Police operatives have arrested the No. 1 most wanted person in Zamboanga Sibugay and his wife in a law enforcement operation, a top police official said Monday. Col. Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified the arrested wanted persons as Boyet Abrinica, 48, and his wife, Merlyn, 48. Abrinica is listed as the No.1 most wanted person in the province while Merlyn is tagged as one of the wanted persons in the same province. Larubis said the couple was nabbed in a warrant of arrest operation around 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Sitio Asinan, Barangay Kasanyangan. He said the Boyet has
The country’s largest labor group, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), has endorsed the candidacy of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate vice presidential bet Inday Sara Duterte in the upcoming 2022 national elections. TUCP spokesperson Alan Tanjusay said there was an overwhelming response from their 1.2 million-strong members to support the UniTeam Marcos-Duterte tandem when they recently held a string of consultation meetings with TUCP members all over the country. “The vote advantage of Mr. Marcos and Ms. Duterte-Carpio and with those four other pair of presidential and vice presidential aspirants was very
President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to make the selection of appointees to positions vacated by the recently-retired Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials “completely transparent”, Malacañang said Monday. This, after Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, acting presidential spokesperson, announced early this month that Duterte now has a shortlist of nominees for positions in the Comelec. “The President has likewise committed that the selection of appointees to positions vacated by the recently-retired officials of the Commission on Elections shall be completely transparent, with candidates undergoing a stringent merit-based vetting process,” he said in a press statement. Nograles also reiterated Duterte’s assurance that his
In the hope of getting his share of votes in so-called Duterte territory, presidential aspirant Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso went to Mindanao over the weekend, assuring support for the Bangsamoro government in case he wins in the May 2022 election. All Muslims in the country can expect a prudent and efficient government, including fair and equal treatment, regardless of social status, Domagoso said. He said he will push for a fair peace process that will lead to the upliftment of the lives of Muslim families and progress for the whole of Mindanao. “Sa akin ang gobyernong ipararamdam natin sa tao
Four towns in Northern Samar province are eyeing to take part in a massive swine repopulation program in the bid to revive the local hog industry previously affected by African swine fever (ASF). The provincial government on Monday identified these towns as Catarman, Lope De Vega, Mondragon, and Pambujan. These areas previously infected by ASF have not detected any new cases for at least 90 days. Northern Samar provincial veterinarian Jose Luis Acompañado said 15 farmers coming from the same village from each of the four towns will individually get three piglets and feeds. The total cost is PHP750,000 per
The 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID), the premier command of the Philippine Army, on Monday received two new officers into its command. Maj. Karen Leleth Dipaling and Capt. Carlito Cariño Jr. were officially introduced after Monday’s flag raising ceremony at Camp Maj. Cesar Sang-an, home of the 1ID in Upper Pulacan, Labanga, Zamboanga del Sur. Brig. Gen. Jose Randolph Sino Cruz, 1ID assistant division commander, welcomed the two officers and pinned them the Tabak patch during a simple ceremony. Sino Cruz wished them luck in their new assignments and advised them to perform their duty to the best of their
