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MGB Lifts Zambales Mining Ban
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The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Region III office has temporarily lifted the suspension order on three nickel mining firms in Zambales which were found violating environmental regulations last year. MGB Region III suspended the operations of LnL Archipelago Minerals Inc., BenguetCorp. Nickel Mines Inc., and Eramen Minerals Inc. last…
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Explosives Found Along Nat’l Highway in Maguindanao
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A civilian found at least six pieces of 60-mm mortar ammunition along a national highway in Ampatuan, Maguindanao on Easter Sunday, a military report said. According to 6th Infantry Division public affairs chief Capt. Jo-Ann Petinglay, the explosives were found by Nasrudin Demalanes at around 1 a.m. by the roadside…
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Naga Town Mayor Abducted in Zamboanga Sibugay
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Mayor Gemma Adana of Naga town, Zamboanga Sibugay was abducted from her home Monday night, police said. According to reports from Zamboanga Sibugay police, Adana was taken by force by five unidentified gunmen from her residence in the village of Taytay Manubo in Naga at around 9:15 in the evening. Her…
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Three Killed in Masbate Shooting Incident
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A businessman, his son, and their driver were shot dead in their family compound by nine gunmen wearing police uniforms in the mining town of Aroroy, Masbate early dawn on Easter Sunday. Senior Police Officer 1 Zandro Cabintoy of Masbate police said the gunmen posed as policemen and were armed…
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NPA Rebel Killed, Soldier Wounded in Sorsogon Clash
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A member of the New People’s Army was killed while an Army soldier was wounded in an encounter in Magallanes, Sorsogon on Thursday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines Southern Luzon Command said yesterday. Col. Cesar Idio, head of the Army’s 903rd Infantry Brigade said the soldiers were on a…
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Mission Accomplished: FBI Confirms Marwan’s Death
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The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday confirmed that one of its most wanted terrorists, Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan, is dead. The bureau said DNA sample from a severed finger taken from a man killed during the January 25 Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (SAF) operation…
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Certificate in Business Security Management in Manila
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Global E2C in partnership with Ace And Associates, Inc. brings to Manila “Certificate in Business Security Management,” a two-day program that dwells into the realms of Security evolving itself as a Business Enhancer today. The training will probe into the how, where and what is the status of Security in…
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Safety Tips at the Beach and in Swimming Pools
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It’s summer once again. The season starts somewhere between the end of the school year and the beginning of the Holy Week break. And what can be a better way to ease hot summer days than swimming? From north to south, beautiful beaches beguile in every corner of the Philippines.…