morning, a gunman set off smoke grenades that filled a Manhattan-bound N train at the 36th Street Subway station in Brooklyn. The man
This Good Friday, Balaan Bukid mountain in Barangay Balcon Melliza in the municipality of Jordan in Guimaras will only welcome residents of the province after it was closed in 2020 during the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. “Balaan Bukid is closed to non-residents of Guimaras. Jordan Mayor Ruben B. Corpuz has released an order to that effect,” said Teresita Siason, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer of Guimaras in a phone interview on Thursday. Balaan Bukid is a popular destination for religious visits, especially for those joining the “Pagtaltal sa Balaan Bukid” or the reenactment of
A newly-inaugurated giant cross with the majestic Mt. Kanlaon serving as a backdrop is a symbol of faith in God of the people of La Castellana in Negros Occidental. As the faithful observed Maundy Thursday, Mayor Rhumyla Nicor-Mangilimutan said guests are welcome to visit the religious attraction as part of their Holy Week itinerary. “La Castelleños have big faith and the structure is a reminder for us that we should keep this faith alive,” the mayor said. She reminded her constituents to remember during the observance of the Holy Week that with a strong faith in God, nothing is impossible.
A church-based election group has lauded the efforts of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for taking immediate action on several incidents involving overseas voting (OV). In a letter addressed to poll body chairman Saidamen Pangarungan, through Director Sonia Bea Wee-Lozada of the Office for Overseas Voting, Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, Halalang Marangal 2022 convenor, acknowledged the action of the Comelec in resolving certain issues. These involved the pre-shaded ballots in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE); the voting outside or precincts in Singapore; and the exit poll in Hong Kong. “We would like to commend the Comelec for taking swift action
Police vowed anti-narcotics enforcement will remain intensified even amid the Holy Week following a PHP1 million drug haul from two drug suspects here. “Even on Holy Week, the police is actively performing its functions at full force. There will never be a safe time to perpetrate any lawlessness in the region,” Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) chief Brig. Gen. Benjamin Silo said Thursday. Silo said combined team of police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency operatives arrested Wednesday evening couple Danilo and Remedios Cagnaan, fourth and ninth in Davao Region’s top 10 high-value individuals (HVI), respectively. The anti-drug operation
The death toll in South Africa from devastating floods caused by heavy rains has reached 306, the government said Wednesday, as roads were washed away and homes collapsed. The eastern port city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal province was particularly hard-hit. “By the evening of April 13th, we have been informed that the death toll from the flood disaster in KwaZulu-Natal province has risen to 306 people,” said Nonala Ndlovu, the spokeswoman for the provincial disaster management department. Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa called the floods a “catastrophe” and a “calamity.” Saying the disaster is part of climate change, he pledged that
