The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) has arrested some 5,318 individuals in different anti-drug operations from 2016 to July 1 this year. In an interview on Monday, PPPO information officer Maj, Arturo Melchor Jr. said they have conducted over 4,957 anti-drug operations during the period. “We have confiscated 4,885 grams of shabu and 29,727 grams of dried marijuana in the span of the given period,” he said. Melchor added some 20,574 were listed as drug surrenderers in the entire province since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed the presidency. Among the latest operation of the PPPO Drug Enforcement Unit was on June
Some two officers of communist-affiliated groups surrendered to the military in San Fernando, Bukidnon last week to start a peaceful life with government assistance, the Philippine Army 10th Infantry Division (10ID) revealed on Sunday. Paulette Castillo (alias Ella), regional coordinator of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), and Lita Gallo (alias Nancy), liaison, finance and logistics officer of Haran Center, surrendered to the 89th Infantry Battalion (89IB) in Sitio Balakayo, Barangay Kalagangan, on July 1. “The surrender was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Alpha Company, 89IB,” the Army statement read. Lt. Col. Donald Gaffud, commander of
More programs from national government agencies under the Aid and Humanitarian Operations Nationwide (AHON) convergence program have been allocated for the towns of Burgos and San Benito in Surigao del Norte. In a meeting here on Sunday, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said the second wave of assistance worth at least PHP200,000 provided by the inter-agency initiative has been allotted for the two towns under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “Dapat lang mapakita nato sa tibook nasud nga seryoso gyud ang gobyerno sa paghatud aning
After Senator Manny Pacquiao included the Department of Energy (DOE) on his list of corrupt government agencies, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has answered these corruption allegations of his party-mate. In a statement Monday, Cusi said Pacquiao must present “substantial and convincing evidence” to prove that there are acts of corruption in DOE. “Any allegation of corruption is a serious matter. Senator Manny Pacquiao must himself prove it with substantial and convincing evidence. As with all whistleblowers, he should be held accountable for his statements, and be responsible enough not to issue a defamatory statement and then just up and leave,”
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has shut down the operations of 207 commercial establishments in the first five months of this year for various tax code violations, which resulted in collections of PHP995.04 million in taxes under its Oplan Kandado program. In the month of May alone, the BIR padlocked 36 establishments and collected PHP37.3 million in back taxes from them, according to a report to Secretary Carlos Dominguez III during a recent Department of Finance (DOF) executive committee (Execom) meeting. BIR Deputy Commissioner Arnel Guballa said in his report that in May alone, the Bureau filed 26 complaints
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday has opened several temporary off-site passport service (TOPS) sites to help address the current backlog and satisfy the country’s increasing demand for passport processing. In a virtual briefing, DFA Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said these TOPS sites are already in operation and are located at SM Mall of Asia, SM City North Edsa, SM Aura, Robinsons Place Las Piñas, and Robinsons Place Magnolia. “Those are the five temporary offsite passport services locations where we will come up with additional slots all the way to September, from Mondays to Saturdays,” Dulay said. In total,
