DSWD sends timely aid to families affected by Aghon
May 26, 2024
The House of Representatives led by Speaker Martin Romualdez has generated around PHP75 million worth of cash and in kind donations for its ongoing relief drive for the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. According to a statement on Wednesday, the Speaker’s office said cash donations and pledges reached PHP49.2 million, while in kind donations such as food items, blankets and toiletries stood at PHP26 million as of Nov. 1. “Marami pong salamat sa lahat ng mga mabubuting puso na tumulong sa ating relief drive. (Thank you to everyone with kind hearts who helped in our relief drive).
At least 17 public schools in this city with limited classroom resources have adopted the Department of Education’s (DepEd) double shift policy to accommodate all learners for full face-to-face classes starting Wednesday. These include 13 elementary schools and four high schools, based on the report of the Schools Division Office of Bacolod City. “In most of our elementary schools, our problem is we have shortage in classrooms that’s why we are implementing the double shift,” Lila Arro, education program supervisor, said over DepEd-Bacolod’s radio program. Under the double shift system, two separate groups of learners will use
Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday called for the centralization of death records through an electronic system that could address the rampant fraud on death claims and other insurance benefits. Estrada said the bill, which will establish the Philippine Death Check (PDC) Register, a centralized electronic database containing mortality data registered with the Local Civil Registrar (LCR), could also be the answer to the usual proliferation of “ghost” voters being employed by erring politicians during election season. Under the proposal, the Philippine Statistics Authority will be tasked to manage the PDC Register and to detect and prevent identity theft
The new director of the Police Regional Office in Caraga Region (PRO-13) assumed his post in a ceremony held Wednesday morning at Camp Col. Rafael C. Rodriguez in Barangay Libertad here. Outgoing PRO-13 director Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr. welcomed Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. and incoming PRO-13 director Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II. Top officials of Caraga Region witnessed the turnover ceremony on Wednesday led by Agusan del Norte Gov. Maria Angelica Rosedell Amante, Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander Pimentel and Agusan del Norte First District Rep. Jose Aquino. In his message,
The Philippines has logged 12,124 typhoid fever cases from Jan. 1 to Nov. 2, but no regions have been reported above the epidemic threshold, the Department of Health said on Wednesday. The tally is 150 percent or 7,280 cases higher than the 4,844 infections reported last year for the same period. “Tulad ng cholera pababa pa ang kaso ngayon pero babantayan natin kung magkakaroon pa ng pagtaas ng kaso ng typhoid (Like cholera, typhoid cases are on a downward trend, but we will monitor any increase in cases),” Department of Health – Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea de Guzman
The family of slain newsman Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa met with officials at the Department of Justice Wednesday and expressed guarded optimism over developments in the case. Mabasa’s brother, Roy Mabasa, met with Justice Secretary Remulla and representatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to get an update on the assassination of Percy in a Las Piñas suburb last Oct. 3. “Nagkaroon po kami ng maikling case conference with S-O-J (Secretary of Justice) Remulla saka yung mga kinatawan ng NBI upang malaman po namin bilang pamilya, miyembro ng pamilya ni Ka Percy yung progreso sa isinasagawang imbestigasyon.
