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April 25, 2024
Journalist Roy Mabasa joined the police in a walkthrough of the crime scene where his brother, broadcaster Percival Mabasa also known as “Percy Lapid”, was gunned down in Las Piñas City, the Southern Police District (SPD) said on Wednesday. In an update, SPD director Brig. Gen. Kirby John Kraft said Mabasa, the self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial and members of the special investigation task group (SITG) Percy Lapid, conducted the walkthrough at around 9 p.m. Tuesday. He added that the walkthrough was done in order to address doubts about the surrender of Escorial. Kraft said during the walkthrough,
Deputy Minority Leader Mujiv Hataman on Wednesday welcomed the House Committee on Muslim Affairs’ approval of a measure that seeks to declare February 1 of every year as “National Hijab Day”. In a statement, the Basilan lawmaker said this would raise awareness on Muslim traditions and fight religious discrimination. “Isa itong malaking hakbang sa ating pagpupunyagi at pagsisikap laban sa diskriminasyon base sa relihiyon. Umaasa tayo na ngayong Kongreso ay maging ganap na batas na ito (This is one big step forward in our effort to fight discrimination based on religion. We hope that in the present Congress,
Support services package worth PHP450,000 is expected to help boost farmers’ productivity and profitability after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) turned over a drying facility with capacity-building interventions to a group in Alamada, North Cotabato. On Wednesday, Charish Paña, North Cotabato provincial agrarian reform program officer, said eight collapsible driers were turned over to the Upper Pacao Farmers Association (UPFA) of Barangay Pacao, Alamada. The assistance is under DAR’s Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support Program (CRFPSP)-Sustainable Livelihood Support initiative. “Farmers can now dry their produce such as corn, rice, copra, and other commodities with the availability
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) airlifted on Wednesday tons of relief aid to the victims of Typhoon Neneng in Adams, Ilocos Norte. Marcell Tabije, provincial disaster risk reduction management officer, confirmed this as two PAF helicopters transported the relief packs containing 5,000 food packs, gasoline, and generator sets. A cargo truck of the Ilocos Norte government prepared the relief packs and attempted to airlift them on Tuesday but bad weather prevented them to land in the area. As soon as the sky cleared on Wednesday, troops of the Special Action Force immediately delivered at least 76 sacks
Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday urged concerned agencies to capture and arrest agriculture smugglers who still continue to operate despite existing laws. Marcos said these smugglers have obviously established accomplices in the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Customs (BoC). “Kilala naman natin kung sino sila. Kanina yung dinadaing yung gulay. Aba’y yung gulay, alam naman ng lahat. Yung Michael yan, kilala naman ng lahat yung Leah Cruz. Sikat na sikat ang yang mga yan eh. Tapos yung bigas, alam naman natin yung David Tan Bangayan (We all know them. Earlier, concerns on vegetables were aired. Well
Senator Francis Tolentino, chairperson of the Senate Blue-Ribbon Committee, announced on Wednesday that lawyers of respondents, witnesses, and resource persons will finally be given a chance to participate in subsequent committee proceedings. Tolentino said this will be the first time that the Philippine Senate’s Blue-Ribbon Committee will give lawyers a “bigger role.” “May karapatan sila. Yung abogado nila (They have a right. Their lawyer) will have a role. Perhaps, not an adversarial speaking role but definitely a big role,” he said during an interview at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum. The move, Tolentino said, is
