A 47-year-old woman was rescued by joint government forces after she jumped off the Intramuros-Binondo Bridge to Pasig River in Manila on Friday, Dec. 23. Photo: PCG / Facebook Rescue personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Philippine National Police...
CAMP GENERAL FRANCISCO S. MACABULOS, Tarlac City – Tarlac Police Provincial Office’s weeklong conduct of anti-criminality campaign in Tarlac Province from Dec. 12 to Dec. 18 resulted in the arrest of 67 law violators. Out of the 67 arrested, 23 were wanted persons who have pending cases of...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) distributed on Monday, Dec. 19, a total of P11,209,089.85 in cash rewards to its civilian informants. PDEA top officials commended the informants identified through their codenames Mala, Denver, dream and Mambo for providing vital tips leading to the...
The Pasig City local government received 10 new rescue boats to assist in the calamity response operations of the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO). Photo from Councilor Quin Cruz FB Page / MANILA BULLETIN Pasig City is a partner beneficiary of the Keep Hope Afloat...
South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC), a subsidiary of SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMGP) of the San Miguel group, will resume operations of the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power plant by April next year, in time for the high demand during the summer months. According to SMC, the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr., who was appointed by the Marcos administration as the acting president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). “We welcome the appointment of Emmanuel...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on Wednesday, November 23 submitted to the Senate a copy of its road map which they plan to adopt to grow the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) industry. This roadmap, according to the state gaming regulatory agency, will help...
They go to work when people are advised to stay home; brave the storm to lead people out of harm’s way; enter damaged structures to rescue trapped residents; and do what heroes do — save lives. After work is done, they are just like any worker — they go home to their families, have a meal, and...
The excellence and tenacity of Philippine Army (PA) personnel was on full display during the conduct of a combined arms and littoral live fire exercise (CALLFEX) and urban operations demonstration in Rizal, Palawan on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Philippine Army troops execute a plan during the urban...
Five drug suspects and four illegal gamblers were arrested by Bulacan police in a series of operations in the province on Sunday, Nov. 13. Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police director, identified the first arrested drug suspect as Marianito Estariado of Barangay Wakas, Bocaue. Patrolling Marilao...
A total of P4,336,400 assistance was released by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to typhoon Odette victims in Negros Occidental on Nov. 11. Philippine Red Cross In an advisory, PRC said that 384 families from the Municipality of Sipalay received emergency shelter kits worth P9,600 each. Meanwhile,...
Newly appointed DOH Undersecretary Camilo Pancratius Cascolan (Facebook / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) New Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Camilo Cascolan said that he was tasked to supervise the operations of the state health agency in the Visayas. In a television interview, Cascolan...
