Guimaras sea tragedy death toll rises to 17; 14 passengers still missing

08/04/2019

ILOILO CITY – Rescuers are scrambling to locate at least 14 missing passengers of three boats that capsized at the Guimaras Strait on Saturday, even as the death toll rose to 17 early Sunday. At least 55…

200-kilogram ‘pawikan’ found dead in Camarines Sur

07/30/2019

MANILA, Philippines–A 200-kilogram leatherback sea turtle, locally known as “pawikan,” was found lifeless on Sunday along the shores of Bula town in Camarines Sur province, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Bicol Region reported. In a Facebook…

13 killings in 5 days stoke martial law talk in Negros

07/28/2019

  BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — The spate of killings in Negros Oriental province has raised concerns over the possible imposition of martial law on Negros Island. At least 13 people have been gunned down separately…

‘Oratio Imperata,’ ringing of bells mark urgency of Church plea vs Negros bloodshed

07/28/2019

ILOILO CITY—Church bells on Negros Island will start ringing daily at 8 p.m. starting on Sunday (July 28) to call for an end to the bloodshed that is now gripping Negros Oriental province and claimed the lives…

4 shot dead in 3 separate incidents in Negros Oriental

07/26/2019

ILOILO CITY, Philippines —Four more persons including a child were shot dead in three separate incidents in Negros Oriental on Thursday bring the number of fatalities to seven in a spate of killings in just one day…

5.5 – magnitude quake leaves 25 people hurt, buildings damaged in Surigao

07/13/2019

SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Philippines – Some 25 people were hurt and several buildings, houses and bridges were damaged in Surigao del Sur after a 5.5-magnitude quake hit the town of Carrascal at dawn on Saturday, July 13.…

Man with P1M donation to Kapa dies of heart attack

06/19/2019

KORONADAL CITY – A 76-year-old man from Polomolok, South Cotabato suffered a heart attack and died after learning that President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the closure of Kapa-Community Ministry International Inc. (Kapa). Ambrose Alojado, a public elementary school…

NBI raids Kapa founder’s house, offices in GenSan, Davao del Norte

06/11/2019

DIGOS CITY, Philippines — Authorities raided the house of the founder of Kabus Padatoon (Kapa) Ministry International in General Santos City, following President Duterte’s order on Saturday to close the firm and arrest its top officials. READ:…

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