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Iloilo City mayor tags Bacolod vice mayor persona non grata
June 23, 2023, 7:22 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas is at loggerheads with Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran here, after declaring the latter as persona non grata for supposedly making his city a dumping ground of Badjaos from Bacolod. “As the chief executive of Iloilo City, I abhor this kind of… Read More
Bacolod’s economic dev’t gets boost with 'insurgency-free' status
May 22, 2023, 10:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez welcomed on Monday the declaration of this city as “insurgency-free” during the recent Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (RJPSCC) meeting held at the Bacolod City Government Center. “It is very important for our peace and… Read More
Manobo clan leaders declare mining exec persona non grata
April 1, 2023, 2:25 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A group of the Manobo tribe, through a resolution, has declared the former president of Philsaga Mining Corp. (PMC) persona non-grata in their ancestral land, where the PMC operates, in Agusan del Sur. The clan leaders of the Manobo tribe belonging to the Rodrigo Clan –… Read More
AgSur miner expels Aussie partners from board after IP protest
March 6, 2023, 8:51 pm
ROSARIO, Agusan del Sur – Philsaga Mining Corporation's (PMC) shareholders voted to replace three Australians and a Filipino working for Australian mining company Ten Sixty Four Limited (ASX: X64) from the seven-member board during the annual stockholders meeting Monday.The vote came a week… Read More
Agusan Sur IP groups declare Aussie mining firm persona non grata
March 1, 2023, 7:22 pm
BUNAWAN, Agusan del Sur – Major tribal groups in this town have declared an Australian mining firm and its trading arm as persona non grata for allegedly failing to remit payments for gold and silver dore bars shipped to Hong Kong that were produced and processed by its Philippine partner,… Read More
Agusan Norte town villagers declare NPA 'persona non grata'
February 1, 2023, 3:29 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Residents of Tagbongabong village in Remedios T. Romualdez (RTR) town in Agusan del Norte province have declared the communist New People’s Army (NPA) as "persona non grata" or unacceptable in their area.The declaration was made by villagers in an assembly on Tuesday with the… Read More
DPWH urged to intervene on unfinished road project in Cebu
December 19, 2022, 4:30 pm
CEBU CITY – The Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) wants the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to look into the road project halted three years ago that left an intersection leading to the 2nd Mactan-Mandaue bridge in a dilapidated condition. Kenneth Cobonpue,… Read More
E. Samar gov't lambasts NPA for treacherous attack vs. soldiers
October 8, 2022, 2:04 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Eastern Samar and the Philippine Army have condemned the New People's Army (NPA) for treacherously attacking government troops in Jipapad town that killed two soldiers and injured three others, including a 10-year-old girl on early Friday morning.… Read More
First 100 days: From call for unity to genuine peace, progress
October 6, 2022, 9:00 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s battlecry for unity during the May 2022 elections turned out to be more than just a campaign theme. In his early days in office, the country saw a fruition of holistic and painstaking efforts to achieve lasting peace that paves the way for… Read More
'Strategic victory' achieved over Reds, local terror groups: DND
September 28, 2022, 1:11 pm
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Wednesday it has attained strategic victory over the threats posed by the communist movement and other local terrorist groups (LTGs) operating in the country. Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Jose… Read More
Siargao LGUs declare ex-Climate Change chief 'persona non grata'
September 22, 2022, 11:40 am
BUTUAN CITY – Three municipal councils in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte province have issued resolutions declaring former Climate Change Commission chair Mary Ann Lucille Sering as "persona non grata" or unwelcome in their towns.The local governments accused Sering of unfairly accusing… Read More
Army trains NegOcc village peacekeepers to ‘monitor’ NPA presence
August 4, 2022, 7:09 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Some 42 peacekeeping volunteers in the remote village of Bug-ang in Toboso, Negros Occidental were trained in Integrated Territorial Defense System (ITDS) by the Philippine Army to prevent the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) from reestablishing its… Read More
Pangasinan State University to hold F2F classes
July 25, 2022, 7:59 pm
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – The nine campuses of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) will hold face-to-face (F2F) classes by September. In a press conference on Monday, PSU president Dr. Dexter Buted said the board members of the school have agreed to have F2F classes despite the challenges that… Read More
QC declares Delas Alas, Yap persona non grata for insulting seal
June 8, 2022, 12:49 pm
MANILA – The Quezon City government has declared actress comedienne Ai Ai Delas Alas and cinematographer Daryl Yap “persona non grata” for insulting the city’s official seal. In a statement on Tuesday night, the city government said the City Council approved the resolution filed by… Read More
Bello must stop using Sara Duterte as ‘smokescreen’: spox
April 21, 2022, 9:00 pm
CEBU CITY – Vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello should stop attacking Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte and cease making the vice presidential front-runner a “smokescreen” for his failure to prove his claims, a local official said on Thursday. “Now that Mr. Bello is being held to… Read More
Bello’s antic irks Davao dads; Baste dismisses 'insult'
April 20, 2022, 8:18 pm
DAVAO CITY – While several netizens and City Council members furiously reacted to vice-presidential aspirant Walden Bello's stunt at the City Council, Acting City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte said Wednesday the septuagenarian might just be looking for attention on his failing campaign. Bello… Read More
POC lifts ban on PATAFA; Juico no longer persona non grata
April 4, 2022, 2:33 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board on Monday proved true to its word by trashing a resolution that declared Philip Ella Juico persona non grata and another suspending the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). “The Executive Board of the POC… Read More
OPAPRU to push more inclusive, responsive, holistic peace process
March 23, 2022, 2:03 pm
MANILA – More inclusive, responsive, and holistic approach to peace-building efforts assured as the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) officially transitioned to Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) on Wednesday. Secretary… Read More
Davao dads declare VP aspirant ‘persona non grata’
March 22, 2022, 6:58 pm
DAVAO CITY – Vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello is no longer welcome here.The City Council declared Belo persona non grata during its regular session on Tuesday over his baseless allegation of corruption in the city, which he said he wanted to "cleanse."In a resolution, the City Council… Read More
PRRD hopes next administration will continue NTF-ELCAC
March 22, 2022, 1:24 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday expressed hope that the next administration will continue providing support to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). This, as Duterte heaped praises on the NTF-ELCAC for its anti-insurgency initiatives that… Read More
