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(Photo from Gabriela) According to the Makilala Municipal Police Station, Lilia Cagulada Gecana alias “Commander Ligaya” is a high-ranking leader of the NPA Guerilla Front 72 and a designated chairperson of Gabriela Malabuan cluster. In a statement, Gabriela disputed the authorities’ claim, asserting that “no one in Gabriela-Mindanao knows Gecena” and she “has never been a member nor a spokesperson in Cotabato or anywhere in the country.” “This is nothing more than a shameful an...

ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 16, 19 – 25 Apr 2021 Format REGIONAL SUMMARY: A total of 13 disasters (4 floods, 3 storms, and 6 winds-related) affected the region in week 16. These disasters occurred in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) reported strong winds and storms occurred in Bântéay Méanchey, Cambodia. High intensity rain caused floods and winds in two (2) provinces in Indonesia as reported by Badan Nasional Penang...

Updated 1 hour ago The cause of the sinking remains a mystery. By EDNA TARIGAN and FADLAN SYAM BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy on Saturday declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open, killing 53 crew members aboard, after finding items from the vessel over the past two days. Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said the presence of an oil slick as well as debris near the site where the submarine’s last dive on Wednesday off the island of Bali were clear proof the KRI N...

How to Call Philippines - Calling Philippines From Abroad Given below is the procedure and dialing codes for making international calls to Philippines mobile or land line. While calling to Philippines from abroad, the dialing procedure is same whether you are calling from Land phone or cell phone. The international dialing codes and dialing format to call landline in Philippines is : IDD + 63 (Country Code) + Area Code + Recipients Number The international dialing codes and dialing format to ...

Environmental self-destruction: Fukushima and the Philippines NEW WORLDS Japan made a shocking announcement on April 13, 2021, declaring that it would dump some 1.2 million tons of nuclear wastewater that it claims is deactivated from harmful levels of radiation. No independent testing of the water to verify was allowed, as was previously promised, before the water was released, according to a South China Morning Post report. Unilateral, without consultation with other countries...

Mindanao IDPs share changes in communities during CFSI, Araullo visit Format Community and Family Services International (CFSI) with UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and Filipino Journalist Atom Araullo visited communities experiencing numerous displacements due to armed conflicts in the province of Maguindanao in Mindanao, Philippines. Barangays Butiren, Sambuwalan, and Kabinge are among the communities supported by the Mindanao Protection Project (MPP), a joint partnership of CFSI and UNHCR that add...

SunStar File photo April 23, 2021 UNCOLLECTED and improperly dumped garbage that clogged the drainage system and canals, siltation, and structures built above waterways have contributed to severe flooding in the city on April 10, the City Engineers Office (CEO) reported. CEO head Joseph Dominic Felizarta said based on their assessment, with the reports from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), the heavy rain carried the uncollected garbage during that ti...

Published April 23, 2021, 5:00 PM Despite fewer coronavirus cases last year, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is experiencing a disproportionate impact of the pandemic in terms of its socio-economic development and in aggravating existing and emerging vulnerabilities in the region, according to the recently-released report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) According to UNDP’s Socioecon...

Published April 22, 2021, 10:00 AM COTABATO CITY (PNA) – The principal suspect in the 2018 twin bombings in Sultan Kudarat province yielded to authorities Wednesday through the intervention of the local government of Ampatuan, Maguindanao. YIELDING BOMBER. The mug shot of Norton Saptula, principal suspect in the 2018 twin bombings in Isulan town of Sultan Kudarat province who voluntarily surrendered to authorities on Wednesday April 21. (Photo courtesy of Ampatuan MPS) Brig. Gen. Eden Ugale,...

Converge ICT adds women execs to leadership team Share on email Fiber broadband provider Converge ICT has announced the appointment of two female executives to its leadership team as the company expands its talent pool to support its massive growth. Converge ICT treasurer and deputy chief finance officer Christine Renee Blabagno (left) and corporate compliance officer Laurice Esteban-Tuason (Photo credit: Converge ICT) Christine Renee Blabagno, former chief financial officer of the Philippine ...