Christmas cheer has deserted the streets of Syria’s cities, where the main churches have limited celebrations to prayers in solidarity with Palestinians suffering in the war in Gaza. “In Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, people are suffering,” the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo, Mor Dionysius Antoine Shahda, told AFP. …
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63K passengers flock to sea ports — PCG
A personnel of Philippine Coast Guard Station Abra de Ilog in Occidental Mindoro conducts a pre-departure inspection inside a passenger vessel bound for Batangas Port on Dec. 21, 2023. (Photo: PCG) Around 63,000 passengers were monitored in all sea ports around the country on Saturday, Dec. 23, as the exodus …
Read More »Bacolod police unveil P10-M building
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office unveiled its third standard Philippine National Station building here on Thursday, December 21. The three-story building in a 500-square meter lot donated by businessman Roy Villa in Barangay Felisa was built for P10 million and funded by the Office of Abang Lingkod …
Read More »DILG, OCD discuss strategic plans to prepare for ‘El Niño’
(DILG PHOTO) The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) have mapped out plans in a bid to control and mitigate the ill effects of the El Niño phenomenon in Cagayan Valley. In a statement, the DILG Regional Office II stressed …
Read More »Cops in Roxas, Or. Mindoro steps up security measures for Christmas
Police Capt. Clyde B. Kalyawen, chief of police of Roxas Municipal Police Station in Oriental Mindoro, supervises the implementation of intensified security measures in a bid to ensure the peaceful celebration of Christmas in the town. (photo: Roxas MPS) The Roxas Municipal Police Station (MPS) in Oriental Mindoro has intensified …
Read More »COVID rate rising in NCR, ‘likely’ to spread — OCTA
MASKS A MUST. Teenagers wear face masks outside their homes in Saint Dominic Subdivision, Novaliches in Fairview, Quezon City on Friday. The government was urged to require the wearing of face masks to contain the rising cases of COVID-19, especially in Metro Manila. Oliver Marquez Mask use urged as virus …
Read More »NPA to observe 2-day ceasefire for CPP’s 55th anniversary
The New People’s Army will observe a two-day ceasefire to mark the 55th anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines on Dec. 26th. The ceasefire will start past midnight on Dec. 25 and end at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 26, the CPP and NPA said in a statement. “The …
Read More »Marcos forms LGBTQIA+ Committee
Members and supporters of LGBTQiA+ community seen at east avenue in qc as they join the pride march in Quezon city on June 24, 2023. Thousands of supporter shouts slogan as they call for equal rights for all gender …MANNY PALMERO President Marcos has issued an executive order creating a …
Read More »Number coding lifted on Dec. 25-26, Jan. 1—MMDA
(MMDA PHOTO) The implementation of the expanded number coding scheme in the metropolis is suspended from Dec. 25 to 26 and Jan. 1, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Friday, Dec. 22. “Suspendido ang pagpapatupad ng expanded number coding scheme sa mga susunod na araw ngayong holiday season: …
Read More »Meralco commissions new substation in Balagtas, Bulacan
Meralco recently commissioned the new Balagtas 115 kilovolts (kV)-34.5 kV Substation located along McArthur Highway in Bulacan, which is expected to improve the distribution system and power quality in the area. The project involved the construction of a 115 kV switchyard, installation of an 83 MVA power transformer bank, construction …
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