TUGUEGARAO CITY – A 69-year-old village chief and three of his relatives survived an ambush in Peñablanca, Cagayan province on Wednesday, a belated police report said on Saturday. Police Captain Isabelita Gano, Cagayan Valley police spokesperson, identified the victims as Bonifacio Caliguiran, 69, village chief of Nanguillattan; his wife Marvie, 55; son John Rey, 13; and kinswoman Armelante Collado, 34, all of the said town. Probers found one slug below the driver’s seat, one slug and a live bullet on the pavement. Police have been focusing on a possible work-related or a personal motive in the shooting. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next

Tandem of former senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. (UPDATED) WITH the campaign period winding down, the UniTeam partnership of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte-Carpio maintained its lead in the final PUBLiCUS survey. Marcos racked up 54 percent to lead all presidential bets in the May 2 to 5 poll. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso had 8 percent in the recent survey, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson 4 percent, Sen. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquaio 2 percent, and former Malacañang spokesman Ernesto Abella 1 percent. Across socioeconomic classes, Marcos was also the top pick in classes ABC, D, and E at 47, 58, and 65 percent, respectively.

Through a partnership with Green Antz Builders, Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc. establishes the Ecobrick Hub in Cagayan de Oro to upcycle plastics that can then be used for the construction of structures. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOPILIPINAS Shell Petroleum Corp. has been pushing several community-based projects through Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc. (PSFI) that promote sustainability and preservation of the environment, also resulting in communities improving their incomes. With two existing COCO Hubs, Shell is keen to ensure that the initiative is adopted by other farmers, providing clean and sustainable means of livelihood for agribusinesses in the province. The abovementioned initiatives, according to PSPC Vice President for Corporate Relations Serge Banal, also helped uplift the lives of the targeted communities. Other initiativesIn Batangas City, Pilipinas Shell through PSFI partnered with the Silangan Ibabao Batis Bulihan Araneta Proper Multipurpose Cooperative to conduct its Maghanapbuhay sa Bahay training sessions with the community's housewives.

A female passenger had her back stabbed by a needle that stuck out of a bus seat on a route 81 bus on Friday, marking the second such case within the week. The incident occurred around 2pm on Friday on route 81 bus heading from Hing Wah Estate in Chai Wan to Lai Tak Tsuen in Causeway Bay. A 60-year-old woman boarded the bus at the Tak Chuen Lau stop and sat on a seat near the window on the lower deck. She immediately informed the bus driver of the incident, who filed a report to police. On Monday, a needle hidden on a seat on route 73 bus hurt the hip of a male passenger.

Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., son of late Ferdinand Marcos, delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines. (Reuters)Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late president and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest. "Bongbong Marcos will be the president of Filipinos regardless of your political colour, race or creed," a spokesperson said. Robredo, 57, who describes the 1986 uprising as her political awakening, is confident of another victory over Marcos. Incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte has not endorsed a presidential candidate, but his political party is backing Marcos, and his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, is Marcos's running mate.

The government's law office told AFP fact checkers it did not issue the statement. A Filipino couple living in the northern province of Pampanga told AFP fact checkers it was their wedding photo that was being shared. 'Leaked ballot'Marcos supporters have repeatedly accused Robredo of voter fraud since the 2016 vice presidential contest -- and even alleged that the national election agency was involved. But a commission spokesman told AFP that the document, which was missing various features included on official election ballots, was only a sample. The Commission on Elections told AFP it had not received complaints of wrongly counted votes during early overseas voting this year.

LEGAZPI CITY––At least 77,000 supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo trooped to Sawangan Park in this city Friday during her grand rally, as she assured them that the Bicol region would become progressive if she wins the presidency. “This is how important it is to have a Bicolano president who will solve the problems we are facing. ADVERTISEMENTShe said winning the race is very possible as she is witnessing all-out support from Filipinos. “I am very thankful for the vote you gave me in 2016, and I am expecting more votes this time. Robredo said this was the time to have a Bicolano president and that she would let the public feel that the government would always be close to the people.

If we need to act, we will, especially now that disinformation and all kinds of ‘election cheating’ are intensifying,” it said. Difficult timesUniversity of the Philippines Prof. Danilo Arao, a convenor of Kontra Daya, told INQUIRER.net that since 2007, when the elections were still manual, cheating was already widespread. Tricking the way to victoryINQUIRER.net lists down the most prevalent ways of election cheating in the Philippines, as discussed by Arao, former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and the Administration and Cost of Elections Project (ACE). Arao said that in elections—manual or automated—vote-buying is the most prevalent way of cheating. Ballots are issued to persons other than the registered voters and are filled up by the co-conspirators of the cheating candidate.

SHANGHAI – Veronica thought she did everything right by sticking to all of the COVID-19 lockdown rules in the Chinese city of Shanghai. ADVERTISEMENTWhen curbs were relaxed slightly in mid-April, letting residents walk about within their compounds, Veronica and her neighbours all wore masks. “I have no idea how we caught it,” said Veronica, who declined to give her full name, citing privacy. Veronica is among thousands who have caught COVID in compounds that had been free of the coronavirus and sealed off for weeks. Each new case has multiple consequences: the COVID positive person and their close contacts must go into quarantine.

MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial candidate and former vice president Jejomar Binay has been endorsed by the Council of Bishops of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). The Protestant bishops cited Binay’s “proven integrity and commitment” and his “pro-people agenda” in the Senate. The UCCP’s endorsement was signed by UCCP General Secretary Melzar Labuntog, six bishops from regional jurisdictions, and 14 emeritus bishops. “I am grateful to the UCCP for its endorsement, and for the long years of partnership in promoting and protecting the people’s interests,” Binay said. Binay, who is running under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), is a guest candidate of Vice President Leni Robredo, Senator Manny Pacquiao, and Senator Ping Lacson.

In areas occupied by Russian forces the situation was catastrophic, he said. Ukraine daily reports civilian casualties from Russian shelling and fighting, and accuses Russia of war crimes. The steel works was rocked by heavy explosions on Thursday as Russian forces fought for control of Ukraine’s last stronghold and the United Nations rushed to evacuate civilians. President Vladimir Putin said Russia was prepared to provide safe passage for the civilians but reiterated calls for Ukrainian forces inside to disarm. RELATED STORY:EU plans Russian oil ban; Ukraine reports heavy eastern assaultSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations and several countries called Thursday for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, with little mention of reviving the two countries’ apparently stalled peace talks. “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and of the Charter of the United Nations,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a Security Council meeting organized by the United States. ADVERTISEMENT“It must end for the sake of the people of Ukraine, Russia, and the entire world,” he added. The majority of the Security Council’s members, including China, the United States, Ireland, France and Mexico called for an end to the months-old conflict. The Chinese ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun underscored that only diplomacy would end the fighting, criticizing arms shipments to Ukraine.

Prosecutors indicted “Poblacion girl,” Gwyneth Anne Chua, who notoriously broke the mandatory quarantine and infected a number of individuals with COVID-19 after partying in Makati City in December. 11332, or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act, for defying the directives of authorities on mandatory quarantine. ADVERTISEMENTBerjaya Makati Hotel security guard Esteban Gatbonton was also charged for his part in the escape. The Department of Tourism suspended the operation of Berjaya for two months and fined the hotel P13,200 for the quarantine breach. —DEXTER CABALZAREAD: TIMELINE: How the ‘Poblacion girl’ incident unfoldedFor more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

WAR OF WORDS University students speak with a police officer during a demonstration against the economic crisis near the parliament building in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Public anger has sparked sustained protests demanding the government resign over its mismanagement of the economic crisis, Sri Lanka's worst since gaining independence in 1948. I don't know if people realize the gravity of the situation," Finance Minister Ali Sabry told the Sri Lankan parliament. Negotiations with the IMF are ongoing, but Sri Lanka's central bank chief has said any assistance from the lender is months away. Sri Lanka's economic crisis took hold after the coronavirus pandemic hammered income from tourism and remittances.

An online platform for people to register their non-local vaccinations will come in days, according to sources. The government last night said it will reactivate the online declaration platform for overseas vaccination records ahead of the extension of its vaccine pass scheme at the end of the month. However, people can still visit post offices for such a purpose. Hongkong Post said yesterday that it has deployed more staff, with the quota in post offices increasing from 1,200 to 2,400. Overseas vaccination records carried by arrivals are recognized by authorities, but people cannot use the records for the SAR's vaccine pass scheme.