Woman who texted family under collapsed building did not make it alive

Eldie S. Aguirre, Orlando Dinoy 12/17/2019

  DIGOS CITY –– The woman who texted her family they were trapped under the rubble of the building that collapsed in Padada town, Davao del Sur, did not come out of the building alive. Emily Gallegos,…

Bohol church closed by quake damage for 6 years reopens at start of Misa de Gallo

Leo Udtohan - Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/16/2019

CORTES, Bohol–For the first time in six years, the bells again rang at the newly restored Sto. Niño Parish Church here at dawn on Monday (Dec. 16), the start of the nine-day traditional dawn Masses leading up…

Ex-Bohol governor dies

Leo Udtohan - Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/16/2019

TAGBILARAN CITY — Former Bohol vice governor Concepcion Ong Lim died on Sunday afternoon. She was 82. Lim’s death was confirmed by her niece Valencia Mayor Maria Katrina Lim on a Facebook post. A doctor by profession,…

Child dead, 18 hurt in magnitude 6.9 quake in Davao del Sur

12/16/2019

Updated @ 12:54 a.m., Dec. 16, 2019 A strong earthquake rocked Davao del Sur and surrounding provinces on Sunday afternoon, the strongest after a series of quakes that shook roughly the same area in Mindanao in October.…

2 men found dead inside abandoned white van in Cavite

Maricar Cinco - Inquirer.net 12/14/2019

SAN PEDRO CITY –– Two men were found dead inside a van abandoned in a vacant lot in Noveleta town in Cavite province. Cavite police director Col. Marlon Santos, in a text message Saturday, said the bodies…

Gacal condemns NPA for using minors 

Florence Baesa 12/09/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental—The commander of the 4th Infantry Division Major General Franco Nemesio Gacal criticized the New People’s Army (NPA) for using minors in battle. This after a minor was identified as a fatality  in the government…

Marawi rehab delay worsens poverty

Ben de Vera, Jigger Jerusalem - Inquirer.net 12/08/2019

The delay in the rebuilding of war-torn Marawi City has partly caused a slight increase in poverty in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the lone region where poverty incidence rose although the nationwide rate dropped…

Samar governor Milagrosa Tan passes away at 61

Joey Gabieta, Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 12/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Samar Governor Milagrosa Tee Tan passed away Saturday at the age of 61, her daughter Samar 2nd District Representative Sharee Ann Tan said. Sharee Ann said Milagrosa died at 7:50 p.m. Saturday at St.…

Police identify suspect in Initao College grenade blast

Consuelo Marquez 11/28/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Police have identified the suspect who threw a grenade that exploded at the Initao College in Misamis Oriental on Thursday morning, killing a police officer and injuring 11 other people. A report from the…

Pagasa: Kammuri now a typhoon, may enter PAR by weekend

Katrina Hallare 11/28/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri has intensified into a typhoon while closing in on the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau said Thursday. The typhoon, however, slowed down while moving west-northwest, according…

Indie filmmaker: Mindoro’s ‘palayok’ would’ve been great alternative to SEA Games’ ‘kaldero’

11/24/2019

MANILA, Philippines — A colorful “palayok” (pot) standing in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro would have been a nice, yet cheap, alternative to the controversial cauldron to be used for the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, an indie filmmaker…

PNP: Martial law in Mindanao may not need 4th extension

Cathrine Gonzales 11/12/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday that the martial law in Mindanao may not need to be extended for the fourth time. Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, said the peace and order…

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