Category: General

CEBU CITY: The Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 (Central Visayas) has intensified its personnel’s foot patrols to ensure the safety and security of learners during the opening of classes on Monday. Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, director of PRO-7, ordered the chiefs of police stations to strengthen foot patrols in their jurisdiction to watch over schoolchildren’s journey from their homes to their schools. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, PRO-7 spokesperson, said police assistance desks would be established in every school in the region to assist parents and learners. ‘During the opening, we will be establishing public or police assistance desks in

TACLOBAN CITY: A top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) died in a clash between government forces and rebels in the upland Osmeña village in General MacArthur, Eastern Samar on Thursday. The Philippine Army’s 78th Infantry Battalion (78IB) identified the slain rebel as Joel Guarino alias Duran, the squad leader of squad 2 of the recently dismantled Apoy Platoon of the NPA. Lt. Col. Joseph Bugaoan said in a statement that government forces had an armed encounter with a band of seven NPA combatants early Thursday while troops were conducting development and security operations in the upland village of

MANILA: Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, in coordination with Tingog Party-list, on Thursday led the distribution of relief packs and financial aid to thousands of evacuees in several parts of Metro Manila affected by floods brought about by Super Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon. Romualdez said they hit the ground running in distributing relief goods to evacuees, citing their experience during Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) that destroyed almost everything in its path over 10 years ago. ‘Personal naming karanasan matapos ang Bagyong Yolanda sa Leyte, mas maraming kailangang gawin ang gobyerno sa pagbalik ng mga evacuees sa kanilang mga bahay. Hindi

ROME: Italy’s tennis world number one Jannik Sinner said Wednesday that he would not play in the Paris Olympics because of tonsillitis. “I am saddened to inform you that unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games,” the 22-year-old Australian Open champion said on X. “After a good week of training on clay, I started to feel unwell,” he informed his followers. “I spent a couple of days resting and during an examination, the doctor diagnosed tonsillitis and strongly advised me against playing,” he added. Sinner said he was disappointed by the recent development since

LAOAG CITY: The Tagudin-Cervantes road in Barangay Malaya, Cervantes in Ilocos Sur is not passable to all types of vehicles due to a major landslide as of 11 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways in Region 1. DPWH-1 spokesperson Jocelyn Oamar said road clearing operation is ongoing as maintenance engineers and point persons have been deployed in the site to monitor the situation. She said light vehicles were stranded at portions of the Manila North Road in Barangay Calao-an, Candon, Ilocos Sur due to flooding of about 0.50 meters deep. ‘Motorists are advised to