Filipino farmers are not only able to deliver excellent farm-to-table products to the local market but are also capable of hitting, if not, surpassing international standards, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a virtual press briefing on Tuesday, Agriculture Undersecretary for High-Value Crops and Rural Credit Evelyn Laviña said Filipino farmers can produce world-class quality products. “Maganda ‘yung pag-ani nila dahil dito sa mga binibigay na ayuda ng Department of Agriculture, at di lang ‘yan, di lang sa pamimigay, kundi sila mismo (Their harvest is good because of the aid given by the Department of Agriculture, but not
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has inked two laws creating the Office of the Judiciary Marshals and the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority. Duterte on April 8 signed Republic Act (RA) 11691 or the Judiciary Marshals Act to ensure the safety and security of the members of the judiciary, judicial personnel, and court assets. Under RA 11691, the Office of the Judiciary Marshals is created and will be under the control and supervision of the Supreme Court through the Office of the Court Administrator. The Office of the Judiciary Marshals, according to the RA 11691, will be primarily responsible for the security,
Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, Philippine National Police Directorate for Operations Director, on Wednesday said they are ready to beef up the number of cops in areas that were or will be declared as hotspots under Commission on Elections (Comelec) control. De Leon, who is also concurrent deputy commander of the National Security Task Force on National and Local Elections, said the PNP has mobilized the Civil Disturbance Management (CDM) Unit to help preserve peace and security for the May 9, 2022 elections. “There are reports and information that there are groups and individuals who are trying to disrupt the
The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Agusan del Sur town mayor and his brother for irregularities in the use of PHP1 million in public funds originally meant for the rehabilitation of a farm-to-market road. In its 52-page decision dated April 22, the anti-graft court’s Seventh Division sentenced former Trento, Agusan del Sur mayor Johnmark Billanes and his brother, Romeo, to up to eight years imprisonment for the graft charges. The two were also banned from public office. Johnmark was also fined PHP500,000. The Billanes were charged by the Ombudsman in 2016 for a transaction in 2012 where the mayor approved the
