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May 6, 2024
Western Command (Wescom) chief Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos on Friday said the presence of foreign naval ships participating in this year’s iteration of the “KAMANDAG” exercises has strengthened the ties between the participating nations. “KAMANDAG” also known as the “Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma ng Dagat”, which started last Oct. 3 and is set to end on Friday, is a joint military exercise between the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Allied countries Japan and South Korea also participated in the exercise as observers. One of these ships, the USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6)
A manhunt is ongoing against an undetermined number of suspects responsible for the attack on a police officer in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur. In a statement issued on Friday, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., director of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga), said Police Staff Sgt. Arnold Tanjay was about to park his car at home in Barangay Mabuhay, Bayugan City, when the attack occurred. Tanjay is assigned to the PRO-13’s intelligence division. “Despite being hit (several times), PSSgt. Tanjay managed to retaliate and shoot back at his attackers, prompting them to escape,” Caramat said.
Cholera cases in the past four months in Central Luzon, Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas have reached the epidemic threshold, a health official said Friday. In an online forum, Department of Health – Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea de Guzman said the cases in Central Luzon reached 150; Central Visayas, three; and Eastern Visayas, 2,622 from January 1 to October 1. “Subalit, wala tayong specific na province, highly urbanized city, or independent component city na nag-breach ng epidemic threshold (However, we don’t have a specific province, highly urbanized city, or independent component city that breached the epidemic threshold),” she
The Department of Agrarian Reform is strengthening its legal department with new recruits in order to speed up the resolution of cases of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). DAR has distributed numerous Certificate of Land Ownership Awards but ARBs are often faced with legal impediments that prevent them from taking full possession and control of their lands. Each delay in the resolution of cases “would be a big blow to the country’s food self-sufficiency program as many farmlands that are under litigations are often left untilled or idle,” DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella said in a statement on Friday
Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. on Friday urged the government to focus more on studying the social costs of all types of online gambling on the lives of Filipinos instead of singling out Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country. “The recent spotlight on the negative impact of POGOs should also be cast on all forms of online gambling in the country. This is because POGOs cater to players abroad, unlike online games that target Filipino customers such as virtual poker, casinos, sports betting, and e-bingo,” Abante said in a statement. “Since Filipinos are
A total of 71,978 new job applicants from the Ilocos region have registered in the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) Employment Information System (PEIS) as of September this year. In a phone interview on Friday, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 1 (Ilocos) information officer Justin Marbella said DOLE’s PEIS provides appropriate employment services to those who need jobs. “Most of the registered applicants are from western Pangasinan with 32 percent. Fifty-four percent of the registered applicants are female and 46 percent are male,” Marbella said. He added that 58 percent of the PEIS-registered applicants are aged
