The Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) launched on Saturday its “Bike and Plant” program, hoping to promote environmental awareness among its personnel, partners, and other stakeholders. “The program also intends to foster unity among the partners and other stakeholders of BCPO in the conservation and preservation of our natural resources,” the city police said in a statement. More than 50 participants from various organizations in Butuan City joined the launch that began with them biking 20 km. from the BCPO headquarters to Sitio Iyao in Barangay Anticala here, where they planted about 100 seedlings of indigenous and agroforestry tree species.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday called on the local candidates of his ruling party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), in the 2022 polls to safeguard the integrity of elections. Duterte made the call, as he reminded the PDP-Laban’s local bets to adhere to the party’s principles and values before, during, and after the May 9, 2022 elections. During the proclamation of PDP-Laban’s local candidates in Iligan City, Lanao del Sur, Duterte assured them that they would get the party’s full support as they seek local government posts. “It is my hope that all of you will stand by

The Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) has declared this city under a state of calamity in an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon. Mayor Marc Brian Lim sent a letter certified as urgent to the city council members, indicating the need to place Dagupan under a state of calamity due to the aftermath of Severe Tropical Storm Maring. “The passage of the resolution declaring a state of calamity in the city would enable the city government utilization of government resources and processes to address the calamity and to effectively restore and rehabilitate the living conditions and capacities of affected families, livelihood, infrastructure,

Five members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered together with three high-powered firearms in Ilagan City and Nueva Vizcaya on October 14 and 15, respectively, the military said Saturday. Army Maj. Jekyll Julian Dulawan, 5th Infantry Division spokesperson, identified the surrenderers as alias Nethan, 29, squad leader; alias Gerber, 26, squad vice leader; alias Jazzel, 27, all of Squad Uno; alias Rey, 27, team leader of Squad Dos; alias Rod, 51, Giyang Pampulitika of Squad Tres; all are from the Regional Sentro de Grabidad (RSDG) of the Regional Operations Command under Komiteng Rehiyon-Cagayan Valley (KR-CV). They all yielded to

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has extended the hours and add Saturday for voter registration in some areas including Metro Manila starting October 16. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said selected field offices in the country have been directed to extend registration hours up to 7 p.m. and add Saturday for registration. He said the extended weekday registration hours and additional Saturday registration will be in the concerned Office of the Election Officers (OEOs) as well as in mall registration sites. “To reiterate, all types of application will be accepted, not just those that may come from first-time registrants,” the poll