BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Scie
DECEIVED, TIRED. Two Abu Sayyaf Group bandits surrender Tuesday (April 5, 2022) to military authorities in Sulu province, claiming to have realized they were deceived by their leaders. They turned over a Garand rifle, a caliber .45 pistol, a bandolier, and assorted ammunition. (Photo courtesy of the Joint Task Force Sulu) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two more Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits have surrendered in the province of Sulu after realizing they were deceived by their leaders, a top military official said Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, identified the ASG surrenderers as Abu Udar, 42, and Abu Al, 42, who surrendered Tuesday to the Army's 4th Marine Brigade in Barangay Tandu Bato in Luuk town. Udar, a resident of Panamao town, is a follower of ASG senior leader Radullan Sahiron, while Abu Al of Luuk municipality is a follower of sub-leader Idang Susukan and the late sub-leader Alhabsy Misaya. "Despaired by the terrorist group's dece
BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) The U.S.-led sanctions against Russia are harming the global economy and people lives around the world. Watch what residents and exp
MANILA - The Philippine Post Office (PHLPost) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU), through the International Bureau, have invited youth aged 9 to 15 years-old to participate in its 51st International Letter Writing Competition for Young People, to strengthen literacy through the art of letter-writing. "The contest is designed to develop the young people's skills in composition and the ability to express their thoughts clearly, to foster their enjoyment of letter-writing and to help strengthen the bonds of international friendship - one of the basic missions of the UPU," the Post Office said in a statement on Wednesday. Supported by the Department of Education (DepEd), participants from public and private schools nationwide will have to write a letter to an "influential person about why and how to take action on climate change". Entries to the competition must be written in English and should be handwritten with no erasures. Submissions should not exceed 800 wor
BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Scie