Police stations in the different towns and cities in Negros Oriental are now required to conduct random checkpoints twice a day to deter the commission of crimes as the May 9 national and local elections draw nearer. Provincial police director, Col. Germano Mallari, on Tuesday said the random checkpoints are on top of the ones being jointly conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) after the election period started last January 9. “These random checkpoints are movable, depending on the locations identified by the police chiefs every day, because stationary ones can be easily
A composite team of lawmen on Tuesday seized some PHP36.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in this southern port city, according to a top police official. Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said the smuggled cigarettes were seized around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Dastun Drive, Barangay Kasanyangan. Lorenzo was leading a follow-up investigation of a shootout incident in Barangay Kasanyangan that injured four people, including two children, when they stumbled upon the contraband. He said the victims were hit by stray bullets on Monday night while they were buying street food when two unidentified gunmen engaged in
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading a measure promoting, protecting, and conserving the country’s indigenous and traditional writing systems. The chamber passed through voice vote House Bill 10657, or the proposed “Philippine Indigenous and Traditional Writing Systems Act”, which is primarily authored by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. The bill aims to promote patriotism among the citizenry by inculcating, propagating, and conserving the cultural heritage and treasures of the country. It would require the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to include writing systems in relevant subjects of basic and higher education curricula,
Schools should take as opportunity the suspension of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in Western Visayas region to prepare for the expansion now that there are no learners in classrooms. Department of Education Western Visayas (DepEd-6) information officer Hernani Escullar Jr. said in an interview Tuesday that there is a plan to expand in-person classes. “Currently we are on our pilot implementation so next is the expansion phase. We are now preparing for the expansion phase but as to when we don’t know given that the situation is fluid very recently,” he said. He added that schools participating in
The city government of Manila has canceled all public celebrations of the Chinese New Year, which falls on February 1. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed Executive Order (EO) No. 11 on Tuesday, canceling all activities and festivities, which mostly happen in the Binondo District, from January 31 to February 1. “Nakikisuyo tayo sa ating mga kababayang Filipino-Chinese na wala tayong mga dragon dance, wala tayong mga paputok o firecracker, pinagbabawal din ang inuman o pagbebenta ng alak simula (We appeal to our Filipino-Chinese community not to hold any dragon dance. We also prohibit firecrackers and the selling of liquor
At least 19 local government units (LGUs) in different provinces in Caraga Region are now using the electronic Business Permit and Licensing System (eBPLS), according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology in Caraga (DICT-13) on Tuesday. In a report, the DICT-13 described the eBPLS as a cloud-based software that enables LGUs to process applications for new and renewal of business permits electronically. “The implementation of the eBPLS is pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 11032 (R.A.11032), or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Government Services,” the DICT-13 said. Under Section 11(c) of Republic Act
