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Cucina Higala marks 4th Anniversary with all-new New Normal All-Time Filipino Take-Outs

Just when you thought you’ve seen it all from your favorite Filipino Heritage Restaurant, they pop another surprise just in time for the Christmas season!

Cucina Higala’s latest All Time favorite Filipino dishes on take outs are perfect for those Christmas gatherings!

Cucina Higala All-Time Filipino Take-Outs

Individually packed and easy to distribute they’re perfect for those intimate gatherings with relatives and friends without jeopardizing the minimum health standards we have to cope with under the New Normal.… Continue reading... “Cucina Higala marks 4th Anniversary with all-new New Normal All-Time Filipino Take-Outs”

Iligan flood victims return home despite dangers

ILIGAN CITY —– Some 100 families are back home in their houses along the river banks in Barangay Suarez a few days after being displaced by massive flash floods

Sunday afternoon (November 22).

Over a hundred households fled to barangay evacuation center after their houses were flooded, with two totally destroyed after coconut trees fell on them.

Women displace by flashfloods in Barangay Suarez, Iligan City, received used clothing as assistance from a neighborhood.

Fake cigarettes intercepted in Lanao del Sur

ILIGAN CITY —– Authorities intercepted Wednesday morning (November 25) boxes of fake cigarettes at the quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Pawak, Saguiaran town, in Lanao del Sur.

Barangay Pawak is the main entry from Lanao del Norte and Iligan City going to Marawi City, Lanao del Sur and Cotabato City.… Continue reading... “Fake cigarettes intercepted in Lanao del Sur”

COWD PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BARANGAYS IN OBSERVANCE OF WORLD TOILET DAY 2020

COWD, in observance of World Toilet Day (WTD) 2020, conducted a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) campaign to Barangay Health Workers of thirteen (13) local barangays namely: Barangays Agusan; Iponan; 31; 35; 34; 36; 37; 38; 39; 28; 40, 19; and 27.

Helping our community partners better understand the importance of proper septage management in ensuring public health and water sustainability (COWD)

During the campaign, the Public Relations & Information Division personnel conducted a brief orientation on how the celebration of WTD started, how climate change have threatened our sanitation systems and the importance of proper toilet use and septage management on public health.… Continue reading... “COWD PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BARANGAYS IN OBSERVANCE OF WORLD TOILET DAY 2020”

1st World Fintech Festival: Philippines as Asia’s next big tech hub Marks digital footprint across the globe

The Philippines is set to showcase its best financial technology (fintech) practices to an international audience and cement its global digital footprint in the five-day virtual World Fintech Festival (WFF) on December 7-11. Previously presented as the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) in past years, this year’s WFF shall spotlight key executives and decision-makers from different Asian nations as they discuss how they pilot fintech to produce societal impacts. … Continue reading... “1st World Fintech Festival: Philippines as Asia’s next big tech hub Marks digital footprint across the globe”

Army in hot pursuit of armed group in Lanao Sur

ILIGAN CITY —– A military official in Lanao del Sur revealed Army units are in hot pursuit of an armed group at the boundary between Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur.

Around 20 armed men and their families are on the run after combat operations against them were conducted by the Philippine Army at the boundaries of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur and Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte.… Continue reading... “Army in hot pursuit of armed group in Lanao Sur”

Police urge calm in Lanao Sur following armed group sighting

Welcome Arch in Marawi City (Divina R. Suson)

ILIGAN CITY —– The Provincial Police Office in Lanao del Sur (PPO LDS) urged the public to keep calm after an office memorandum circulated on social media puting police in the province on red alert following a sighting of armed men in three towns of the province.

The memorandum ordered all officers-in-charge of municipal police stations and the chief of police of Marawi to be on full alert after receiving information “from a reliable source that more or less 200 armed men believed to be members of Dawlah Islamiya-Abu Sayyaf Group (DI-ASG) Maute group were sighted consolidating in the areas of Madalum, Marantao and Piagapo towns in Lanao del Sur.… Continue reading... “Police urge calm in Lanao Sur following armed group sighting”

4th Philippine Sports Tourism Awards to be held in Clark

Following its resolve to honor and highlight the movers and shakers of the sports tourism industry in the Philippines during these tumultuous times, the 4^th Philippine Sports Tourism Awards, with the Clark Development Corporation as host, will be held on December 10 at the Clark Marriot Hotel.

Organized by Cebu-based public relations agency Selrahco PR with full support from Smart Communications, Universal Robina Corporation, Coca-Cola Philippines, and Clark Development Corporation, the 4th Philippine Sports Tourism Awards will be recognizing exemplary sports initiatives from the public and private sectors who have shown interest and deep conviction in promoting sports tourism in the country during 2019.… Continue reading... “4th Philippine Sports Tourism Awards to be held in Clark”