The Quezon City government honored and recognized six individuals and six organizations for their exemplary deeds amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic as part of the city’s 82nd founding anniversary. During the Manuel Luis Quezon Gawad Parangal 2021 at the Elements, Centris in Quezon City on Tuesday night, Mayor Joy Belmonte lauded the awardees for going beyond themselves to help and inspire other people. “We all have a selfless spirit inside us. Our awardees are proof of the truth that altruism is innate in our society. They will be the first to tell you that they are ordinary people doing

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Wednesday has ordered the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) to expedite dismissal proceedings against two police officers from Rizal and Quezon City who were arrested in separate operations for involvement in illegal activities. Citing reports reaching his office, Eleazar said Staff Sgt. Ariel Yalung was arrested in Quezon City by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an operation against the illegal sale and overpricing of tocilizumab, a drug being used to treat coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients. The operation stemmed from a complaint against three people who were selling Tocilizumab online for

Strong waves brought about by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Tropical Storm Maring have destroyed a seawall in the coastal municipality of Sebaste. The waves battered the seawall that finally gave way last night, Poblacion Punong Barangay Gregorio Bendol said in an interview Wednesday. “The seawall is about 100 meters in length and was constructed about five years ago,” he said. Its construction was funded under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Following its collapse, he said they immediately evacuated three families composed of 15 individuals

Damage to agriculture due to Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Maring has so far reached PHP608.50 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday. In its latest data, the DA said ‘Maring’ affected 29,063 farmers and fishers, with a volume of production loss at 36,354 metric tons (MT) and damaged 32,882 hectares of agricultural areas in Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol Region, and Western Visayas. Affected commodities include rice, corn, high-value crops, livestock, and fisheries. These values are subject to validation. The DA said a total area of 28,952 hectares of rice have been harvested

The government expects around 50 million Filipinos to be included in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by the end of the year, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Karl Kendrick Chua said on Wednesday. Speaking at a budget hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee A under Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, Chua said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has set a goal of registering an additional 22 million Filipinos and five million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the PhilSys by next year. “Our target is 50 million by the end of the year, we are confident