The Isabela provincial government will institutionalize usage of a new contact tracing and control system to strengthen the fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), an official said on Wednesday. This, after it launched on Tuesday a new application or app dubbed as “HealthGuard”. This is seen to help protect the health, safety and well-being of Isabela residents and all those who travel to and within the province, according to Provincial Administrator Noel Manuel Lopez in an interview. “The HealthGuard has a built-in notification system such that when somebody you have been in contact with, will later on test positive for
An illegal drug suspect yielded PHP340,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust in Sorsogon City late Tuesday afternoon. In a report on Wednesday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Bicol said Jaypee Ariarte, 37, a high-value target illegal drug peddler from Barangay Bibingkahan, was caught selling three sachets of shabu to an undercover agent in the same village at around 5:30 p.m. Cotton Talento, PDEA-Bicol spokesperson, said the suspect did not resist arrest. The suspect will be charged with the violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Source: Philippines News Agency
Traders here who have resorted to online selling have started to get business permits to legitimize their operation and give themselves an “identity”. “Some have already applied for the business permits that they show to their clients if they are asked of their identity,” said Allan Abayao, chief of the city Business Permits and Licensing Division, during the press conference on Wednesday for the launching of the consumer and welfare month celebration. He said they have registered 91 business permits of different trading activities that have online transactions. Of the number, Abayao said that 41 percent are into selling dry
A 26-year-old fisherman from Barangay Carot in this town has been rescued hours after being stranded at sea during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Maring. In an interview on Wednesday, Pangasinan Police Provincial Office information officer Maj. Arturo Melchor Jr. said the fisherman identified as Christian Suyat went out to fish with his younger brother Nathaniel Suyat on Tuesday morning. “Inquiry revealed that at about 7:40 a.m. on October 12, the two brothers set sail. However, they were met by big waves and heavy rain due to Severe Tropical Storm Maring that their motorized boat overturned,” he said. Nathaniel
Authorities confiscated PHP54,400 worth of suspected shabu and PHP3,000 worth of marijuana in a buy-bust here on Tuesday afternoon. In an interview on Wednesday, Pangasinan Police Provincial Office information officer Maj. Arturo Melchor Jr. said the items were confiscated from Eddie Boy Barrocan, 41, of Barangay Poblacion. He said Barrocan yielded 10 sachets of shabu with an estimated weight of eight grams and five sachets of suspected marijuana with an estimated weight of 25 grams during the operation. A case is being prepared for filing against the suspect. Meanwhile, five sachets of suspected shabu with an estimated weight of 1.5
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said foreign nationals and companies are not allowed to contribute or donate to the campaign of candidates in the country’s elections. “Foreigners cannot contribute to any Filipino candidate,” Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said in a Twitter post. Guanzon’s remarks were echoed by Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez. “Commissioner Guanzon is correct. Contributions from foreigners and foreign corporations are prohibited,” he said. This came after a crowdfunding page was launched for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo, where it said they are accepting donations of any amount. Jimenez added that charges for violation of
