Village officials have cited a Cebu-based power firm for its PHP600,000 worth of disaster preparedness and medical equipment donated to the barangays in City of Naga, southern Cebu, reinforcing their capacity to respond to the ongoing pandemic and other natural calamities. Neil Bartolabac, barangay chairperson of Tangke, Naga City, said Therma Power Visayas Inc. (TPVI), a unit of AboitizPower, handed out to his village the much-needed disaster preparedness tools including diesel-powered generators, stretchers, first-aid kits, and gas masks, among others. He said the village’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) personnel have been participating in related trainings but they lack
The Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) has expressed elation over the latest PUBLiCUS Asia survey result showing its chairperson and presidential daughter Mayor Sara Z. Duterte emerging as the top pick among the vice-presidential aspirants. In a statement on Monday night, the HNP cited that Mayor Sara has dominated the Pahayag Quarter 4 (PHYG-Q4) survey areas, with 54.8 percent of the 1,500 respondents randomly sampled choosing her as their preferred vice-presidential candidate. In Mindanao, 78.6 percent of the respondents preferred Inday Sara as their vice-president. Apart from that, the survey also showed Mayor Sara’s running mate and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong”
Mayor Sara Z. Duterte on Tuesday said she supported the withdrawal of her father President Rodrigo Duterte from the senatorial race and Senator Christopher Lawrence Go from the presidential race in the 2022 polls. “The filing of candidacy and withdrawal is a personal decision. We can only support that decision,” she said in a statement. President Duterte personally submitted his statement of withdrawal on Tuesday for senator in the May 2022 national and local elections. On November 15, Duterte through lawyer Melchor Aranas filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator. Based on the statement of withdrawal, the Commission on
The Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry “Sinagtala” Battalion (91IB) has received a big boost in its implementation of the law on coastal and marine protection in this province. This, after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) donated on Tuesday a motorized boat worth PHP500,000 to the 91IB that can be used in its operations concerning the protection of the province’s natural resources as well as in rescue and relief efforts. The deed of donation was signed by Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) head Alfredo Collado, 91IB commanding officer Lt. Col. Reandrew Rubio, and 91IB logistic officer 1st
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday personally submitted his statement of withdrawal for senator in the May 2022 national and local elections. Based on the statement of withdrawal, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) law department received the document at 4:59 p.m. Duterte was accompanied by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea at the Comelec main office in Intramuros, Manila. He submitted his statement of withdrawal hours after his former aide Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go withdrew his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president. On November 15, Duterte through lawyer Melchor Aranas filed his COC for senator. Duterte is a substitute candidate for the
Local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao have activated their disaster risk reduction monitoring and response systems in preparation for the possible landfall of severe tropical storm Odette this week. In Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, the LGU has mobilized its City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) as early as Monday night when rains began to affect some flood-prone communities. During a briefer Tuesday, CDRRMO chief Marlon Pajo said residents should expect possible effects of “Odette” and sought their cooperation to prevent deaths and property destruction due to possible flooding. “Food packs are prepositioned as we have prepared them,” he
