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April 25, 2024
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged Filipinos to honor Andres Bonifacio’s heroism by becoming the “best version” of themselves and imbibing the values of selflessness and patriotism for the country’s development. In a speech delivered during the commemoration of Bonifacio’s 159th birth anniversary in Caloocan City, Marcos said emulating the revolutionary hero’s character would enable all Filipinos to enjoy a “brighter” future. “Ang kaniyang (Bonifacio) pangalan ay mananatiling naka-ukit sa ating kasaysayan kailanman, hindi lamang dahil sa kaniyang pamumuno sa rebolusyon kundi sa kaniyang ‘di matatawarang tapang at pagmamahal sa bayan (His name will forever
MANILA: Chinese enterprises are looking at Ilocos Norte as an investment destination. During the Chinese Enterprises Philippine Association (CEPA) and Ilocos Norte Investment Conference on Tuesday, Ambassador Huang Xilian said he visited the province and saw the “tremendous potentials” it offers. “I have visited the Ilocos Norte province before. It boasts beautiful scenery, sincere and honest people, and unique resources. I was impressed by its tremendous potentials,” he said. He added that Beijing is willing to work with the Philippine side to strengthen ties, deepen cooperation with local governments, and explore investment opportunities. Huang noted that
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Authorities have arrested two alleged big-time drug pushers and seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP3.4 million in an anti-drug operation in Lanao del Sur province, a top police official said Wednesday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command – Western Mindanao, said Jamel Sandulog Mabpan, 34, and Daud Tidong Lios, 41, were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok 2, Barangay Eastern in Wao, Lanao del Sur at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Verceles said the two were arrested after they conspired to sell and handed over the illegal
BUTUAN CITY: A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wanted for criminal offenses was apprehended during the service of an arrest warrant in Surigao del Sur town. In a statement Wednesday, the Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) identified the arrested NPA rebel as Jeffrey Rivas Prado, 27, a resident of Purok 6, Sitio Simowao, Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Prado, a member of Guerrilla Front 19 Southland, North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) of the NPA, was arrested in Barobo, Surigao del Sur on Tuesday afternoon. “The arrested NPA rebel has a standing arrest warrant
TACLOBAN CITY: Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will launch the twice-weekly Cebu-Borongan flight on December 19, the city government of Borongan has said. This was after local government officials and PAL signed on Tuesday a memorandum of agreement to start flight operations from Cebu to Borongan City Airport. The maiden flight to Borongan City Airport on December 19 will signal the start of PAL’s operation of the Cebu-Borongan-Cebu flights every Monday and Friday. “We are very happy with this partnership. With these direct flights, it will be more convenient for the people of Borongan to travel to
BACOLOD CITY: Two more fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a clash with government troops in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, two days after two of their comrades died in a skirmish as soldiers responded to the rebels’ continued harassment and extortion activities in the remote areas of central and southern Negros. Troops of the Philippine Army’s 94th and 47th Infantry Battalions (IB) found two bodies after engaging about 10 communist terrorists in Sitio Makilo, Barangay Camansi in Kabankalan City at past 2 a.m. Capt. Eduardo Rarugal Jr., 94IB civil-military operations officer, told the Philippine
