News Roundup

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 03:30:09 +0000

  One of the suspects in the 2009 Maguindanao Massacre was arrested while his cohort was killed by police in Barangay Timbangan, Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao, on Thursday. Members of the Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous Region apprehended  Gambayan N. Kasim alias Lori Alip, 47, by virtue of an arrest. Recovered from him was a […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 02:44:29 +0000

      Some of the devotees who attended this year’s Traslacion were caught by surprise after learning that the carriage or the “andas” of the Black Nazarene left the Quirino Grandstand earlier than expected. Officials of the Quiapo Church said during previous interviews that the procession would start by 5:30 a.m. However, reports stated […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 09:18:48 +0000

By MARTIN SADONGDONG   The military’s combat operations against communist rebels resumed starting Wednesday midnight following the expiration of the holiday truce implemented by the Philippine government (GRP) and the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana declared. Lorenzana said that he will not […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:15:23 +0000

  SULAN, SULTAN KUDARAT – Motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead Tuesday the former vice-governor of Sultan Kudarat in an outskirt village in Lambayong town. Major Bryan Bernardino, Lambayong police chief, said the victim, Rolando Recinto, 80, was driving a Mitsubishi pickup when waylaid by the suspects along the national highway in Barangay Bilumen, Lambayong, past 1 […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 03:25:51 +0000

    Catholic prelates on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s junking of the petition on same-sex marriage. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said the decision was good saying the country already has a lot of problems to deal with as it is. “That is good. The country has so many problems that affect the poor […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 03:22:08 +0000

  Eighteen people were injured while around P3 million worth of property went up in smoke when a fire hit a commercial-residential building on Lakandula St. in Tondo, Manila, Tuesday morning. Three of the injured, identified as Ferdinand Roquete and Maria Jison and 61-year-old Ma. Urella Coopera, were rushed to a nearby hospital. Also hurt during […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:24:49 +0000

Catholic prelates on Monday asked the faithful to pray for Australia which is currently suffering from bushfires. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said the people should pray for God to intervene and put off the fire. “This shows how human beings are incapable to stop the wrath of nature,” he said in an interview. “Pray […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 07:24:51 +0000

Catholic prelates on Monday asked the faithful to pray for Australia which is currently suffering from bushfires. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said the people should pray for God to intervene and put off the fire. “This shows how human beings are incapable to stop the wrath of nature,” he said in an interview. “Pray […]