A former governor of Negros Occidental apologized to UniTeam presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who was heckled by a group of Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters during a caravan passing by Talisay City on Wednesday afternoon. In a Facebook post on Friday, Rafael Coscolluela, convenor of Negros for Leni-Kiko, said they “do not encourage such behavior, nor will we tolerate the same from among our ranks”. “I apologize to Mr. Marcos and his companions for the heckling, and I urge everyone to refrain from such actions for the duration of the campaign,” he added. A video circulating on social
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday thanked the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for crafting a fiscal consolidation plan which will be presented to the next president. The fiscal consolidation plan seeks to repay the country’s rising debt and narrow the budget deficit caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. “Thank you NEDA. This is what I’ve always been saying during budget deliberations. With a yearly average of PHP328 (billion) unused appropriations for the past 10 years (2010-2020) and PHP700 (billion) in misused/abused budget each year, there couldn’t be a better advice,” Lacson said in
Eastern Visayas has welcomed the arrival of foreign tourists as the government reopened the country’s borders after two years of movement restrictions due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Hotels in the region’s six provinces and two major cities – Ormoc and Tacloban- have welcomed at least 123 foreign guests as of February 23, records of the Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here show. “The return of foreign guests to Eastern Visayas is also an indication that they are confident that even in the midst of this pandemic, they know that in the region, Covid-19 management is being
The City Health Office (CHO) announced that the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) has lauded the city for its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination output. In an online briefer Thursday, CHO medical officer Dr. Ted Yu Jr. said the NVOC, through Secretary Vivencio Dizon congratulated the city for being the only local government unit (LGU) in Northern Mindanao (Region 10) that achieved over 80 percent of its vaccination rate. “Earlier, the National Vaccination Operations Center in Manila, through Sec. Dizon congratulated us as we are the only one (LGU) in Region 10 that achieves over 80 percent (vaccination rate). Again,
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it will trace and investigate the disinformation attempt to mislead the ongoing probe into the case of 31 missing “sabungeros” (cockfighting aficionados). “The apparent attempt to derail the investigation was uncovered in a social media post showing images of PNP SOCO (Scene of the Crime Operations) personnel conducting crime scene investigation on several bodies,” PNP public information office chief, Brig. Gen. Roderick Alba said in a statement. The same post, circulating in social media, claimed that the bodies were that of the missing victims allegedly found in Tanay, Rizal. However, a closer
The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) on Friday urged local government officials and candidates in the May 9 polls to support the disarmament program of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Brig. Gen. Arthur Cabalona, PRO-BAR director, issued the appeal after municipal government officials in Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, facilitated the surrender of 11 assorted high-powered firearms. Cabalona said 10 civilians turned in four Garand rifles, one M-14 rifle, two M-16 Armalite rifles, three .45-caliber pistols, and one 9-millimeter pistol on February 22. All surrendered firearms were serviceable and are now under the custody of the Sitangkai Municipal Police Office. “Ahead of
