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[1/3] BREAKING: Comelec-trained teachers are now protesting in front of Comelec-Cotabato City for having been reportedly replaced with new and untrained teaching staff to handle the vote-counting machines for BARMM, says Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi Thursday...
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LOOK: Helen Segura, an ati from San Enrique town, Iloilo, returns the PHP6,000 social amelioration program grant because she is already an active member of the 4Ps, who also receive the SAP aid as as a top-up of their regular 4Ps grant. | via
@glmmbln
| 📸 Cristine Caro
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In an apparent response to Vice Presidential candidate Sara Duterte’s call to “Protect Bongbong Marcos,” Sandro Marcos on Wednesday urged fellow Ilocanos to return the favor by protecting the president’s daughter.
#PHVotes2022
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[3/3] "I hope the Comelec will settle this issue kundi magkakagulo dito. Kahit mga ministro sila dyan kahit mga MILF sila, ang karapatan ng bawat Cotabateno sagrado so poprotektahan din namin 'yon," she said. FULL STORY TO FOLLOW.
Radyo Pilipinas @ 35:00:
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JUST IN: Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra says the IATF is alarmed by the rising rate of suicide incidents in the country. He urged religious leaders to help address the phenomenon. | via Benjamin Pulta
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[2/3] ...in a radio interview over state-run Radyo Pilipinas.
She said she has filed appropriate election offense complaints before the Comelec against the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education of BARMM.
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Filipino fisherfolk took video footages of two Chinese ships entering the waters off the coast of Balabac, Palawan on Wednesday (June 19, 2024).
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BREAKING: The appeal of Maria Ressa, CEO of online news outfit Rappler, & its former writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. for their cyberlibel conviction handed by the Manila RTC in June 2020 has been denied.
The decision sentences Ressa and Santos to up to 6 yrs in prison.
@gonzo_manila
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The DOH sees no need to restrict travelers coming from China, which currently faces an outbreak of Omicron subvariant BF.7 that is driving a surge in its Covid-19 cases.
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READ: President Rodrigo R. Duterte says he might be compelled to endorse a presidential candidate as he raises the possibility of a coalition between the CPP-NPA and the presidential aspirants.
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is stepping down as the country's 16th president on June 30. What do you think are the significant achievements of his administration in the past six years that made an impact in your life as a Filipino? Tell us in the comments.
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A grand salute to a brave, compassionate leader who serves with great honor.
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READ: Pasig City Mayor
@VicoSotto
says all available
#Covid19
vaccines are effective in preventing severe infection, as he encourages the public to listen to the experts, get immunized, and protect oneself and others.
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HAPPENING | Marcos-Duterte at PH Arena: Lakas-CMD proclaims Sara Duterte as its vice-presidential candidate for the 2022 elections. | via
@LjKabagani
📷 Avito Dalan
#PHVotes2022
#UniteamPHarena2022
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Majority of Filipinos expressed satisfaction with the
#Duterte
administration’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, according to the survey results released by global polling firm Gallup International Association.
#COVID19PH
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BREAKING: Kieth Absalon, a 21-year-old football player of FEU, was killed by a landmine, purportedly planted by
#NPA
rebels, that exploded in Purok 4, Brgy. Anas, Masbate on Sunday (June 6, 2021). Reports said his cousin Nolven, 40, and nephew Chrisbin, 16, also died.
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LOOK | Around 345 high-powered firearms captured, confiscated, surrendered and recovered from the New People's Army by the Eastern Mindanao Command were presented to the media on Thursday (Aug. 11, 2022). | via Che Palicte
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WATCH: Two warehouses in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan owned by a Chinese-Filipino sugar trader were separately raided by agents of the Bureau of Customs late Wednesday and Thursday afternoon as part of the government’s campaign against suspected sugar hoarders.📽
@radyopilipinas1
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LOOK: "Ka Eric", a former CPP-NPA national cadre for 27 years speaks in public for the first time to reveal the connection of some personalities with the CPP-NPA-NDF. He said he was willing to reveal his identity and sacrifice his safety to stop the atrocities of the terror group
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READ: Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media chairperson Ramon Revilla Jr. asks Facebook Philippines for an explanation on the series of flagging and removal of posts and shared stories of government officials and government agencies. | via
@WilBacelonia
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LOOK: Thousands of people lined up along the highway from Davao City to Bislig City as they waited for the arrival of vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte on Tuesday. | Contributed photos
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LOOK: The rehabilitated fountain fronting the Manila Post Office at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila is one of Manila's new attractions particularly at night. Since assuming office, Manila Mayor
@IskoMoreno
has prioritized the clean-up and beautification of the historical city. | GSC
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ATM | Members of the League of Parents of the Philippines hold a picket rally infront of the COMELEC office in Intramuros, Manila today calling for the disqualification of communist affiliated party-list groups. | Contributed photos
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LOOK | Carrying placards and the Philippine flag, US-based Filipinos show their support to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who addressed the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York at around 3:20 a.m. on Sept. 21 (Wednesday, Philippine time).
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LOOK: The minors rescued this morning are finally reunited with their parents who traveled all the way to Cebu City from Talaingod, Davao del Norte. | 📷: Courtesy of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict
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President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure promoting the rights of deserted or abandoned children with unknown parents and recognizing their status as natural-born citizens.
FULL STORY:
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BEWARE:
There are NO groups intended for sanitization in homes being sent by government.
Please be careful and alert all family and friends not to open the door to any person/group claiming to sanitize homes. These criminals have looted many houses with this deceptive method.
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LOOK. A tarpaulin which declares the terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF as persona non grata in Metro Manila was seen hanging on a footbridge in Parañaque City on Monday. The CPP-NPA-NDF is listed as terrorist org by the US, EU, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the PH.
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LOOK: Former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and presidential daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte hold a grand caravan along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Wednesday. (PNA photos by Joey Razon)
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JUST IN: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has picked Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. as the new chief of the PNP, Press Sec. Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced on Monday.
A member of the PMA ‘Makatao’ Class of 1989, Azurin is the current commander of the Area Police Command-Northen Luzon.
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ONGOING | President Duterte to CPP-NPA front organizations: We are not red-tagging you, we have identified you. | via DGA
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LOOK: Philippine Air Force flyby during the 124th Independence Day celebration at Rizal Park, Manila on Sunday (June 12, 2022). (PNA photos by Joey Razon)
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LOOK: Actress and host Toni Gonzaga introduces vice-presidential bet, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, to the Philippine Arena crowd. | via
@LjKabagani
📸 Avito Dalan
#UNITEAMPHARENA
#PHVotes2022
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JUST IN: The Philippines and Japan sign the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) in Malacañan Palace on Monday (July 8, 2024).
Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Defense Sec. Gilbert Teodoro Jr. signed the treaty documents in the presence of Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
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JUST IN: The Philippine Army in Caraga Region on Tuesday reports the death of Rino Colaste, known as “Ka Oto”, a top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the region. | via Alexander Lopez
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The Philippines is now ahead of Australia, the United States, Thailand, Singapore, Germany, and Vietnam, based on infection control, vaccination, and social mobility amid the pandemic.
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The President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol has congratulated presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on his win in this year's historic elections, citing the Philippines will “continue on its path of stability and prosperity.”
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WATCH: President Rodrigo Duterte waves to the crowd at SM Masinag in Antipolo City after witnessing vaccination activities on Monday (Nov. 29, 2021). | via
@LjKabagani
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LOOK | Peace advocates, including former members of the NPA, from General Santos City and neighboring areas burned flags of the CPP-NPA-NDF in an indignation rally on Saturday infront of the Plaza Heneral Santos in line with the CPP’s 52nd founding anniversary.
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Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile raises the hand of Senator Bongbong Marcos Jr. to signify his endorsement of the latter's candidacy for president on Tuesday.
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LOOK: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the groundbreaking of the P23-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project in a program at Buhangin District, Davao City. via
@azereraser_PNA
📸 RTVM
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LOOK: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. graces the groundbreaking rites for the construction of the Ortigas and Shaw Boulevard station of the Metro Manila Subway project (MMSP) at the Metrowalk Commercial Complex in Pasig City on Monday (Oct. 3). | PNA photos by Cado Niñal
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LOOK | Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte are now in Ilocos Sur for their motorcade and campaign rallies.
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READ | Vice President Sara Z. Duterte will move to a new office in Mandaluyong City, OVP Spokesperson Reynold Munsayac says Saturday (July 9, 2022). He said the new office would ensure efficiency and accessibility, as well as streamline services. | via Steph Sevillano
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BREAKING: The Anti-Terrorism Council has designated Luis G. Jalandoni, member of the Communist Party of the Philippines Central Committeee Democratic Front, along with 5 other CPP-NPA high ranking leaders, as terrorists. l via Gigie Arcilla
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LOOK: Two 'Kadiwa on Wheels' trucks of the DA-Cordillera, each containing at least two tons of assorted highland vegetables, will be in Abra early Friday (July 29) to serve the vegetable needs of the towns of San Quintin, Pidigan, Bangued, Tayum, Dolores, Lagangilang, and Bucay.
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READ: Relissa Lucena, a member of advocacy group Hands Off Our Children, on the so-called purge of social media giant Facebook which shut down 155 accounts, including their page.
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte will lead on Sunday the inspection and inauguration of the newly constructed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital that will cater to OFWs and their legal dependents.
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WHO Representative to the Philippines, Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, said the Philippines has done a good job in its pandemic response despite limited capacity and resources.
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FIRST DAY HIGH | Grade school learners at Fernando Ma. Guerrero Elementary School in Manila do their morning exercise as classes for SY 2022-2023 open on Monday (Aug. 22, 2022). 🎥 Alfred Frias
#BalikEskwela
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Signed agreements between the Philippines and Indonesia during the state visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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BUSTED. Sacks of onions were discovered inside 7 containers during a thorough examination by Customs officers at the Manila International Container Port on Jan. 10, 2023. The smuggled onions that arrived from China had an estimated value of PHP153 million.
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President Rodrigo
#Duterte
and His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam watch the performances during the 30th
#SEAGamesOpeningCeremony
at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on Nov. 30, 2019. | PPD
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People interviewed by the Philippine News Agency, including vendors, commuters, security guards, and construction workers, expressed satisfaction with PRRD's performance, saying they felt positive changes during his administration.
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LOOK: UP Diliman’s iconic row of sunflowers blossoms in time for the university graduation ceremonies on Sunday (June 24, 2018). These golden flowers, which symbolize new beginnings, have been used as parting gift for Iskos and Iskas of the state university. |
@dulfopi
PNA photos
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LOOK | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrives at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey with First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos and members of the Philippine Delegation. | 📷
@bongbongmarcos
Facebook
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JUST IN: The Army's 4th Infantry Division on Tuesday (Jan. 25) confirmed the death of Pedro Codaste, CPP-NPA's No. 2 commander in Mindanao also known as Gonyong/Serv, aka. Zandro during a 30-min. encounter in Brgy. Kalabugao, Impasugong, Bukidnon on Jan. 21.| By Nef Luczon 📷 4ID
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JUST IN: PH voted as the World’s Leading Country Tourism Destination at the Uzakrota Global Travel Awards 2022 by Turkish travel org, Uzakrota. The PH bested all the other nominated countries with 721 votes, and was followed by Malaysia which came in 2nd place with 523 votes...
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“Assuming na mali yung programa ng gobyerno, ano ‘yun Senador Ping? What are those drastic and innovative solutions? Magbigay ka. Kung magaling ka e sabihin mo para kung tama e di gawin natin,” Panelo said in his commentary show “Counterpoint.”
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WATCH | The League of Parents of the Philippines held a rally Monday urging the Dutch Embassy to stop harboring Communist Party of the Philippines founder Joma Sison and to terminate his asylum status in Netherlands. | via
@jeanlumenda
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Duterte: I cannot afford to be brave in the mouth against
#China
because we are avoiding any confrontation.
Kaibigan ako ng Amerika. Kaibigan ako ng China. I am not allied with anybody. I am allied sa Pilipino. | via
@RuthAbbey
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Duterte: I will hold responsible and I will direct the Secretary of DILG to hold mayors responsible for this kind of events happening in their places.
It is a violation of the law & if you do not enforce the law there is a dereliction of duty punishable under Revised Penal Code.
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ONGOING: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads sthe ceremonial turnover of 1,380 housing units at the St. Gregory Homes Project in Barangay Panghulo, Malabon City on Monday (March 27, 2023). | via
@azereraser_PNA
| 📸 RTVM
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LOOK: The Tent along along C5 Extension, Las Piñas City is jampacked with supporters of UniTeam candidates Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte as they await the start of a campaign rally on Sunday (March 13, 2022). | via Avito Dalan
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WATCH: The Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte National Executive Committee (MRRD-NECC) issues a manifesto of support for the UniTeam tandem of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and running mate Sara Duterte at the Aberdeen Court, Quezon City on Friday (March 18, 2022).
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LOOK: CIDG members deliver boxes of evidence for criminal cases against CPP founding chair Joma Sison, Anakbayan Rep. Sarah Elago & other CPP-NPA-NDF leaders at the DOJ on Friday (Oct. 1, 2021) to be filed by parents whose children were recruited by communist grps.
@gonzo_manila
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WATCH: The League of Parents of the Philippines and the Yakap ng Magulang reiterate their call for the CPP-NPA-NDF to stop the recruitment of minors in a lightning rally in Morayta, Manila on Wednesday. | PNA video by Avito Dalan
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With presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio set to be appointed as education secretary, her camp said she intends to produce peace-loving and patriotic graduates who can contribute to their communities.
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A former high-ranking leader of the New People’s Army once deceived by its left-leaning group urged the public on Monday not to vote for party-list groups under the Makabayan bloc.
FULL STORY:
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LOOK: The Office of the Vice President launches on Monday (Sept. 26, 2022) in Davao City the Kalusugan Food Truck to help children suffering from malnutrition & hunger in areas affected by natural calamities & human-induced calamities (armed conflict,terror attacks), among others
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LOOK: The Army's 75th Infantry Battalion on Friday, Dec. 25 said that a female NPA member was killed while high-powered firearm and ammunition were also seized in an encounter on Dec. 23) in Purok Quarry, Sitio Kabalawan, Barangay Anahao Daan, Tago, Surigao del Sur
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Pres. Duterte said vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez, Sec. Vince Dizon, Sec. Delfin Lorenzana, and Sec. Ed Año deserved more credit for leading the country’s fight against Covid-19, saying he is “lucky” to have a “good team” who are committed to their jobs.
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[1/2] WATCH | At 08:38 am on Saturday (March 23, 2024), the Philippine supply vessel Unaizah May 4 was subjected to direct water cannoning by two Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels near Ayungin Shoal.
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Around 13 minutes after her announcement on her Facebook account, more than 11,000 netizens commented and 30,000 have already shared the post. The netizens expressed excitement and happiness about the presidential daughter’s decision.
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SOLD OUT. A total of 1,500 metric tons of bangus and shrimps produced by local fisherfolk from Sual, Pangasinan were sold out on Thursday (Oct. 6) as the BFAR linked them to fish vendors, processors and consumers in Ilocos Norte. | via Leilanie Adriano
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JUST IN | Former CPP-NPA members, who are now members of peace grp, Liga Independencia Filipina, call on the public to cease from supporting candidates who are allies of the communist groups. In a rally held at the Mendiola Bridge today, the group said NPA only halts PH progress.
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LOOK | President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rings the New York Stock Exchange bell on Sept. 20, 2022 at 4 a.m. (Philippine time)
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JUST IN: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday (March 28, 2024) says he has ordered the implementation of a “response and countermeasure package” in light of the aggressive and dangerous attacks by agents of the China Coast Guard and the Chinese Maritime Militia in the
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A school teacher took to
#socialmedia
to thank President Duterte for the “zero balance billing policy” under the Universal Health Care program that saved her family from the huge payment for the surgery of her stepson who was injured in a road mishap.
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JUST IN: Presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced Wednesday he is appointing presumptive vice president Sara Z. Duterte as secretary of the Department of Education once they assume their respective positions. | via Che Palicte
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Solicitor General Jose Calida asked the court to dismiss a petition seeking the release of detained communist rebels.
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At the New York Stock Exchange Business Forum on Sept. 20 (Tuesday, PH time), Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told American businessmen that doing business in the Philippines is "an opportunity to reap the benefits of a vibrant economy."
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NO TO CPP-NPA. Members of the League of Parents of the Philippines and Liga Independencia Pilipinas hold a rally to denounce the CPP-NPA-NDF in Mendiola, Manila on Saturday. The rally was held as the CPP marks its 52nd anniversary on December 26. | PNA 📷: Joey Razon
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Residents of three villages in Calatrava, Negros Occidental signed a wall of commitment declaring the CPP-NPA-NDF as persona non-grata in their communities on Wednesday (Nov. 25, 2020).
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LOOK: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte joins other leaders from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries in the virtual 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits hosted by Brunei Darussalam at the Malacañang Palace on October 26, 2021. | 📷 PPD
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Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez on Monday said the call of lawmakers to defund the country’s anti-insurgency task force is not the appropriate action to "vent frustration" over red-tagging.
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LOOK: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leaves for his state visits to Indonesia and Singapore on Sunday ( Sept. 4, 2022), accompanied by First Lady Liza Marcos and some Cabinet members.
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