Two US citizens killed in raid on Philippines communist stronghold

Two US citizens were among 19 people killed in a raid on an alleged communist stronghold in the Philippines that has sparked a probe by the country’s rights commission, a government task force said. More than 300 residents in the Toboso municipality of Negros Island fled their homes on April 19 as gunfire rang out in the remote sugar cane-farming region, the municipal disaster management office told reporters last week. The number of people killed in the firefight, in which only one soldier w...

By Agence France-Presse

Philippines says two US citizens among 19 killed in raid - The Straits Times

Philippines says two US citizens among 19 killed in raid  The Straits Times

Philippines says two US citizens among 19 killed in raid

The two Americans, identified as Lyle Prijoles and Kai Dana-Rene Sorem, arrived in Negros Occidental province about a month before they were killed, officials said in a statement late on Saturday (Apr 25).

Villar pushes 24/7 public libraries for students in major cities

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Mark A. Villar is seeking the establishment of round-the-clock public libraries in highly urbanized cities and first-class component cities to give students and lifelong learners free, safe, and accessible study spaces. Villar filed Senate Bill No. 2050, or the Anytime Learning Access Act, which mandates the creation and operation of at

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Over 1.1 million jeepney drivers receive P5,000 cash aid — DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development said it has successfully distributed over P5.65 billion in financial assistance to public utility jeepney drivers across the country.

By Ian Laqui