Units under the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) were directed to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the May 9 national and local elections in their areas of jurisdiction. The units under Westmincom are the Army’s 1st, 11th, and 6th Infantry Divisions that have jurisdiction over the Zamboanga Peninsula, Lanao del Norte, parts of Lanao del Sur, Central Mindanao, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. Westmincom also has a naval component — Naval Forces Western Mindanao — and an Air Force component —Tactical Operations Wing-Western Mindanao. Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of Westmincom, said on Saturday that he visited the different
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday described United States (US) President Joe Biden’s suggestion to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine as “outrageous” and a “violation of all legal norms”. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Peskov said by expropriating private property, the US authorities are creating “a dangerous precedent”. “This, of course, is a very dangerous precedent, it is an outrageous distortion of any legal norms, a violation of all legal concepts in general. This is nothing but a simple expropriation of private property and any attempt to pseudo-legitimize this expropriation,” said the Kremlin
Presidential aspirant, Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao has declared that he is not withdrawing from the presidential race with more than a week remaining before the May 9 elections. “I will not withdraw my candidacy. When did I retreat in a fight?” Pacquiao emphasized this after a campaign caravan and dialogue with his supporters at the Southern City Colleges gymnasium here on Saturday. The People’s Champ declared that there is no turning back even if he is trailing behind other candidates in recent presidential surveys. Unfazed by the surveys, Pacquiao is optimistic he will not lose the presidential race. Meanwhile, Pacquiao
The chair of the House Ways and Means Committee on Saturday stressed the need for the country to move towards nuclear energy generation amid “thinning power reserves” as baseload coal power plants continue to experience shutdowns. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said there is no fuel cleaner than nuclear, which is also a more stable energy source run by a predictable fuel supply. Salceda said President Rodrigo Duterte is on the right path with the issuance of Executive Order 164, which aims to introduce nuclear energy into the country’s energy mix, as this will address the high electricity rate and secure
More than 4,000 members of the Philippine National Police and the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army in Western Visayas have voted ahead of the May 9 national and local elections by availing of the local absentee voting (LAV). “They were able to exercise their rights to suffrage, which is the right of every Filipino. This will now allow them to focus (on) their duty, during the actual Election Day – that is, to have a safe and peaceful election,” 3ID spokesperson, Capt. Kim Apitong, said in an interview on Saturday. Apitong said they have yet to get
The city government’s Integrated Bus Terminal (IBT) has installed an electronic parking barrier and system at the arrival building parking area to enhance and improve the collection of parking fees at the terminal complex. The use of the electronic parking barrier and system will start Sunday (May 1), according to IBT-Supervising Transportation Regulation Officer Rafael Derick Evangelista III. “The parking area is a good source of income for the terminal,” Evangelista said in an interview on Saturday. “All vehicles coming inside the parking area will have to pay the actual parking fee generated by the system based on the time
