By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA — Former PTV cameraman, Reymund Paciol, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in front of his house in Tagum City, June 30. Tagum City police reportedly received a call at 5:45 p.m., informing that a shooting incident had transpired at purok Galingan, barangay Mankilam, Tagum City. When authorities…
By: Nikka G. Valenzuela – Reporter / @NikkaINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer /November 21, 2020 Outside the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in Quezon City, vehicles formed a long queue bringing donations for victims of the string of typhoons that recently hit the country. “Overwhelmed by the generosity of our fellow Filipinos. At a time…
Christian Deiparine (Philstar.com) – March 18, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A former health secretary said the country is not actually on square one again in its pandemic response, but “ten steps back” from it with the picture at home seemingly worse from last year. Dr. Esperanza Cabral made the statement on Wednesday, which was shared by…
That former TV broadcaster who’s running for senator under Sara Duterte’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago party isn’t alone in denying that the Duterte regime is a threat to press freedom. There are other former and still practicing broadcast, print and online media people who have never quite understood that the most fundamental values in journalism are…
Was there a lapse in protocol, gaps in communication, or both? Who should have taken the lead? Nov 16, 2020, Lian Buan Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) has been the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Earth so far this year, yet it was the 3rd storm after that, Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) that had the worse impact:…
Carlito Badion, Kadamay secretary general said Kadamay will occupy more idle government housing units. (Photo by Arkibong Bayan) Carlito Badion, known for his indubitable courage, was an effective urban poor leader because he knew poverty like the palm of his hand. By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – “Retreat first,” Carlito Badion told the ground…