Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos on Tuesday urged parents to strictly monitor their children when going outdoors as the National Capital Region (NCR) reverts to Alert Level 2. Carlos said it is better to keep children at home, especially when there is no important purpose of bringing them outside, in order to avoid being caught up in crowded places. “We are appealing again to the parents or guardians to take the responsibility of monitoring their minor companion since there isn’t any age restriction for those who wish to go outdoors,” he added. This, as the government readies
The Senate’s approval of the Marawi Compensation Bill is a huge boost to the recovery efforts of the Lanao del Sur city devastated by the 2017 siege Senate Bill 2420, or the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act, aims to provide compensation for the loss or destruction of private properties brought about by the five-month battle between government forces and Daesh-inspired terrorists. Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) Chair and Housing Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario lauded the measure in a statement issued Monday night following the Senate’s 23-0 vote. “The Task Force Bangon Marawi welcomes the Senate’s approval of the Marawi Compensation
The Senate has approved the proposed legislation for the establishment of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) provincial office in Negros Occidental to be situated in this capital city. Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya, principal author of House Bill (HB) 4958, said on Tuesday having a local office would greatly help in bringing the agency’s services closer to Bacolodnons and Negrosanons. “Over the years, young people, students and teachers have to travel to Iloilo just to go to the CHED regional office,” he added. Gasataya thanked Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate committee on higher, and technical and vocational
The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is set to increase by PHP4 per kilogram starting Tuesday. This translates to a PHP44-hike for a regular 11-kilogram LPG cylinder. LPG brands that implemented the price hike include Petron, Phoenix Super LPG and Solane. Auto-LPG prices also increased by PHP2.24 per liter for Phoenix and by PHP2.23 per liter for Petron. The price adjustments were effective as early as 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. “These reflect the international contract price of LPG for the month of February,” Petron said in its advisory. Source: Philippines News Agency
Policy reforms of the next administration should focus on curbing corruption and human capital development, an executive of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) said. ECCP president Lars Wittig said a transparent government that upholds public trust is important in attracting investors. “Denmark has the least corruption in the world, and I’ve seen first-hand how it benefits business. Because when there is a very high trust level and transparency, that really makes business very adaptable and very willing to make investments,” he said in a briefing Monday. The Philippines will lure more investors if the government increases
Anti-narcotics operatives in South Cotabato have uprooted at least 11,500 fully grown marijuana plants in remote Barangay Miasong of Tupi town, authorities reported Monday. Kath Abad, PDEA-Soccsksargen (PDEA-12) spokesperson, said Monday the marijuana plantation is maintained by three cultivators who evaded arrest. “The three identified suspects were no longer in the area when the anti-narcotic agents and police operatives arrived so they just proceeded with the uprooting of marijuana plants,” Abad said in an interview on the raid that took place on Sunday afternoon. She said that after getting samples for laboratory testing the marijuana plants with an estimated value
