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A life story that’s straight out of a movie

In the book 2X: Life After Kidnapping, architect and feng shui master Ka Kuen Chua tells a blow-by- blow account of his ordeal in the hands of his tormentors. Published by Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc., Kaisa Heritage Foundation, Inc., and Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order (MRPO), the 167-page, 28-chapter book is a captivating read. Ka Kuen, a former head of the anti-crime group MRPO, was a victim of kidnapping for ransom not just once but twice......»»

Category: entertainmentSource:  philstarRelated News18 hr. 5 min. ago

Honoring a Philippine Human Rights Icon - Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Human rights lawyer and former senator Rene Saguisag holds a copy of a book about the martial law period in the Philippines while describing his ordeal in detention, Manila, September 26, 2018. 2018 Bullit Marquez-AP Photo The Philippines on April 23 lost a human rights stalwart. Rene Saguisag, a human rights lawyer and former senator, defended victims of abuses during the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorsh.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Davao City reports 2,707 VAWC cases in 2023

Coming off an abusive relationship, Michelle (not her real name), age 26, said reporting her ordeal from her live-in boyfriend was “not an easy decision to make”, but had to do it for her three-year-old daughter......»»

Category: newsSource:  davaotodayRelated NewsMar 9th, 2024

Jerwin reveals weigh-in ordeal

Jerwin Ancajas, who was knocked out by WBA bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue in Tokyo last Saturday, revealed yesterday he was over the 118-pound limit the morning of the weigh-in the day before the fight......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2024

PRO-Western Visayas arrests 43 wanted persons in 24-hour operation

PRO-Western Visayas arrests 43 wanted persons in 24-hour operation.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 12th, 2024

Earth Hour electricity savings reached 132.11 megawatts – DOE

Electricity savings from last Saturday’s Earth Hour increased by 110.73 percent to 132.11 megawatts from last year’s savings of 62.69 MW, according to the Department of Energy......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

SB19 s Pablo leads Earth Hour in Manila

SB19 leader Pablo, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippine's new Earth Hour Music Ambassador, led the annual switch-off event in Manila City last weekend......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

Earth Hour 2024 Calls for Filipinos to Switch Off Lights and Switch Off Single-use Plastics

Filipinos can help in solving two of our planet’s biggest problems, biodiversity loss, and climate change, by doing their part in conserving energy and putting an end to the problem of plastic pollution. Earth Hour 2024, set on March 23, Saturday will once again bring together millions of people across the world so they can […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  metrocebuRelated NewsMar 23rd, 2024

Government calls for Earth Hour switch-off tonight

Government agencies are calling on the public to join the Earth Hour today by switching off non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024

9-hour fire ravages Iloilo City s Heritage Zone, destroying iconic buildings

9-hour fire ravages Iloilo City s Heritage Zone, destroying iconic buildings.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 17th, 2024

Stalled truck causes 4-hour traffic jam

Stalled truck causes 4-hour traffic jam.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2024

6 nabbed, P16 million shabu seized in several buy-busts in a 24-hour period

6 nabbed, P16 million shabu seized in several buy-busts in a 24-hour period.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

Fire kills 2 siblings, razes 37 houses in Lanao Norte town

ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 8 January) – Two siblings died in a three-hour blaze that also razed 37 houses in coastal Sitio Bucana, Barangay Titunod in Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte at 9:50 p.m. Sunday, January 7. Ernesto  Valle, chief of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Kolambugan, told Mindanews in a phone interview […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Police still determining motive behind ambush of female doc

The chief of police of Buluan in Maguindanao del Sur said investigations are still ongoing to determine the motive behind the ambush of a female doctor Saturday night.  “We are gathering more details to deepen our investigation,” 1Lt. Cemafranco Cemacio, chief of Police of Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur, said.  Dr. Sharmaine Ceballos Baroquillo, 27, a resident […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024

Maynila napiling host para sa MMFF 2024, mga paghahanda ikinakasa na

MAY update na para sa inaabangang Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) ngayong taon! Kamakailan lang, nagpatawag ng mediacon si Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at MMFF Chairman Atty. Don Artes at dito niya inanunsyo na ang Manila City ang magiging host ng ika-50th edisyon ng film fest na gaganapin sa darating na December 2024. Para.....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanaotimesRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

Maynila napiling host para sa MMFF 2024, mga paghahanda ikinakasa na

MAY update na para sa inaabangang Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) ngayong taon! Kamakailan lang, nagpatawag ng mediacon si Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at MMFF Chairman Atty. Don Artes at dito niya inanunsyo na ang Manila City ang magiging host ng ika-50th edisyon ng film fest na gaganapin sa darating na December 2024. Para.....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanaotimesRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

Maynila napiling host para sa MMFF 2024, mga paghahanda ikinakasa na

MAY update na para sa inaabangang Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) ngayong taon! Kamakailan lang, nagpatawag ng mediacon si Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at MMFF Chairman Atty. Don Artes at dito niya inanunsyo na ang Manila City ang magiging host ng ika-50th edisyon ng film fest na gaganapin sa darating na December 2024. Para.....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanaotimesRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

Maynila napiling host para sa MMFF 2024, mga paghahanda ikinakasa na

MAY update na para sa inaabangang Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) ngayong taon! Kamakailan lang, nagpatawag ng mediacon si Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at MMFF Chairman Atty. Don Artes at dito niya inanunsyo na ang Manila City ang magiging host ng ika-50th edisyon ng film fest na gaganapin sa darating na December 2024. Para.....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanaotimesRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

Manila LGU walang balak humingi ng kapalit ni Mali sa Sri Lanka

NILINAW ni Manila City Mayor Honey Lacuna nitong Martes, January 9, na hindi humihingi ang lungsod ng Maynila ng bagong elepante sa Sri Lankan government kapalit ni Mali. Matatandaang noong November 2023 nang pumanaw ang nag-iisang elepante ng Pilipinas na mahigit apat na dekada ring naging parte ng kabataan ng bawat Pilipino lalo na ng.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

IM Young makikipag tagisan ng talino sa 21st BCC Open 2024 sa Thailand

MAYNILA – Makikipag tagisan ng talino si Filipino International Master Angelo Abundo Young sa pagtulak ng 21st BCC (Bangkok Chess Club) Open 2024 na naka-iskedyul mula Abril 13 hanggang 21. Ang kompetisyon, na gaganapin sa conference center ng Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa sa Phetchaburi, Thailand, ay nagtatampok ng Open at Challenger divisions. “I ….....»»

Category: filipinoSource:  hatawtabloidRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024