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May 18, 2024
LIBUNGAN, North Cotabato – Police in North Cotabato have stepped up their operation against smugglers who have penetrated markets here for their cigarette contrabands. In a statement Monday, Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, police director for Region 12, issued an order requiring all police units in North Cotabato to strengthen their checkpoints to put a stop to the entry of smuggled cigarettes in the area. This came about after police operatives in this town seized over the weekend some PHP2.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at the town public market. “I commend Libungan municipal police station for their dedication to duty.
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Negros Oriental on Monday said it has reached 94.8 percent of its target in the national identification program list-up for this year. Engr. Ariel Fortuito, PSA-Negros Oriental provincial chief, told the Philippine News Agency that as of November 27, the total Step 2 output for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) was at 809,807. The PSA’s 2021 target for Negros Oriental is 854,257. Fortuito is optimistic the remaining 44,450 can be reached even before the end of the year. The three areas in the province with the most number of registrants are
BACOLOD CITY – A resident of San Carlos City in northern Negros Occidental yielded PHP476,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust on Sunday afternoon, a police report on Monday showed. The suspect was identified as Junry Guitguit, 36, unemployed, and a resident of Urban Fatima Village in Barangay Rizal. Lt. Roby Aurita, deputy for administration of San Carlos City Police Station, said Guitguit was arrested when he transacted with a poseur buyer at the Centermall, an open field located near the city hall in Barangay Palampas. Guitguit, a street-level individual, sold PHP4,500 worth of suspected shabu during the operation
CEBU CITY – The top police official here on Monday renewed his stern warning to drug syndicates operating in the capital city of being killed or thrown in jail if they would not stop their illegal activities. This, as two drug suspects yielded a total of PHP13.7-million worth of illegal drugs believed to be shabu in a Sunday night sting operation. Col. Josefino Ligan, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director, said the arrest of Vinch Neil Arnaiz alias Baloy, 27, a driver, of Barangay Duljo-Fatima and Jessie Llanos Caballero alias Pogi, 27, also a driver and resident of Barangay Quiot,
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said out-of-school youths will greatly benefit from the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) in order for them to have a chance to enroll again in the future or apply for scholarships. In a recent post, the PSA said there are about 7 million out-of-school youths in the country, majority of whom have no valid ID or documents. Now that the PhilSys is on full gear, they have a chance to avail of the Philippine Identification (PhilID) card or the national ID, which must be accepted as a valid document as mandated by law.
MANILA – Oil firms will implement price rollback on petroleum products starting Tuesday morning. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell said they will reduce gasoline prices by PHP1.10 per liter and PHP0.60 per liter on diesel products. Caltex, Seaoil, and Shell will also cut kerosene prices by PHP0.50 per liter. This will be the fourth week that industry players slash gasoline prices, and the fifth week of rollback for diesel and kerosene products. The price rollback reflects movement in the global market, which experienced its worst day of trading for this year last Friday as US
