ZAMBOANGA CITY – Suspected cocaine and shabu valued at P17 million were seized during an operation in Jolo, Sulu on Wednesday, July 1. A 28-year-old suspected drug pusher, a resident of Barangay Tulay, Jolo, Sulu, was arrested by the Jolo Municipal Police Station. Recovered from the suspect were...
Cavite 1st district Rep. Jolo Revilla is prodding regional wage boards to announce their own wage hikes, following the Department of Labor and Employment 's (DOLE) announcement of a P85 increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. In a statement Wednesday, July 1, Revilla reckoned that...
The House Committee on Labor and Employment chairman is fully backing the newly-installed Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Francis "Tol" Tolentino 's vision of having more labor inspectors for the agency. Specifically, Cavite 1st district Rep. Jolo Revilla is backing...
Former senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino’s appointment as the new Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) secretary drew both praise and relief from House of Representatives members. The praise part came from Cavite 1st district Rep. Jolo Revilla, chairman of the House Committee on Labor and...
The House Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) Council has covered a lot of ground in terms of coming up with a wide range of legislative responses to this era of elevated fuel prices. To their credit, members of the House of Representatives actively participated in the three hearings...
The 13-committee House Legislative Energy Action Development (LEAD) Council must also provide ample attention to the problem of rising unemployment in the country. Thus, said Cavite 1st district Rep. Jolo Revilla, who cited the latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data which showed renewed...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday, March 29, that it has intensified its maritime security protocols following the arrest of two Chinese nationals caught using falsified travel documents to enter Jolo, Sulu. The suspects were apprehended by personnel of the Coast Guard Station Zamboanga...
Nine from the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin 3 have been identified and brought to Jolo, Sulu and Zamboanga City on Friday, Jan.30. According to the Basilan Provincial Risk Reduction Management Office, the bodies of Dayam Awaluddin, Nalda Muksan, Harlene Asgali, and Nursalyn Muammil were brought to...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Rescuers are racing against time to rescue survivors of a sunken roll on, roll off vessel in Basilan on Monday, Jan. 26. Fifteen people were killed and 224 were rescued when the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 operated by Aleson Shipping Lines sank off the coast of Barangay Baluk-baluk Island...
Cavite 1st District Rep. Jolo Revilla called for fairness following the voluntary surrender of his father, former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr., to the Philippine National Police (PNP) at Camp Crame, Quezon City, on Monday, Jan. 19. The surrender came after an arrest warrant was issued...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons were killed in an improvised fishing device explosion in Sulu province on Saturday, Nov. 22. The fatalities were identified as Abdul Tiri Basang, 70; and Indal Pascual, 40, residents of Zone 3, Barangay Tulay, Jolo municipality. Two persons were injured in the blast...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two vessels were involved in a minor collision at the port of Jolo in Sulu province on Tuesday morning, Nov. 4. The incident occurred in the midst of rough seas and strong winds brought about by turbulent weather conditions. No major injuries were reported as port authorities...
