Category: General

Manila: United States President Joe Biden honored Filipino and Filipino-American frontliners, professionals and community leaders in celebration of the Filipino American History Month (FAHM) in October. In a message dated Oct. 21, Biden recognized the ‘proud history and heritage’ of the Filipino-American community in the US. ‘[S]ince our founding, Filipinos and Filipino Americans have enriched the very essence of who we are as a people. They are the community leaders, who advocate and stand up for all of us,’ he said. ‘They are the first responders and Service members, who put themselves at risk to keep the rest of us

CEBU CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Central Visayas on Tuesday suspended sea travels of vessels originating from northern Cebu province due to Tropical Storm Kristine. Ensign Jay-R Alguidano, commander of PCG-Northern Cebu, said all travels of any type or tonnage of vessels to and from Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Biliran, and Southern Leyte are suspended. He said all trips to and from Dinagat Island and Surigao del Norte, including Siargao and Bucas Grande Group, are also suspended due to the weather disturbance. ‘Moreover, all movements of vessels/watercrafts 250 gross tonnage and below plying the route

Manila: Police rescued a six-year-old boy from his mother and her partner who are engaged in online sexual exploitation in Laguna, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday. PNP-Anti-Cybercrime Group chief Maj. Gen. Ronnie Francis Cariaga said the entrapment operation in Barangay Pansol on Oct. 17 yielded four mobile phones used to record, livestream and store images of the child’s abuse. The operation was carried out following the arrest of a 33-year-old man from New South Wales, Australia on Sept. 19, 2024. The Australian identified the mother of the rescued child as the facilitator of the online sexual abuse and

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The coconut-based products produced by farmers and processors in the province of Antique have a promising market. ‘The coco-based products have a good acceptance in the market that we encourage more processors to engage on it,’ Department of Trade and Industry provincial director Mutya Eusores said during Hinun-anon (media conference) on Tuesday. Among their products with good market potential are coco cookies, virgin coconut oil (VCO), coco peat, and coco lampshade. To encourage more processors, Eusores said the DTI holds training for associations of coconut farmers. DTI Antique Industry Development Unit head Gevi Kristina

Manila: The Regional Trial Courts (RTC) of Pasig and Quezon City granted on Tuesday the request of the Senate to allow Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy to appear before the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality’s resumption of its inquiry into the alleged abuses within the religious organizations on Oct. 23. Pasig RTC Branch 159 acting presiding judge Rainelda Montesa ordered the Pasig City Jail and the Philippine National Police’s Custodial Center to escort Quiboloy and co-accused Jackielyn Roy, Cresente Canada, Ingrid Canada, Paulene Canada, and Sylvia Cemanes to the Senate in Pasay City