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Six months after disaster, Philippine farmers bring in the harvest

7 May, 2014, Central Philippines – Tens of thousands of farmers are bringing in their first rice harvest just six months after one of the worst typhoons to ever hit the Philippines left their fields in tatters and their livelihoods at risk, FAO announced today. After Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines on 8 November, 2013, the situation was dire. More than 6,000 people lost their lives, while some 600,000 hectares of farmland were destroyed, […]

NBI raids KTV in Pasay City

After receiving an intelligence report, the National Bureau of Investigation raided a KTV bar in Pasay City for violation of Anti-Human Trafficking Law, rescuing 20 Filipino GROs as well as 2 Chinese nationals.

Iglesia Ni Cristo Commemorative Stamp To Be Presented By PHLPost on May 10

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) will be issuing a stamp featuring the Iglesia ni Cristo’s (INC) first Executive Minister Felix Y. Manalo, who registered the Church of Christ in the Philippines a hundred years ago on July 27, 1914.  The INC commemorative stamp to be issued on May 10, the birthdate of Felix Y. Manalo, is bigger than the standard sized postal stamp. The INC centennial logo and the Central Temple along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon […]

Chinese fishing vessel intercepted in Phl EEZ

Philippine authorities have arrested a Chinese fishing vessel with a crew of 11 and a hold full of 500 turtles, a 100 kilometers away from Palawan. Meanwhile, at least 10 people were injured when a fire erupted in AFP military headquarters in Taguig City.

Ranking NPA leader nabbed in Davao City

MANILA, May 7 (PNA) — Troopers and intelligence units from the Eastern Mindanao Command together with local police have arrested a ranking member of the New People’s Army (NPA) and his “lady friend” during operations in Davao City Wednesday morning. Capt. Alberto Caber, Eastern Mindanao Command spokesperson, identified the arrested rebel as Roy Erecre alias “Toto/Pasyong”, Secretary of the NPA’s Central Visayas Regional Committee and his companion as Judith Jaron-Niog. The arrested took place around […]

Tensions surge in South China Sea as Philippines seizes Chinese boat

(Reuters) – Philippines police seized a Chinese fishing boat in the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday, an official told Reuters, the latest flare-up of tensions in the oil and gas-rich waters that are claimed wholly or in part by six Asian nations. Chief Superintendent Niel Vargas of the Philippine National Police Maritime Group said a maritime police patrol apprehended a Chinese fishing boat around 7 a.m. on Tuesday off Half Moon Shoal. The boat has 11 crew and police found […]