DSWD sends timely aid to families affected by Aghon
May 26, 2024
Information provided by former New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas led to the recovery of arms caches of communist terrorist groups, an official of the Department of National Defense (DND) said. “Twenty-six arms caches of the NPA (New People’s Army) were revealed by former rebels. And these revelations led to the recovery of 144 assault firearms, such as M-60 multi-purpose machine guns, .30 (caliber machine guns), AK-47 rifles, mortars, M-16 rifles, as well as grenade launchers and pistols,” Task Force Balik-Loob (TFBL) chair, Defense Undersecretary Reynaldo Mapagu, said during the “Tagged: Debunking Lies By Telling the Truth” virtual presser on Monday.
The ongoing mass vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) will finally expand in the next few days to the A4 priority group. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, ordered the Department of Health (DOH)-Region 12 on Tuesday to immediately start the inoculation of essential government and private workers in the area. He said the rollout of the vaccines should be fast-tracked and maximized amid the threats posed by the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant that is said to be more transmissible. “All government workers should be
The crew aboard MT Clyde, a towing vessel and Claudia, a barge, are in good condition and are not showing symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. In an update, the PCG said both vessels, currently under quarantine after 11 of its 19 crew aboard have tested positive for Covid-19, are set to undergo reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests administered by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ). “Ayon kay Capt. Francisco Vargas, ang master ng MT Clyde, nananatiling normal ang body temperature at malakas ang pangangatawan
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana gave President Rodrigo R. Duterte a rating of “90 percent” in terms of his administration’s accomplishments in preserving peace and security in the country. “As far as (the) DND is concerned, ang rating ni Presidente ay 90 percent dahil nadagdagan niya ‘yung equipment ng ating mga sundalo at maganda yung direktiba niya sa amin na puksain ‘yung insurgency (the President’s rating is 90 percent because he managed to acquire and procure additional equipment for our soldiers and his directive to us to totally neutralize (local communist) insurgency is also good),” he said
The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded a decrease in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases as more police personnel are getting vaccinated. PNP chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said only 45 new infections were recorded on Wednesday, a significant drop from an average of 50 to 100 daily new cases in the past days. This brought the total number of active cases to 1,192 out of a total of 29,476 new infections. Meanwhile, another 103 police personnel recovered, raising the police force’s recovery count to 28,205. “Nakikita na natin ang epekto ng pagbabakuna sa ating sarili kontra sa Covid-19. Sa mga nakalipas
– The number of recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 continues to increase in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) with a 92-percent recovery rate posted as of Tuesday night. Dr. Bashary Latiph, BARMM health minister, said Wednesday the region has logged 8,319 recoveries out of the total 9,088 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic in March last year. In the last two days alone, the region recorded a 90-percent recovery rate, which is considered a high mark compared to other areas in the country. “Even a small increase in the percentage of recoveries of patients
