The Philippine Post Office has removed notification cards as part of its “Hatid Malasakit” program to speed up delivery of mails and parcels to give much-deserved convenience to the people. The public including their families abroad can now expect faster, safe, and convenient door-to-door delivery of mails and parcels. The Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) headed by Postmaster General Norman “Mr. Postman” Fulgencio terminated the 75-year-old practice of sending notification which causes delays in parcel delivery. “This time, our clients can now expect safe and convenient door-to-door delivery of their parcels minus the Notification Cards”, Fulgencio said in a statement.

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Sunday ordered all police chiefs to deploy more personnel in public areas to prevent mass gatherings that can be considered super spreader events amid threat of more infectious Covid-19 Delta variant. Eleazar issued the order after Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said he will require the PNP and other law enforcers to strengthen their visibility in public places to ensure that health protocols are observed and mass gatherings are prevented. He said police chiefs should determine how many more men are needed to secure public locations

Sorsogon Governor Francis Escudero on Sunday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure that persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) would be able to exercise their rights to vote in the May 2022 local and national elections. In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Escudero said the rights of these PDLs should be upheld by the government. “Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who have not been convicted by a final judgment that includes the penalty of civil interdiction, have the legal right to vote,” the former senator said. Escudero added that “The Comelec must devise a way to allow

Mayor Evelio Leonardia has ordered the creation of the Bacolod Safety Seal Committee (BSSC) to ensure that health and safety protocols are implemented as part of the “new normal” in the conduct of business and trade in this city. “(This is) with the end view of protecting the public from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and assure them of compliance of establishments with the minimum public health standards set by the national and local authorities,” Leonardia stated in his Executive Order (EO) 37, series of 2021 released on Sunday. The directive adopts the Safety Seal Certification Program under Joint Memorandum Circular

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) celebrated the National CPR Day on Saturday, together with the Department of Health, Department of Education, and the Philippine Heart Association, via an online webinar with more than 500 participants. As of Sunday, the Facebook live coverage of the event has been viewed 64,000 times. PRC delivered informative videos that include how to make a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) mannequin so training can be done even at home, CPR by children, and a message from PRC chair and chief executive officer, Senator Richard Gordon. “I saw with great pride young people aged 9 to 12 doing

The Army’s 58th Infantry Division (58IB) is eradicating the resources of insurgents and developing communities within its area of jurisdiction in Misamis Oriental province to weaken the operations of communist terrorist groups. Lt. Col. Ricky Canatoy, commander of the 58IB, said Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels are known to exploit the private and business sectors but the Army will protect them while promoting peace and development initiatives. “We will continue our campaign here in Misamis Oriental so they would not be able to cause chaos and create tactical offensive,” he said in a live-streamed briefing on