ILOILO CITY – Information from residents on the presence of the members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in Sitio Tabiay, Barangay Buri in Tapaz, Capiz resulted in an almost an hour encounter with government troops in the area and recovery of materials used to make anti-personnel mines (APM) on Thursday. Major Cenon Pancito III, chief of the 3rd Division Public Affairs Office (3DPAO), on Friday said that what happened was a “classic example of the people and the Philippine Army working together”. “There was really an encounter but our recoveries were the ones that
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antique’s Office of Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) is constructing seven greenhouses in Barangay Aningalan, San Remigio town to ensure farmers will be able to produce high-value commercial crops even during the off-season. “The construction of the seven greenhouses is now about 30 percent,” said OPA chief Nicolasito Calawag in an interview on Friday, adding that it will all be ready for use in September. He said construction of the seven greenhouses is funded with PHP19 million from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and started in March this year in a one-hectare lot in Barangay Aningalan.
DUMAGUETE CITY – Members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) here will field volunteers to help convince qualified priority residents to have themselves vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). This comes in response to a directive from Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo to accelerate the vaccination drive according to priority sectors set by the Department of Health, a media release from the city public information office said on Friday. SK President Renz Macion presented his proposal to retired General Rey Lyndon Lawas, Emergency Operations Center Manager and city executive assistant for security concerns; and Negros Oriental Medical Society president Dr. Joven
CEBU CITY – Households here with water consumption of only 10 cubic meters or less will no longer have to pay for their monthly bill starting in 2022. This, after the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) Board passed a resolution creating the Water Subsidy Program in agreement with the city government to cover the water usage of low consuming households. The city government on Friday said it will be covering the cost for these households with a yearly payment to MCWD of PHP200 million. “This will be used so the city government can cover basic water expenses and we can
BUTUAN CITY – A fishing and farming community situated along the Agusan River in the town of Talacogon, Agusan del Sur received support through a relief operation conducted by officials and employees of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 13 (Caraga region). The relief distribution on Thursday was conducted in line with the celebration of the 74th Founding Anniversary of BFAR. “Around 204 households received grocery packages worth PHP500 through a community pantry cum relief operation activity in La Flora,” the BFAR-13 said in a statement Friday. Most of the beneficiaries rely on their regular source of income
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC)10 (Northern Mindanao) confiscated 13 knocked-down mini-vans and a military jeep imported from Japan on Thursday afternoon. Oliver Valiente, chief of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) in Northern Mindanao, estimated the value of the recently confiscated vehicles at PHP15 million. The vehicles are now stored at the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental. The cargo, he said, was declared as “used truck parts” but turned out to be disassembled Mazda Scrum mini-vans. Valiente said the decision of the CIIS to conduct a spot check on the cargo
