Day: December 3, 2025

Quezon city: The government has moved toward ensuring that barangays formerly controlled by the New People’s Army (NPA) remain free of the communist rebels’ influence. “This ensures that hard-won peace is irreversible and that communities once trapped in fear now move toward stability, governance, and development,” the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said Wednesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the anti-communist body stated that this is a “decisive new phase” of its peace campaign aimed at securing, sustaining, and insulating the barangays from NPA influence. “This new phase signals a clear national resolve: no liberated

Kuala lumpur: The deep-sea search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 will resume on December 30 this year, the Transport Ministry (MOT) announced Wednesday. The operation aims to locate the aircraft that vanished from radar on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board. According to Philippines News Agency, Ocean Infinity has confirmed to the government of Malaysia that it will recommence seabed search operations for a total of 55 days, to be carried out intermittently. The search efforts will focus on targeted areas assessed to have the

San jose de buenavista: It’s all systems go for the 2025 Antique Provincial Athletic Association Meet (APAAM) that will be held in this capital town on December 4 to 7. Approximately 500 athletes, coaches, and trainers are expected to participate in the event, competing in 25 sports disciplines. According to Philippines News Agency, Dr. Olvier Servillon, Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique Sports Officer, mentioned in an interview on Wednesday that the athletic delegation from the island town of Caluya has already arrived and is now billeted at the Antique National School. He noted, “We expect the other

Naga city: The Commission on Elections in Bicol (Comelec-5) reported on Wednesday over 32,000 voter registration applications from October 20 to December 2 across the region’s six provinces. According to Philippines News Agency, the number includes new registrations, transfers, and corrections for both regular voters and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) applicants. As of December 2, there were 573 new registrations for SK applicants aged 15 to 17; of these, 328 were male and 245 were female. For regular voters aged 18 and above, the region saw 328 new applications, with 167 from females and 161 from males. Additionally, there were 335