Only 23 applications for gun ban exemption have so far passed the pre-evaluation stage since the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Concerns (CBFSC) started accepting last June 5, the Commission on Elections said on Monday, July 3. Based on the data provided by Comelec spokesman Atty....
CAVITE – The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) gun ban in Bacoor City officially takes effect Wednesday, June 28, ahead of a plebiscite to merge 44 barangays into 18 villages in July. A send-off ceremony for personnel deployed in Comelec checkpoints was held on June 27 at the Bacoor...
SANTO DOMINGO, Albay – Mayor Jun Aguas has declared a liquor ban in five barangays here affected by the restive Mayon Volcano. CLOUDS almost cover the summit of Mayon Volcano on Friday, June 16. (Ali Vicoy) "Pasensiya na po at no consumption of alcoholic drinks po muna sa ilang barangay ng Santo...
CAVITE – The gun ban in Carmona officially started on Thursday, June 8, one month ahead of the scheduled cityhood plebiscite on July 8. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) said the plebiscite period and gun ban will last until July 15. Cavite PPO has already deployed personnel in established...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has called on Filipinos to stop smoking as it asked for the public's cooperation this June, the National No Smoking Month. *(PIXABAY)* In a Facebook post, the PCO said it joins the efforts on informing the public about the dangers of tobacco and asked the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. does not intend to enforce a total deployment ban of Filipino workers to Kuwait, saying he does not want to burn bridges. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Betheena Unite) "I’m never very comfortable yung nagba-ban na ganon. Dahil parang ang...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday, May 22 that it will begin accepting applications on June 5 for the gun ban exemption, three months before the election period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. "For the first time, we will be opening the...
Flag of Kuwait (Unsplash) The chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs is calling for a total deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait. This, as Pangasinan 3rd district Rep. Rachel Arenas described as an act of retribution the recent decision of the Kuwaiti government...
Kuwait's suspension of issuance of new entry visas for Filipinos was allegedly a move to "pressure" the Philippines to lift its deployment ban of Filipino workers to that country, a foreign affairs official said. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said the suspension made by the...
ILOILO CITY – A five-day gun ban will be implemented to secure the Manggahan Festival and 31st founding anniversary of the island-province of Guimaras next week. The Philippine National Police (PNP) has approved the request of the provincial government to suspend Permits to Carry Firearms Outside...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has reiterated his stance against the proposed total ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), saying it defies legal logic. According to Salceda, the Philippines could lose...
The Directors' Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (DGPI) does not agree with Sen. Robin Padilla's call to ban the movie "Plane." "To outrightly ban the film, especially one already approved by the MTRCB, is a cure much worse than the illness itself, injurious to free expression and sets a precedent for...
