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Heroism of SAF 44 extolled in day of remembrance
The Special Action Force (SAF) commemorated on Thursday the heroism of its 44 commandos, who died in the bungled anti-terror operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao three years ago. The post Heroism of...
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Ex-SAF chief: Aquino made Mamasapano commanders look ‘incompetent’
No longer “isolated” from the elite police unit he once led, former Special Action Force (SAF) chief Getulio Napeñas slammed ex-President Benigno Aquino III anew for making him and other top officials...
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German memorial to honor forced laborers of forgotten Nazi camp
Germany will on Friday inaugurate a memorial at the long-forgotten site of a World War II Nazi concentration camp where forced laborers built an aircraft factory deep inside a Bavarian forest. At...
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Israeli teen admits to urinating on Auschwitz memorial
Polish prosecutors said on Monday that an Israeli teenager has admitted to urinating on a memorial at the site of the former death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, adding that he is willing to pay a fine. The...
View ArticlePrince Harry opens memorial as royal tour continues
Prince Harry paid tribute to Australian service members by opening a new wing of a war memorial. The post Prince Harry opens memorial as royal tour continues appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticleMemorial held for ex-Peru leader Alan García who killed self
The body of former Peruvian President Alan Garcia has been taken to the headquarters of his political party for a memorial service. The post Memorial held for ex-Peru leader Alan García who killed self...
View ArticleInflatable ‘Tank Man’ in Taiwan marks Tiananmen protests
An artist has erected an inflatable display in Taiwan's capital to mark an iconic moment in the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests. The post Inflatable ‘Tank Man’ in Taiwan marks Tiananmen...
View ArticleLOOK: Grandfather shares meal with departed wife at granddaughter’s wedding
A woman on her wedding day witnessed an unexpected, touching sight — her “pawpaw” eating with her “mawmaw.” The post LOOK: Grandfather shares meal with departed wife at granddaughter’s wedding appeared...
View ArticleThousands attend El Paso memorial for shooting victims
EL PASO, Texas — Leaders from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border gathered in El Paso Wednesday night to memorialize the 22 people killed this month when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the Texas...
View Article‘Luksang Bayan’: Bocaueños light candles in tribute to late Mayor Joni...
From “bucket of grace” to “bucket of tears.” This is how the residents of Bocaue, Bulacan, demonstrated their love for late Mayor Eleanor “Joni” Villanueva-Tugna who died of sepsis secondary to...
View ArticleObama leads world tributes at Mandela memorial
US President Barack Obama led world tributes Tuesday to Nelson Mandela, hailing him as "a giant of history" at a rain-soaked memorial attended by tens of thousands of South Africans united in proud,...
View ArticleBayan Muna proposes ‘Yolanda’ marker in Tacloban
As thousands of lives were claimed by Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), arguably the strongest typhoon ever recorded, two lawmakers proposed the construction of a “memorial marker” in...
View ArticleMedical mission launched in honor of nurse slain in UCCP church bombing
A US-based physician, who was a close friend of Felomina Nacario-Ferolin—the nurse who died during the Oct. 8 grenade attack at the church of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Pikit,...
View ArticleAsia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami
Beachside memorials and religious services were planned across Asia to mark 10 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami slammed into a dozen nations and killed nearly a quarter million people. The post...
View ArticleSAF honors fallen troopers in annual memorial day
More than half a year after the tragic police operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, the Special Action Force honored its 51 fallen troopers--with the majority involved in "Oplan Exodus"--in an annual...
View ArticleLOOK: Arroyo, Binay cross paths at Arturo Macapagal’s wake
Vice President Jejomar Binay and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo met on Tuesday afternoon in Taguig City. The post LOOK: Arroyo, Binay cross paths at Arturo Macapagal’s wake appeared first on...
View ArticleNinoy, Butz Aquino both honored in memorial mass
On August 21 this year, two Aquinos were remembered. The post Ninoy, Butz Aquino both honored in memorial mass appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticlePoland’s mixed feelings over memorial to rescuers of Jews
WARSAW, Poland — As a Catholic Pole, Elka shouldn’t even have been in the ghetto of Czestochowa, in southern Poland. But the nanny was so devoted to the 12-year-old Jewish boy she had raised since...
View ArticleUS man charged in plot to bomb Sept. 11 memorial
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — A man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after authorities say he was trying to help plan an attack on an upcoming Sept. 11, 2001 attacks memorial. The US Attorney’s Office...
View Article‘Wounds in our heart’: Seattle college mourns 4 students
SEATTLE — Students and faculty, some arm in arm, filed into a private memorial service in a lecture hall at a Seattle college Friday to honor four international students killed when an amphibious tour...
View ArticleCandle event for ‘Yolanda’ anniversary
At least 50,000 candles will be lighted along roads in four areas in Leyte in memory of thousands of people who died when Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) devastated the province...
View ArticleRomania buries fire hero as thousands protest against gov’t
BUCHAREST, Romania — A hero of a Bucharest nightclub fire that killed at least 32 people was buried Tuesday in a memorial service that drew hundreds of weeping mourners, while more than 20,000 others...
View ArticleIn Tacloban park, memories painful
Mc Steffi Lagario, 12, and his cousin, Justin, 8, have a new playground, oblivious to the painful memories it triggers. The post In Tacloban park, memories painful appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticleLetty Jimenez-Magsanoc ‘a giver,’ longtime friend recalls
“Everybody loves her because she’s a giver.” The post Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc ‘a giver,’ longtime friend recalls appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticleTaiwanese leaders and victims’ families hold quake memorial
TAINAN, Taiwan — Taiwanese leaders and relatives have held a memorial service for victims of last weekend’s earthquake that claimed at least 94 lives. President Ma Ying-jeou and president-elect Tsai...
View ArticleGerman lawmakers halt plan to build reunification memorial
German lawmakers have halted a project to build a monument in Berlin celebrating the country's reunification, a plan that has been dogged by rising costs and other problems. The post German lawmakers...
View ArticleNepal holds memorials for quake victims one year on
Nepal will hold memorial services on Sunday to remember thousands of people killed in a devastating earthquake one year ago, as authorities vow to expedite long-delayed reconstruction projects. The...
View ArticleLondon’s new Muslim mayor joins Holocaust memorial
London's newly elected Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, has joined an annual memorial to the millions of Jews slain in the Holocaust as his first official act in office. The post London’s new Muslim mayor...
View ArticleLast pieces of 9/11 rubble reach memorials
For six years, Amy Passiak oversaw the distribution of hundreds of objects from the World Trade Center in New York, a task she finished days before the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The...
View ArticleTime to reconcile: 2 cities overcome Pearl Harbor legacy
Seventy-five years after a Japanese admiral led the attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, the mayor of his hometown is joining his Honolulu counterpart to mark the anniversary — as friends....
View ArticleMemorial for UPLB martial law victims pushed
SAN PEDRO CITY—Jessica Sales taught social sciences at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in Laguna province, taking her master’s degree in the College of Agriculture at the same time....
View ArticlePNP hosts memorial for slain businessman Jee Ick Joo
The Philippine National Police will host a memorial for murdered South Korean kidnap victim Jee Ick-joo on Monday (Feb. 6) in Camp Crame, Quezon City. The memorial will be held at the PNP Multi-Purpose...
View ArticleHealth workers to hold candle-lighting for slain Cavite doctor
Public health workers will gather for a candle-lighting event on Thursday afternoon to demand justice for the killing of Dr. George Repique Jr. and urge the government to protect its frontline health...
View ArticleWhite House holds memorial service for president’s brother
WASHINGTON — Sometimes politics gives way to the personal at the White House. It has seen 18 weddings and at least 10 people are known to have died there, including two presidents and three first...
View ArticleUS remembers 9/11 as pandemic changes tribute traditions
NEW YORK — Americans are commemorating 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign, drawing both President Donald Trump and Democratic...
View ArticleJustice still elusive for SAF 44
BAGUIO CITY—Six years after 44 police commandos were killed in a botched mission to capture a Malaysian bomber in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao province, Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong and their...
View ArticleIn Misamis, memorial to air tragedy eyed as tourism site
CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL—Clutching a framed graduation picture of her son, 71-year-old Fe Vallejos braved the cold on Tuesday morning to visit the memorial to victims of the 1998 Cebu Pacific Flight...
View ArticleHundreds of shoes highlight horrors of Canadian indigenous schools
KAMLOOPS, Canada – On the verge of tears, Stephanie Gutierrez helped place 215 tiny pairs of children’s shoes on the steps of the Kamloops courthouse in western Canada — a gesture that the indigenous...
View ArticleNetherlands unveils Holocaust memorial
AMSTERDAM — A Holocaust memorial inscribed with the names of more than 102,000 Dutch Jews killed during World War II was inaugurated in Amsterdam over the weekend. Consisting of a brick labyrinth...
View ArticleLower house conducts memorial service in homage to deceased lawmakers, employees
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives, through a memorial service on Thursday, honored lawmakers, as well as administrative and congressional staff who died in 2021 amid the COVID-19...
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