Two alleged members of the notorious Concepcion crime group were killed in a shootout with lawmen Sunday in Sitio Paguringon, Barangay Bariw in Libon town, Albay province. In a press statement on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-5 (PRO-5) (Bicol), said police authorities were serving an arrest warrant on Jonathan Rejale when the two suspects fired at lawmen and threw a grenade at them, resulting in a shootout. She said after the firefight, two gang members were killed while Rejale who has a standing warrant of arrest for murder and another gang
Filipino startups nationwide may now apply for the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) Startup Grant Fund (SGF) and receive up to PHP1 million grant. In a statement on Wednesday, DICT Undersecretary Jocelle Batapa-Sigue said the department circular for the SGF has been signed and approved. The SGF aims to become a “vehicle” to support Filipino startups and build a strong startup ecosystem. “The DICT fully embraces and promotes the importance of developing and continuously strengthening the Philippine Startup Ecosystem leveraging on the convergence of digital technologies, innovation, and entrepreneurial mindset of Filipinos,” Sigue said. Under
Caritas Internationalis president emeritus Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will be among those who will oversee the changes in the Church’s charity arm. In an interview with Church-run Radio Veritas on Wednesday, Tagle said Pope Francis’ move is a challenge to everyone who continues to unite in the journey as a Church. “This is a call for walking humbly with God and a process of discernment, confronting our unfreedoms and following the spirit of freedom, [and] at the same time, the walking together of different cultures in their unique expressions of humanity,” he said. In a decree issued
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and Asia Swimming Federation (AASF) sealed a partnership on the country’s hosting of the 11th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships at the world-class New Clark City (NCC) Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac in November next year. POC President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and AASF Secretary General Taha Sulaiman Al Kishry signed a memorandum of agreement for the hosting chores on Wednesday at the Aquatics Center where they were joined by Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) president and CEO Agnes VST Devenadera and Senior Vice President for Corporate Services Group Arrey Perez. “I
House of Representatives Speaker Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday welcomed his Vietnamese counterpart, National Assembly of Vietnam Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, and presented the latter with a copy of a resolution seeking to further strengthen the two countries’ ties through the Philippine-Vietnam Parliamentarian’s Friendship Society. “Mr. President, please accept this copy of House Resolution (HR) No. 34 as a token of the commitment of the House of Representatives to be a steadfast partner of our Vietnam brethren, walking lockstep along the path of mutual peace and development for both our nations,” said Romualdez, who is the principal author of
The Philippine Army (PA) on Wednesday formally concluded its two-day “Signal Family Conference” with an exhibit showcasing the latest information and communication technology (ICT) trends. Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, in a statement, said the conference which started on Tuesday was held at the Philippine Army Officers’ Clubhouse in Fort Bonifacio. “Acting Army chief-of-staff and concurrent Army Inspector General Maj. Gen. Jose Eriel M. Niembra, together with Army Signal Regiment (ASR) commander Col. Alejandro J. Papa, and PA assistant chief-of-staff for command and control, communications, and cyber systems (G6) Col. Constancio M. Espina II, led the exhibit’s ribbon-cutting
