3 month agoFour days after the deadly crackdown in Calabarzon, families of 4 slain activists were finally allowed to claim their loved ones' bodies on Thursday, March 11, according to the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers
; Nearly 50,000 people nationwide receive warning from police for violating health protocols on first week of March
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 50 km WSW of Bolitoc, Philippines
Duterte pushes for 'higher policy of family planning': We are the second fastest sa increase in population. We are now 110 million. I really hope we can do something about it in the future
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 49 km WSW of Bolitoc, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 53 km W of Pandan Niog, Philippines
3 month agoThe initial report received by the Eastern Visayas police office said Mayor Ronald Aquino of Calbayog City, Samar province was killed in a clash with anti-narcotics policemen on Monday.
Five persons were killed in the shooting incident that killed Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino on Monday, the Philippine National Police has said
A day after the simultaneous killings of activists in Calabarzon, human rights watchdog Karapatan received death threats aimed at activists in Negros Island
NSA Esperon says the President's order to kill NPA members, not worry about human rights, is correct because the rebels are armed. "If you don't shoot right away, you will be shot," he says
Police nab around 16 kgs. or close to P109-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation along Kalayaan Avenue on West Rembo, Makati City. 2 suspects were arrested via @anjo_bagaoisan
Senate Bill 1832 or the Bureau of Fire Protection Modernization Act of 2020 approved on 3rd and final reading via @jeffreyhernaez
Protesters back on Myanmar streets after night raids by security forces
Total #COVID19 infections in the Philippines reach 591,138, as the Health department tally 3,439 new cases Saturday, March 6. This is the second straight day where the Department of Health tallied more than 3,000 cases of the coronavirus in the country
3 month agoFirefighters respond to a first alarm fire at a residential area in San Buena Compound, Barangay Sto. Domingo in Cainta, Rizal on Thursday afternoon. (Photos courtesy of Marikina Filipino-Chinese Fire Brigade)
The military has asked civilians in Maguindanao province to continue being on heightened alert against the presence of armed men who are out to disrupt the peace in their communities
Health Secretary Francisco Duque confirms that the the 6 cases of the South African coronavirus variant announced by the DOH on Tuesday, March 2, were among the first cases of the said variant in the Philippines
The DOH says it logged 6 cases of the South African coronavirus variant and 30 new cases of the UK coronavirus variant. The Philippines now has a total of 87 cases of the UK coronavirus variant
The Philippines confirmed 2,113 new cases of #COVID19 on Sunday bringing the country's total to 576,352
The village chief of Roosevelt in Tapaz town on Capiz died from gunshot wounds after he was shot allegedly by policemen
The Information and Evidence Unit Office of the International Criminal Court Prosecutor assured a Moro peace activist that the tribunal "will give consideration" to his letter on reported killings last year of civilians in Afghanistan by western troops
PDEA chief Wilkins Villanueva says 3 law enforcers were killed in the PNP-PDEA shootout near Ever Gotesco. Only 2 policemen killed was previously reported. It is unclear which agency the third fatality came from.
Police officers and anti-narcotics agents exchanged gunfire after a supposed buy-bust operation near a mall on Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City Wednesday night. Editor's note: This contains language that some readers may find offensive
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 19 km W of Ilioilio, Philippines
MMDA says slow moving traffic at Elliptical road to Commonwealth Ever East Bound due to the police encounter. MMDA: Positive PNP personnel in the area: Temporarily Full stop Eastbound lane. Ongoing Zipperlane on WB side bound to Fairview
Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said Tuesday
The Philippines approved Sinovac Biotech's COVID19 vaccine for emergency use on Mon, chief of food and drugs agency Rolando Enrique Domingo told a briefing. It is the third candidate to get Emergency Use Authorization, Reuters reported
At least 34 #COVID19 cases are linked to the two mutations of the coronavirus that were detected in Cebu, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said. She added that the WHO would further review and confirm the detection of SARS-CoV-2 mutations in the Philippines
3 month agoMembers of The Philippine Coast Guard help affected families in Barangay San Agustin, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur evacuate after the area was flooded due to rain brought by Tropical Storm AuringPH on Sunday, February 21. Photos from The Philippine Coast Guard
3 month agoHeavy rains brought by Tropical Storm AuringPH have caused massive flooding in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur. Gov. Alexander Pimentel/Facebook
