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May 13, 2024
Twenty-nine members of the extremist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to authorities in Central Mindanao over the weekend, military officials said Monday. Colonel Oriel Pangcog, Army’s 601st Brigade (601Bde) commander, welcomed the surrender of 23 BIFF fighters operating in this province during a ceremony held at the brigade headquarters in Barangay Kamasi of Ampatuan town on Saturday. Immediate cash assistance was awarded to the former extremists, Pangcog said. “Their documents will also be processed for enrollment in the reintegration program of the government,” he said in a statement Monday. King Fahad, a field commander
Mayor Abby Binay is determined to make Makati City a model for other local governments in formulating disaster risk reduction and climate action plans. She said Makati can become the first resilience hub in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. CityNet, the largest association of urban stakeholders committed to sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region, recently chose Makati City to lead in the next four years. Makati was previously First Vice President City since 2018 and Second Vice President since 2010. “Pinalad ang Makati na muling mahalal bilang (Makati is also lucky to have been elected
Power plants in Luzon are back to normal operation Monday after Super Typhoon “Karding” hit over the weekend, raising the storm signal in Central Luzon to Signal No. 5. According to the latest report of the Department of Energy (DOE), the last hydroelectric power plant (HEPP) that went online was the Pantabangan-Masiway HEPP in Nueva Ecija, which three units went down at 9:17 p.m. Sunday and became operational by 7:25 a.m. the following day. As of 7 a.m., four power plants in Benguet that experienced outages were back to normal operation. Six units of Hedcor Inc.’s power
The 111 tourists reported stranded on Calaguas Island in Camarines Norte province are all safe and well, an official of the Department of Tourism in Bicol (DOT-5) said Monday. Herbie Aguas, DOT-Bicol director, said all the guests are now in mainland Camarines Norte and bound to go home. “The tourists were taken care of by their operators during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Karding on Sunday. They stayed in their rooms and were able to contact their families as there is paid internet in Calaguas,” Aguas said in a message to the media. He thanked the tourism
The social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila is calling on the faithful to help the victims of Super Typhoon Karding which barreled through Luzon on Sunday. “Caritas Manila calls for donations to provide relief assistance to our brothers and sisters affected by the recent super typhoon,” said Caritas Manila in a Facebook post on Monday. Those who would like to donate may visit the donation portals or visit https://www.caritasmanila.org.ph/online-cash-donation/. For other inquiries, they may also call the following numbers: 8562 0020 to 25 local 118, 139, 135, or 0917.595.5083. Caritas Manila also enumerated where
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday ordered a damage assessment on police facilities in areas hit by Super Typhoon Karding which pummeled Luzon on Sunday. PNP chief, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., said they need to expedite the downloading of funds for the repair of affected facilities, assuring that there are available funds for the purpose. Azurin also tasked the chiefs of police and other police commanders to check the status of their respective personnel to determine if they were affected by the weather disturbance. “We also want to make sure that we take good care of
