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Cebu City police probe habal-habal driver’s possible involvement in crimes
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City police are looking into the possible involvement of a habal-habal driver, who was caught with an unregistered firearm during a checkpoint on Monday, April 1, in previous crimes, including the illegal drug trade. Police Major Henry Savior Orbiso, chief of Parian Police Station, told CDN Digital that they will.....»»
Defending the Philippines via alliances
It is time we understand that the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the increasing tension in the Taiwan Strait caused by China and the increasing pressure on the Philippines regarding the illegal possession of Philippine sovereign territory are interconnected and not isolated events......»»
Bloody rido in isolated Cotabato barangay waning down
Guns are silent in Barangay Matilac in Pigcawayan, Cotabato since last week after the military had repositioned away from each other two Moro groups that figured in deadly gunfights in the area in recent months......»»
Easterlies persist nationwide bringing hotter days ahead — Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — The easterlies or warm winds blowing from the Pacific Ocean continue to dominate nationwide bringing hotter temperaturs in the days ahead. That is according to the state weather bureau. Even if there would be a possibility of isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in Eastern Visayas and Mindanao, hot and humid weather would.....»»
Cebu weather: Fair and pleasant in the coming days says Pagasa
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu weather will be fair and pleasant over the next five days, the state weather bureau said on Saturday, April 13. The Pagasa Visayas Regional Services Division has forecasted that the Visayas, including the whole of Cebu, will experience cloudy to partly cloudy skies with a chance of isolated rain showers.....»»
Inconvenient
Two years ago, the Paris-based International Arbitration Tribunal awarded almost $15 billion in restitution to the heirs of the Sultanate of Sulu. The Sultanate had filed a suit against Malaysia for breaches relating to the lease of Sabah......»»
Hot weather to prevail nationwide on Saturday — Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — Hot weather and high humidity are expected nationwide on Saturday, according to the state weather bureau. However, isolated rain showers and thunderstorms could still occur in the afternoon and evening, according to Ana Clauren-Jorda, weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). “We will continue to experience hot.....»»
Cebu weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies in the next five days
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu province will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to the easterlies or localized thunderstorms in the next five days, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in Mactan. In a weather forecast released on Saturday morning,.....»»
Constitutionality of Bangsamoro Local Government Code challenged at SC
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 01 March) — Three governors from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao filed this week a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the recently passed Bangsamoro Local Government Code (BLGC). Governor Abdusakur Tan of Sulu, Governor Mamintal Adiong of Lanao del Sur and Governor Bai Mariam Mangudadatu […].....»»
Remains of widower found in mountain area of Sibonga
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The remains of a 78-year-old man, Juan Palmero Ordanieza, were discovered in a mountainous area in Barangay Banlot, Sibonga, Cebu on Thursday afternoon, February 29, 2024. Juan reportedly lived alone in the mountainous area of the barangay, isolated from neighbors. According to Cereno, Juan was last seen by his relatives on.....»»
From the islands to the mainland, UBJP members flock to Cotabato City to show solidarity
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 19 February) – From the island to the mainland, Sherhan Isa endured the long, backbreaking travel from Jolo, Sulu to be in solidarity with the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political party of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), during its general assembly in Cotabato City on Saturday, February 17. […].....»»
Woman accused of being terror fund facilitator arrested in Sulu
The woman is identified as a ‘specially designated global terrorist’ by the US and listed by the United Nations Security Council for her alleged links to the Al-Qaeda.....»»
All set for transfer of first 8 Philippine eagles to new breeding sanctuary
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 February) – Preparations are now in full swing for the transfer of the first eight Philippine eagles to the isolated National Bird Breeding Sanctuary (NBBS) in Barangay Eden, Toril District on Tuesday, February 13, a Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) official said Friday. PEF communications officer Nathaniele Noelle Nuelan told MindaNews the raptors […].....»»
Universal Health Care Program to benefit 288,000 Lumads in Agusan Sur
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 31 January)—The Universal Health Care (UHC) program launched by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) here starting January 1 this year is set to benefit the 288,353 indigenous peoples (IPs) in this landlocked province. The UHC beneficiaries—hailing from the Manobo, Higaonon, Banwaon, and Tala-andig tribes—reside in geographically isolated, […].....»»
Fishermen in the Philippines still damaging marine ecosystem
Crew members pull the net with fish in tow onboard a catcher vessel in the fishing grounds in the Sulu Sea, the Philippines, April 27, 2023. /CFPFishermen in the Philippines are still overfishing the sea areas around the island country, damaging the marine ecosystem, which in turn is threatening their own survival. Conservation group Oceana said more than 75 percent of the nation's fishing g.....»»
Fishermen in the Philippines still damaging marine ecosystem
Crew members pull the net with fish in tow onboard a catcher vessel in the fishing grounds in the Sulu Sea, the Philippines, April 27, 2023. /CFPFishermen in the Philippines are still overfishing the sea areas around the island country, damaging the marine ecosystem, which in turn is threatening their own survival. Conservation group Oceana said more than 75 percent of the nation's fishing g.....»»
Trough of LPA to bring isolated rain showers in Mindanao — PAGASA
In its 4 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said that the SOCCSKSARGEN region may experience cloudy skies with moderate to heavy rains, which may result in possible flash floods or landslides due to the trough of the LPA or the extension of LPA......»»
2 motorcycle thieves, shabu dealers face raps in Maguindanao del Norte
Two men tagged in 13 motorcycle thefts and known for distributing shabu in isolated barangays in Maguindanao del Norte are now both detained, awaiting prosecution......»»
‘Downgrade Abu kidnap threat in Sulu-Celebes seas’
A Singapore-based anti-piracy and high sea robbery monitoring group has recommended the downgrading of the threat of kidnapping by Abu Sayyaf bandits in the waters at the border of Malaysia and the Philippines......»»
Death toll in Philippine landslide rises to 10
The death toll from a landslide that hit a mining village in the southern Philippines on Thursday has risen to 10, with one person missing, police and local officials said Friday. In a report posted on social media, the municipality of Monkayo said rescuers recovered three more bodies near the houses buried by the mud and heaps of debris. Rescuers recovered seven bodies, including five children, on Thursd.....»»