NPA TO BLAME. "Lydia" (left) and "Paning", relatives of Juveniel Sandig alias "Francis", one of the nine Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army members killed in a recent military operation in Miagao, Iloilo, are shown after claiming his body on Saturday (Dec. 4, 2021). Paning blamed the communist terrorist group for the death of her brother, whom they had not seen for three years. (Contributed photo) ILOILO CITY - Two Ilonggo families have blamed the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) for the death of their folks following a military operation in Barangay Alimodias, Miagao, Iloilo last Dec. 1. "May those who recruited my brother die so they could no longer harm more children," "Paning" (not her real name), elder sister of Juveniel Sandig alias "Francis", said in the local dialect in an interview on Sunday. She accompanied her mother "Lydia" of Barangay Barangay Langk
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - Some 23,213 teaching and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Ilocos Region have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of November 23. In a phone interview on Thursday, Dr. Romarie Castillo, medical officer and education support services of DepEd Ilocos, said of the total number, 19,680 are teachers while the 3,533 are non-teaching personnel. She said 537 are under A1 category or workers in essential health services as some of the personnel are registered nurses while some 1,016 are under A2 or senior citizens, 9,701 are individuals with comorbidities or A3 category, and 11,959 are under A4 or workers in the frontline essential sector. "Tumaas bilang ng mga nagpapabakuna dahil mas pinipili nila Pfizer and Moderna unlike dati na wala masyadong supply (The number of vaccinated personnel increased because of their preferred brands Pfizer and Moderna that unlike before had low supply)," she a
BERDUGO, NOT MARTYR. Members of anti-communist groups refer to slain NPA leader5 Jorge Madlos alias Ka Oros as a terrorist, not a revolutionary martyr, during a rally outside the Commission on Elections main office at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila on Nov. 5. The groups also urged the disqualification of party-list groups Kabataan and Gabriela from the 2022 elections because of their links with the CPP-NPA-NDF. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Anti-communist groups composed of parents on Saturday urged militant groups and youth organizations to stop romanticizing ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Jorge Madlos alias "Ka Oris" as a revolutionary martyr. In an interview, League of Parents of the Philippines (LPP) chair Remy Rosadio said Madlos' death should serve as a warning to the members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and remaining NPA rebels "that engaging in the armed revolution will only lead them to a darker path". &qu
BERDUGO, NOT MARTYR. Members of anti-communist groups refer to slain NPA leader5 Jorge Madlos alias Ka Oros as a terrorist, not a revolutionary martyr, during a rally outside the Commission on Elections main office at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila on Nov. 5. The groups also urged the disqualification of party-list groups Kabataan and Gabriela from the 2022 elections because of their links with the CPP-NPA-NDF. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Anti-communist groups composed of parents on Saturday urged militant groups and youth organizations to stop romanticizing the late ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Jorge Madlos alias "Ka Oris" as a revolutionary martyr. In an interview, League of Parents of the Philippines (LPP) chair Remy Rosadio said Madlos' death should serve as a warning to the members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and remaining NPA rebels "that engaging in the armed revolution will only lead them to a darker path&q
TECH-VOC, AGRI TRAINING. Bangsamoro Member of Parliament (MP) Diamila Disimban-Ramos leads the graduation of 50 scholars who have completed the 2021 Bangsamoro Scholarship Program for Technical Vocational Education Training on Land Preparation for Agricultural Crop Production in Marawi City on Oct. 25, 2021. The scholars went through a series of lectures and hands-on learnings such as identifying tools and personal protective equipment in land preparation; arranging of pre-planting treatments, their purpose, and method of application; and, occupation health safety guidelines, procedures, and principles. (Photo courtesy of Office of MP Diamila Disimban-Ramos) MANILA - The Office of Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Member of Parliament (MP) Diamila Disimban-Ramos led the graduation ceremony of the 50 scholars who have completed the 2021 Bangsamoro Scholarship Program for Technical Vocational Education Training on Land Preparation for Agricultural Crop Production in Marawi City last