A total of 168 families received their condominium units from the city government at Tondominium 1 along Vitas Street in Tondo, Manila on Monday. The construction of Tondominium 1 and 2, one of the housing projects of the city government, started in June 2020. Tondominium 2 is expected to be finished within the year. Tondominium 1 is a 15-story property with 12 units per floor. Each unit has a floor area of 44 square meters and two bedrooms. The residential units will be from the second to the 15th floors while the ground floor will have a daycare center, office,
Thirteen cities and municipalities in Negros Occidental are being considered “areas of concern” in the May 9 national and local elections, according to data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Provincial Election Supervisor Roberto Salazar said on Monday these local government units (LGUs) were identified by the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. “They already gave their recommendation to the Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center,” he said in an interview. Included are Don Salvador Benedicto, which is listed as an “area of concern”; Manapla, Silay City, Victorias City, Toboso, Binalbagan, Himamaylan City, Kabankalan City,
The town government released Monday some PHP1.2 million worth of financial aid to hog farmers here affected by the African swine fever (ASF). Mark Osoteo, town information officer, said the recipients received the cash grants in a brief ceremony dubbed as the ‘Assistance to Swine Farmers’ attended by several local officials and agriculture personnel at the town hall. The LGU repaid the financial aid based on the hogs being depopulated: sow and boar is PHP5,000; fattener and grower – PHP4,000; weanlings – PHPP1,500; and suckling and piglets – PHP 500 each. “The amount received by each beneficiary depends upon how
A bomb attack against government forces was foiled as two members of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) were captured in a pursuit operation in the province of Lanao del Sur, the military reported Monday. The 1st Infantry Division (ID) said in a statement Monday that 51st Infantry Battalion troopers led by Lt. Col. Fernando Payapaya together with policemen captured the two DI-MG members Sunday in Barangay Talao, Piagapo, Lanao del Sur. The 1ID noted that the capture of the two came after two DI-MG members were killed in a clash with government forces on February 2 in Barangay Lumbac, Balabagan,
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday have adopted a joint legal cooperation against lawless groups as part of efforts to ensure peaceful and orderly elections. AFP chief Gen. Andres Centino, PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos, and PCG deputy commandant for operations Vice Adm. Eduardo Fabricante signed the Joint Letter Directive (JLD) No. 01-2022 during the second command conference with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Camp Crame, Quezon City. The meeting was presided by Comelec acting chairperson Socorro Inting. Also present were field unit commanders from the
The rates of Treasury bills (T-bill) moved sideways on Monday and demand for the debt paper remained strong with bids at more than twice the offer volume across the board. The average rate of the 91-day paper rose to 0.710 percent, the 182-day’ slipped to 1.022 percent, and the 364-day was unchanged at 1.408 percent. These were at 0.691 percent, 1.023 percent, and 1.408 percent for the three-month, six-month, and one-year paper during the auction last January 31. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) offered each tenor for PHP5 billion and the auction committee fully awarded all three. Tenders for
