To illustrate what Punlaan has done to hundreds of lives, let me quote a testimonial that appeared on its official newsletter called Punlaan Waves. One of its alumnae, Mary Ann Garcia Agajanian, currently pastry jr.
Category: Philippines
Federalism prevents diaspora of rural people to urban centers
A shift to federalism may prevent the diaspora of people from the rural areas into the urban centers like Metro Davao, an official of Davao City Planning and Development Office said. Noraisa Casan, 29, attends to her sari-sari store that transforms into the family’s home by night.
Surigao quake might have helped trigger new temblor
Another temblor may be in the offing along the Philippine Fault Zone which generated last week’s 6.7 magnitude earthquake off Surigao del Norte province. Movement of PFZ’s Surigao segment triggered such earthquake and may have also “disturbed” any of the adjacent Leyte and Mindanao segments, possibly increasing chance for a new temblor there, noted science research specialist Rhommel Grutas from Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology .
Regus Davao’s sales surpassed by 90%
DAMOSA Land Inc.’s service office spaces, Regus Davao, surpassed its sales targets, beyond what was expected since it opened last September 8, 2016. Regus itself is in 3,000 locations worldwide in 120 countries and has 25 locations in the Philippines of which 21 are in Metro Manila.
PMA closed; public advised not to panic
BAGUIO. A PMA security officer stand on guard at the main gate of the academy following its closure after the termination of peace talks by President Rodrigo Duterte with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front .
Energreen to complete diesel plant in March
ENERGREEN Development Corp. has announced that its four-unit diesel generator plant located in Barangay Calumangan, Bago City will operate on its 26-megawatt full capacity this coming March. David Tan, executive director of Energeen, said in a press briefing Saturday, that they will supply the Central Negros Electric Cooperative 18.9 megawatts for peak load at P7.50 per kilowatt hour based on their 15-year contract that will expire in 2032.
Death toll in Surigao quake rises to 6
Six people, including a four-year-old boy, have been confirmed dead while 202 were injured after a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near Surigao City in Caraga Region, Mindanao at 10:03 p.m. Friday, February 10, the local disaster mitigation agency said. A report by the Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as of 11 a.m. Saturday also said a bridge collapsed, some roads sustained cracks and were not passable, and residential houses and some commercial buildings were damaged.
Nighttime quake in Philippines kills at least 3, injures 80
Civil defense officials in the southern Philippines say a powerful nighttime earthquake has killed at least three people, injured about 80 others and damaged buildings and an airport. The late Friday quake with a magnitude of 6.5 roused residents from sleep in Surigao del Norte province, sending hundreds to flee their homes.
Four dead, dozens hurt in Philippine quake
At least four people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in a powerful earthquake that hit a southern Philippine city on Mindanao island, media reports said on Saturday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in its revised report the magnitude-6.7 quake struck 10:03 p.m. Friday 14 km northwest of Surigao City in Surigao del Norte province.
Strong quake damages buildings in southern Philippines
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 shook a southern Philippine region late Friday, damaging some buildings, knocking out power and sending residents fleeing to safety, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the quake in Surigao del Norte province, which struck about 14 kilometres northwest of Surigao city at a relatively shallow depth of 11 kilometres , officials said.
Velez: Kwentong Love and Peace
IS LOVE in the air? Maybe more on the airwaves, as love is the theme of TV ads like Jollibee, making kilig at the same time making a killing us with cholesterol. Nakakataba ang pag-ibig .
10 Korean food processors coming in May
TEN Korean food processors from the South Korean Foreign Trade Service Corps will come in May to help improve food processing and branding of Philippine products. Department of Trade and Industry Regional Director Maria Belena Ambi Wednesday, February 8, said the Koreans will also talk and mentor local food processors willing to learn more about food processing technologies.
Nephew of Philippines presidential advisor nabbed for drugs
A nephew of one of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte’s inner circle was caught selling drugs in a sting operation in the president’s home city, the anti-narcotics agency said on Friday. John Paul Dureza, the nephew of Duterte’s political adviser and peace negotiator Jesus Dureza, was caught selling 15 grams of “shabu” methamphetamine to an undercover Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agent in Davao City on Thursday.
Philippine army arrests communist rebel leader after peace bid collapses
Philippine soldiers arrested on Monday a communist rebel leader, days after President Rodrigo Duterte scrapped a ceasefire with the insurgents and as clashes between them and the army erupted in several places. Duterte announced on Friday the government was scrapping the ceasefire with the New People’s Army and he ordered soldiers to prepare to fight, saying the rebels were making “huge”, unacceptable demands despite government concessions.
Duterte calls off peace talks with communists
Manila: Peace talks with communist rebels will no longer continue, unless there’s a compelling reason to do so, President Rodrigo Duterte told reporters during his visit to his parents’ graves in Davao City. “Peace talks will remain cancelled unless there is a compelling reason that will benefit the interest of the nation,” Duterte said yesterday, a day after he lifted the government’s unilateral ceasefire with the New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines.
PNP still probing death of Bucor whistleblower
DAVAO. A shattered glass in the bus where Bureau of Customs officer Kabunsuan Makilala was gunned down by men riding in tandem.
DAVAO. The gorgeous mother of two Jacky Tan Yamuta.
AS CONSUMERS have become more selective with the products they use, a number of businesses have also been conscious of offering what they truly prefer. One of them is Green Options.
Life 28 mins ago 4:04 p.m.Boyfriend buys chicken-nugget bouquet for girlfriend who hates flowers
At least that’s what one college student in Manila, Philippines, did for his girlfriend to celebrate their one-month anniversary. “I told him I didn’t like flowers, so he got me a bouquet of chicken nuggets, and I pretty much became the happiest girl on the planet,” her caption read.
Philippine president says he won’t resume talks with rebels
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday he would scrap peace talks with communist rebels and asked several rebel leaders who were freed for the negotiations to return to prison or face arrests in the latest blow to efforts to peacefully settle one of Asia’s longest-running rebellions. Duterte said at a late-night news conference in southern Davao city that he would ask government negotiators not to participate in talks with the Maoist guerrillas scheduled to resume this month in Norway, repeating that “peace with the communists might not come in this generation.”
Fire at Huge Philippines Factory Complex Injures More Than 100
More than 100 workers, including three Japanese, were injured and at least three were missing in a fire that hit a huge factory south of Manila and sent thousands of employees running to safety, an official said Thursday. The fire at the House Technology Industries was under control but has not been fully extinguished nearly 18 hours after it started in General Trias town in Cavite province south of Manila, said Gov. Jesus Crispin Remulla.
Supermarket worker convicted of planning to join terror group in Philippines
A supermarket worker who had copies of a bomb-making manual and bought flights and equipment to travel to fight with a group linked to Islamic State in the Philippines has been found guilty of terrorism offences. Ryan Counsell, of Russell Road, Forest Fields, Nottingham, was in the “advanced stages of planning” to visit a remote part of the south-east Asian country and had bought military equipment to “engage in combat or support an extremist group”.
More than 120 injured in fire at Philippines factory complex
More than 120 workers, including two Japanese, were injured and at least one was missing in a fire at a huge factory south of the Philippine capital that sent thousands of employees running to safety, an official said Thursday. The fire at House Technology Industries was under control but had not been fully extinguished nearly 24 hours after it started in General Trias town in Cavite province south of Manila, Gov. Jesus Crispin Remulla said.
Barbecue Chicken Seller Turns Tycoon With 2,500% Stock Surge
It’s been a fast ascent for college dropout Edgar “Injap” Sia, who less than a decade ago was selling barbecue chicken in the Philippines. He now leads the real estate developer with the best stock gains in Asia.
Today in History Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2017
On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse , a Hindu extremist. In 1815, the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in agreeing to purchase the personal book collection of former President Thomas Jefferson to replace volumes lost when the British burned the U.S. Capitol and its congressional library during the War of 1812.
Ambassador says US not building arms depot in Philippines
In this Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, new U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim addresses the media shortly upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, to succeed his predecessor Philip Goldberg.
Concepcion port rehab underway
THE Korean International Cooperation Agency officials are expected to arrive in Iloilo on Wednesday, February 1, for the ceremonial exchange of the Record of Discussions that contains the terms and conditions to implement the rehabilitation of Concepcion fish port. Koica is set to renovate the fishing port for the fishermen in Northern Iloilo following the approval of the proposed $4.5-million rehabilitation of the said infrastructure project.
Signal jammers to be installed soon at Cebu City jail
CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmena will put up signal jammers at Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center in Barangay Kalunasan this year. Osmena said in a news conference on Monday, January 30, that he plans to install more or less four signal jamming devices in the jail facility that even policemen cannot use their cellphones.
Busay resident to give portion of land to Cebu City
A RESIDENT in Sitio Garaje, Barangay Busay, Cebu City, plans to give a part of her land to the City Government. Otadoy, whose jeepneys were damaged in a landslide on January 16, told City Councilor Jerry Guardo on Monday that her family eyes to donate a portion of their land to the City, so they can also use the space to park their vehicles.
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
In this July 12, 2016 file image made from video, Lu Kang, the most senior spokesman of China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, speaks to reporters about the international tribunal’s ruling on the South China Sea during a news briefing in Beijing. The new U.S. administration is heating up rhetoric over the South China Sea with a promise to challenge China’s occupation of disputed islands.
Tourism ad highlights how Filipinos make it more fun in PH
The newest campaign advertisement of the Department of Tourism was launched Thursday, January 26, highlighting not just a tourist destination this time, but another answer to the question why it’s “More Fun in the Philippines.” DOT’s newest TV commercial opens with a male blonde-haired tourist visiting the prized Enchanted River in Surigao and while admiring the natural wonder before him, is approached by a Filipino woman.
Rebel slain in Army-NPA clash in Makilala
A member of the New People’s Army was killed in a clash with government troops in a remote village in Makilala, North Cotabato over the weekend. The January 21 clash came on the same day the government and National Democratic Front peace panels signed in Rome, Italy the Supplemental Guidelines for the Joint Monitoring Committee which shall “additionally guide the work” of the Joint Monitoring Committee in its task of “monitoring the implementation of, and achieving, the objectives of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.”
Chilly Baguio welcomes Ms. U candidates; Cavite tour slated
Local temperature dropped further yesterday but anticpation and excitement over the 65th Miss Unuiverse pageant heated up with the arrival of 29 candidates who toured the city and received generous servings of local hospitaltiy and culture ahead of the coronation night on January 30 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila. Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart, Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach, Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson, and other Miss Universe candidates greeted the local residents of Baguio City.
Wenceslao: Preparing for prolonged raining
THE sun actually shone in our place before noon yesterday, which got me into thinking that the rains that have been with us the past few days would finally go away. Less than an hour after, the sky darkened again and rain fell.
Philippines: Condoms in schools necessary to prevent HIV, group says as protests mount
A Filipino health worker shows condoms that are given for free to the public by the Health Department in Manila, Philippines, on Thursday, Dec 8, 2016. Source: AP/Aaron Favila ANY attempt to block the distribution of condoms in schools would inadvertently lead to higher chances of HIV infections among the Philippine youth, a global rights watchdog said.
Palace assures flood victims of government aid
“Government is doing everything to ensure that things go back to normal, especially now that the weather is improving and roads are again passable,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement. The Cagayan de Oro City Government has declared a state of calamity after heavy rains triggered massive flooding on Monday evening.
Waist-deep floods affect Oro; roads impassable
CAGAYAN DE ORO. Residents have to wade through flooded streets in Cagayan de Oro City on Monday, January 16, 2017.
Ap Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 photo, anglers throw lines on a river during a trout catching contest in Hwacheon, South Korea. The contest is part of an annual ice festival which draws over 1,000,000 visitors every year.
Duterte orders troops to blast militants and their hostages
Filipino hostage Glenn Alindajao, left, talks to Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza prior to boarding a plane for Davao city following his release along with South Korean hostage Park Chul-hon… . South Korean hostage Park Chul-hong, center, is greeted by unidentified officials as he prepares to board a plane for Davao city following his release Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, from his kidnappers in the volatile island of J… MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he has ordered his troops to bomb extremists who flee with their captives in a bid to stop a wave of kidnappings at sea, calling the loss of civilian lives in such an attack “collateral damage.”
Abu Sayyaf militants free S. Korean captain, Filipino crew
South Korean hostage Park Chul-hong, seated right, and Filipino hostage Glen Alindajao, left, prepare to answer questions after being flown in Davao from Jolo following their release Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 from their kidnappers in the volatile island of Jolo in southern Philippines. Park and Alindajao were released Saturday after almost three months in captivity.
Sinulog queens showcase best costumes in runway showdown
CEBU. Sinulog 2017 Festival Queen winners pose for a photo during the runway showdown on Thursday, January 12, at the SM City Cebu. First runner-up Marla Pino Alforque of Carcar City, Best in Runway Ivy Tanquezon Tapic from the Municipality of Asturias, and second runner-up Luzenne Sanches Jones of Barangay San Nicolas Proper.