CEBU CITY – An eye-opener. This was how the regional director of the Department of Agriculture-Central Visayas (DA-7) described the policies that Gov. Gwen Garcia is implementing to stem the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease in Cebu. Angel Enriquez expressed support to Garcia's...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office has launched motorcycle-riding policemen dubbed Iloilo Motorcops Anti-Crime and Emergency Responders or Motoronda Squad to combat crime in the province. MOTORCYCLE cops have been deployed to patrol the province of Iloilo. (IPPO) “The initiative...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, concurrent chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) of Metro Manila, flew to the United States on Sunday, March 19, to attend a series of meetings with US senators and congressmen at the US Capitol, and a training program that will help boost the...
Politicians such as Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora were among the new officials of the Regional Peace and Order Council appointed by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Malacañang bared on Tuesday,...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – The Isabela Provincial Police Office is preparing for the Holy Week to ensure the safety and orderly movement of motorists and commuters. Isabela police chief Col. Julio Go said 293 policemen and 88 augmentation forces from partner-agencies will be deployed in...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, February 23 warned Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary Domingo Panganiban that he could be held criminally and administratively liable for allowing three businesses to import sugar ahead of the official release of Sugar Order No. 6. Panganiban, in a...
In line with his ongoing rightsizing efforts, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Department of Finance (DOF) 's One-Stop-Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Duty Drawback Center (OSS Center), Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, February 21 questioned the entry of 260 20-foot containers containing sugar shipment at the port of Batangas ahead of the official release of Sugar Order No. 6 by the Sugar Regulatory Administration last February 15, calling it “bewildering and highly...
DAVAO CITY – Amid police assurance that the situation in Pikit, North Cotabato is still under control, the atmosphere of fear still reigns among residents. Many residents are still afraid of going out of their houses because they feel that they could be the next victim. Last week, two minors were...
Carla Abellana's lawyer, Atty. Peter Sanchez, has come out to explain the temporary protection order granted their client in relation to ex-husband, Tom Rodriguez. In an interview with Boy Abunda, the lawyer maintained it is merely for Carla being allowed to "invoke protection." "If they are in the...
Cases of prank orders and other incidents that would end up delivery riders being scammed are among the reasons why app-based delivery services put up some measures to protect their partners. In the case of Grab Philippines, it said the P1,000 order cap was meant to protect delivery-partners from...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, February 16 questioned the Sugar Regulatory Administration's (SRA) plan to import 440,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar saying the agency should explain why they need such a huge volume. Hontiveros aired her concern following the reported release of Sugar Order No....
