CIDG gets new chief in latest PNP reshuffle
May 2, 2024
The positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR), or the number of people testing positive for Covid-19, increased slightly to 18.9 percent as of September 29. It is the highest in NCR since June, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David said in a message to reporters. NCR’s reproduction number, or the number of individuals a case could infect, decreased to 1.10 as of September 26 from 1.28 a week ago. “The growth of new cases in the NCR may have slowed, but cases are still rising,” David said. The average daily attack rate in
The Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) has donated to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) the PHP3.3 million unspent during the country’s hosting in 2019. The funds, which were raised from private sponsors during the tournament held November 30 to December 10, are now in the POC trust fund for athletes. “We’re very thankful to the PHISGOC for donating the saved money that we can use for our athletes in the future,” Abraham Tolentino, POC president, said in a statement on Friday. Ramon Suzara, PHISGOC chief operating officer and head of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation,
Election watchdog groups on Friday opposed the impending postponement of the 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In a statement, National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) secretary general Eric Alvia said moving the Dec. 5 polls to another date is “very disappointing and a blow to democracy.” “This (does not) reflects the sincerity of our legislators’ commitment to the electorate and weakens the citizens to hold their local elected officials to account,” he said. Namfrel is an accredited citizens’ arm of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the holding of plebiscites. Meanwhile, Legal Network
Members of the Manobo-Pulangiyon tribe of Bukidnon on Friday denied being part of the communist movement and appealed to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for help in protecting their ancestral domain. “Hindi po kami miyembro ng NPA (New People’s Army). Wala pong red-tagging (We are not members of the NPA. There’s no red-tagging,” Datu Rolando Anglao, tribal leader of Manobo-Pulangiyon in Quezon, Bukidnon, said at a press conference. Anglao cited the shooting on April 19, 2022 that wounded several members of the indigenous peoples (IPs) group over a land dispute on the ancestral land of the Manobo-Pulangiyon, a
Members of the provincial board have pushed for the apportionment of Antique into two legislative districts to expedite its progress. “Antique having two congressional districts will hasten development in our province,” Board Member Victor Condez said Friday as he confirmed the approval of a resolution during the regular session on Thursday. Once divided, Antique will have three lawmakers, including Cooperative-National Confederation of Cooperatives party-list Rep. Felimon Espares, a resident of the province. The resolution before its approval underwent the thorough scrutiny of the committee on laws and ordinances and good government chaired by Board Member Emmanuel Palacios
The only sardines processor in Northern Samar province has expressed concern over the smaller size of sardines caught in the San Bernardino Strait in recent years. It was in 2013 when locals started to notice that their catch can now fit into a small can or bottle, unlike before when they had to cut the sardine into two. “There is really a decline in sardine size and volume. One indicator is the smaller size of catch by our local fishers,” said Martha Cadano, a manager of Kenn Matthew bottled sardines brand based in Irinas village in Victoria town,
