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TESDA “As TESDA is guided by its principle ‘TESDA Abot Lahat,’ we declare our commitment to help the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) in advancing TVET in BARMM. I look forward to the successful implementation of your TVET programs,” he said. Lapeña made the statement as the TESDA Region XII on July 9 turned over assets, equipment, and properties of Cotabato City District Office and Provincial Training Center (PTC) – Cotabato to BARMM’s MBHTE. The ceremonia...

Published July 11, 2021, 8:17 AM (PHIVOLCS) A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has rocked Sultan Kudarat on Sunday, July 11, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake occurred around 2:45 a.m. and traced its epicenter at 14 kilometers southwest of Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat. The earthquake occurred at 55 kilometers beneath the epicenter. Phivolcs said the earthquake was felt as a “moderately strong” shaking at Intensity IV in Kalamansig, Palimba...

Beaches were deserted and tourists had retreated to the safety of their hotels. Philippine authorities warned more than 12 million people were at risk from the typhoon. Its wind strength makes it equivalent to an exceptionally strong Category 5 hurricane. Two people were killed in Cotabato province – an adult and a one-year-old – and a woman was fatally hit by a falling tree in Cebu, officials said. Typhoon Haiyan is battering the central Philippines with sustained winds of up to 320 km/h (...

Published July 7, 2021, 8:53 AM More provinces are putting up green lanes to re-open their economies to tourists and returning residents. Bacolod, Tacloban, Cotabato and Cauayan have now scrapped the RT-PCR tests for fully-vaccinated people and accept vaccination cards as a travel requirement. Cebu, Davao, and Iloilo are expected to follow. Passengers are considered fully-vaccinated at least 14 days after having received the second dose in a two-dose series, or at least 14 days after having rec...

RESCUE workers arrive on the scene as smoke billows from the wreckage of the plane.—AFP COTABATO: At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country’s south, officials said. Nearly a hundred people, most of them recent army graduates, were on the C-130 Hercules transport plane which was trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province around midday. Some of the ...

The New Paper At least 45 dead after Philippine military plane misses runway and crashes Rescue workers arriving at the crash site as smoke billows from the wreckage of a Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane after it crashed near the airport on Jolo island in Sulu province yesterday. PHOTO: AFP Jul 05, 2021 06:00 am 0 Engagements COTABATO, PHILIPPINES: At least 45 people died and many others were injured yesterday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into ...

Updated July 4, 2021 2:19pm A C-130 military plane of the Philippine Air Force crashed before noon on Sunday, July 4, 2021, in Sulu. At least 40 have been rescued out of 85 on board, Armed Forces chief General Cirilito Sobejana says. Photo courtesy: Pondohan TV Facebook COTABATO CITY - A C-130 military plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed before noon on Sunday in Sulu. The said plane was about to land in Jolo port in Sulu when the incident occurred at 11:30 a.m. "A C-130 aircraf...

View of the site after a Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 plane carrying troops crashed on landing in Patikul, Sulu province, Philippines July 4, 2021. (Reuters) MANILA: A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops crashed in a southern province while trying to land Sunday, killing at least 29 military personnel while at least 50 were rescued from the burning wreckage, officials said. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said rescue and recovery efforts were ongoing. The aircraft ha...

At least 45 dead after Philippine military plane crashes Toggle share menu Advertisement At least 45 dead after Philippine military plane crashes This photo released by the Joint Task Force - Sulu shows the remains of a Philippine military C-130 plane that crashed in Patikul town, Jolo province, southern Philippines on Jul 4, 2021. (Photo: Joint Task Force-Sulu via AP) 04 Jul 2021 01:39PM (Updated: 04 Jul 2021 10:57PM) Share this content Bookmark COTABATO...

CLOSE COTABATO, Philippines - At least 29 people were killed and 50 injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the countrys south, officials said. Another 17 on board the C-130 Hercules transport plane when it crashed while trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province are still missing, Major General William Gonzales said in a statement. Photos taken by local media outlet Pondohan TV and posted on their...