The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) against the hiring of job order (JO) personnel -- contractual or casual employees -- without specific policy guidelines that would determine their actual performance during their work duration. In its annual audit...
BAUAN, Batangas – A 73-year-old resort owner was found dead in Sitio Gintuan, Barangay Durungao, this town, on Monday morning, June 10. The victim was identified as Carmen Maranan, owner of Maranan Resort. The body of Maranan was discovered by a witness who cleaning her house inside the...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – The police chief and eight anti-narcotics operatives of this town have been relieved from their posts following the death of a drug suspect during an operation on May 28 in Barangay Lipahan here. Police Lt. Col. Jesus Lintag was relieved and replaced by Police Lt. Col. Rommel...
CAMP GEN. MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – Police Col. Jacinto Malinao Jr. has been appointed as the new Batangas Police Provincial Office director. POLICE Col. Jacinto Malinao Jr. is the new Batangas Police Provincial Office chief. He replaced Police Col. Samson Belmonte on June 4. (Photo via...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Authorities nabbed five suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mataas na Lupa, Lipa City, Batangas, on Monday afternoon, June 3. The suspects were identified as Rocky Golloso, 34; Julius Devilla, 24; Ruvelen Abella 49; Jerlyn...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – A suspected drug pusher was killed in a shootout during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Lipahan here on Tuesday night, May 28. Police here set up the operation against the suspect, Balut. However, Balut realized that he was dealing with police officers and drew a gun...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Two persons drowned in Laguna and Batangas on Tuesday. A body was found floating at the Laguna de Bay in Barangay San Roque, San Pedro City, Laguna. Police said the body, whose identity and gender could not be determined due to prolonged exposure to the water, was...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency caught two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Alangilan, this city, on Thursday night, May 23. TWO suspected drug pushers were arrested and shabu worth P340,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation on May...
The Social Security System (SSS) made transactions in Lipa, Batangas easier by localizing e-centers in Lipa Industrial Park and Lipa City Hall. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said on Thursday, May 23, that they had signed an agreement between Lima Land Inc. and...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has energized a new substation in Batangas City to boost the region's economic development efforts. The P450-million Pallocan West Substation, equipped with smart grid technology, aims to address the increasing power demand in Batangas City and drive the...
More foreigners are being hunted down in connection with smuggling of around 1.4 tons of shabu which was intercepted in Batangas last month, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. said on Monday, May 20. Abalos issued the statement as he presented Canadian James Toby Martin...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – Over P500,000 worth of suspected Ecstasy tablets were confiscated by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 4-A Special Enforcement Team from a vendor in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Marawoy, this city, on Sunday night, May 19. The PDEA identified the...
