Nine personalities involved in illegal drugs were arrested while a suspected drug den was dismantled in separate police operations here on Wednesday. Lt. Adones Guiambangan, chief of the city police drug enforcement unit, said seven persons were nabbed inside a suspected drug den around 12:30 p.m. in Barangay Rosary Heights 9. He said arrested during the operation were primary suspect Lorden Binayog, 24, a resident of the area, and six of his companions. “They were caught inside the drug den with several sachets of shabu,” Guiambangan said in a report, adding that PHP10,000 worth of illegal substance was seized from
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) announced Wednesday that they relaunched the “Libreng Sakay (Free Rides)” program for front-line and essential workers in the region. Entitled to avail of the program in going to their workplace and hospital zones are the health care workers and authorized persons outside residence (APORs). The LTFRB-9 said in a statement posted on its Facebook page there will be four bus trips from Monday to Saturday with a 25-passenger capacity each from this city to Pagadian City and vice-versa. “The free rides
The Philippines’ economic growth in 2021 and 2022 will be supported by sustained growth in public infrastructure spending, improving consumer confidence, and progress in the national coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program, according to a report released Wednesday by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ADB maintained its forecast for the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4.5 percent in 2021 and 5.5 percent in 2022 in its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 Update. The report noted signs of a gradual recovery in the country’s economy, with the upturn in domestic demand and favorable external trends aligned with the
The Department of Education (DepEd) is assessing at least 28 rural schools in the province of Ilocos Norte if they qualify to be included in the pilot run for limited face-to-face classes. Senior education program specialist and acting information officer Valerie Talamayan of the Schools Division of Ilocos Norte said phone interview on Wednesday the 28 pre-identified primary and secondary schools are in the towns of Vintar, Adams, Pinili, Bangui, Dumalneg, Burgos, Nueva Era, Marcos and Pasuquin. She said the comprehensive school safety assessment tool is to assess the readiness of schools to participate in the pilot face-to-face learning modality.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday called on the wealthy countries to fulfill their “moral obligation” to support actions against climate change. In a keynote speech during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Duterte said rich nations should deliver on their financial pledges to address the impacts of climate change in developing countries. “Developed countries must fulfill their longstanding commitment to climate financing, technology transfer, and capacity-building in the developing world. This is a moral obligation that cannot be avoided,” Duterte said. Duterte said the shift to a green economy, which builds social equity while reducing environmental risks
A member of the House of Representatives is proposing mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for all Filipinos eligible to receive the vaccines. San Jose del Monte City Rep. Rida Robes filed on September 20 House Bill No. 10249, which seeks to mandate that Covid-19 vaccines must be administered to all Filipinos and residents of the Philippines who are eligible to receive the vaccine. Citing the World Health Organization, Robes said it is not uncommon for governments and institutions to implement mandatory vaccination of Covid-19 and that it can be considered “ethically justified” to protect the health and well-being
