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Amidst supply chain issues and regulatory hurdles, U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced it had delivered 29 of its 737 MAX single-aisle jets to customers in May

NOTORIOUS BANDITS. Two 'notorious' members of the Abu Sayyaf Group surrender to the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu Friday (June 17, 2022). One of the two surrenderers says they decided to lay down their arms as they no longer have the support of their former strongholds in the island-province. (Photo courtesy of JTF-Sulu) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two notorious Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members, one of whom was involved in the beheading of two foreign hostages, surrendered to military authorities in Su...

REBEL REDUCTION. Maj. Gen. Wilbur Mamawag, commander of the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division shares updates Thursday (June 16, 2022) of their anti-communist strategies in the Northern Mindanao. He said the creation of the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict reduced guerrilla fronts in the region, from 12 to three. (PNA photo by Nef Luczon) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The formation of Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC) has reduced New People's Army (...

RESCUE VEHICLES. Davao Oriental Gov. Nelson Dayanghirang (holding the key in a white shirt) is joined by the representatives of various barangays during the turnover ceremony Wednesday (June 15, 2022) of the 50 emergency rescue vehicles. The vehicles will be used to address the need for disaster response in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas. (Photo courtesy of Davao Oriental PIO) DAVAO CITY - The provincial government of Davao Oriental distributed one custom-built emergency rescue ...

Dr. Maria Theresa Bad-ang, chairperson of the Southern Philippines Medical Center renal transplant section of nephrology. She is concurrent head of the Department of Health organ procurement organization for Zone 4A. (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The state-run Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) has secured a PHP1 million research funding grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), aimed at boosting kidney transplant research in Mindanao. In a statement Friday, DOST's ...

SMUGGLED CIGARETTES. Policemen inspect the boxes of smuggled cigarettes seized Friday (June 17, 2022) in Barangay Ayala, Zamboanga City. The cigarettes are among the P4.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes that were confiscated by policemen over the past two days in the city. (Photo courtesy of Area Police COMMAND-Western Mindanao) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities have arrested eight people and seized over PHP4.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes over the past two days in this southern port cit...

Miranda Hall -Natural Sciences Research Institute (Photo grabbed from UP NRSI Facebook page) MANILA -- Researchers from the University of the Philippines-Natural Sciences Research Institute (UP NSRI) are currently developing a kit that could offer a cheaper and faster way to detect enteric viruses, commonly blamed for water and foodborne diseases like gastroenteritis. "This could detect several types of enteric viruses, such as enterovirus, norovirus, astrovirus, just by getting one sample....

Miranda Hall -Natural Sciences Research Institute (Photo grabbed from UP NRSI Facebook page) MANILA -- Researchers from the University of the Philippines-Natural Sciences Research Institute (UP NSRI) are currently developing a kit that could detect as many as six enteric viruses, and this is likely to be completed by August 2023. "This could detect several types of enteric viruses, such as enterovirus, norovirus, astrovirus, just by getting one sample. As this could detect up to six kinds o...

Google map of Bukidnon province. CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-Seven "porters" have surrendered in relation to charges of violating Republic Act (RA) 8978, or the Mount Kitanglad Range Protected Area Act. In an interview Thursday, Major Jaemar Paguidopon, chief of police of Impasugong Police Station, said the respondents acted as guides and porters to the 26 mountaineers who climbed Mt. Kitanglad without proper clearance in December last year. "They were hired by the mountaineers to help ca...

Three months after McDonald's shut down operations in Russia, the restaurant reopened this week on Moscow's Pushkin Square under a Russian owner and a new name