PH Consulate attends launch of the Hinabi Project’s Exhibit on Mindanao Textile Arts

The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul Adrian Baccay attended the launch of “Weaving Peace and Dreams: Textile Arts of Mindanao,” an exhibit by the Filipino American organization The Hinabi Project, at the San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center on July 19, 2023. THP president Maya Ong Escudero, THP vice president Edwin Lozada,…

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Duterte to lift martial law in Mindanao

President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer ask Congress to extend martial law in Mindanao, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Tuesday, December 10. According to him, a security assessment showed “the weakening of the terrorist and extremist rebellion” in Mindanao through the arrest and killing of leaders of local terror groups. “The Palace is confident in…

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More than 8,000 people affected by Mindanao earthquake

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), in its latest situation report released Wednesday, October 30, said that 1,681 families or 8,402 people in Mindanao have been affected by the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that hit Cotabato on Tuesday, October 29. According to NDRRMC, those who were displaced are from Kidapawan, Mlang, and Tulunan…

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Military seeks 1-year martial law extension

Armed Forces Chief Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday, December 3, announced the military is set to recommend another year of martial law in Mindanao. He cited the need to quell terrorists still “lurking” on the island. According to Galvez, the “clamor” of local government officials in Mindanao, regional peace and order councils and the…

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