LAOAG CITY: Financial donations from various public and private donors are pouring in for the Ilocos Norte team who will be competing against thousands of math wizards in the World International Mathematical Olympiad (WIMO) next year. As of November 30, the Ilocos Norte team from the Sarrat National High School (SNHS), who earlier bagged five gold medals during the Thailand International Mathematics Olympiad last April, has raised a total of PHP878,715. The fund that is being raised will cover the students’ travel expenses for the WIMO set in Bangkok, Thailand on Jan. 7-8, 2023. The five students
MANILA: Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza has lauded the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and partner agencies for implementing reform initiatives geared towards improving the ease of doing business in the country, particularly in terms of logistics management and operations. In his keynote address during the ARTA Logistics Forum 2022 Tuesday, Daza cited ARTA’s Better Regulations Office (BRO) and Department of Transportation (DOTr), among others, for their various initiatives which can also support economic recovery. “I know how a multi-agency initiative takes a lot of work, hurdles, and patience. So please, let us all give ARTA and partner agencies
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government operatives have served a warrant of arrest for 25 counts of frustrated murder with a PHP5 million recommended bail against an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader detained for kidnapping charges in Tawi-Tawi, an official said Wednesday. Maj. Allan Alog, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group -Tawi-Tawi office chief, said the warrant was served against ASG sub-leader Injimar Mangkabong, alias Bensar Jakari, around 3:12 p.m. Tuesday at the provincial jail in Bongao, the capital town of the province. Alog said the warrant dated Feb. 7, 2012 was issued against Mangkabong by the court of Jolo town
MANILA: To show its love for the country and the environment, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has kicked off its “Green Revolution”, a tree-planting project to also mark the 159th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, the “Father of the Philippine Revolution,” on Nov. 30. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles, in a statement posted on the agency’s website on Tuesday afternoon, said it is CSC’s way of honoring and commemorating the heroism and legacy of Bonifacio, a Supreme Leader of the Katipunan, and also carrying out a modern revolution for better lives and country. “Sa harap ng kabi-kabilang sakuna na
MANILA: The people of Novaliches in Quezon City and Caloocan City celebrated the 159th birth anniversary of Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio with floral offerings at his monument at Plaza Novaliches along Quirino Highway on Wednesday morning. The celebration was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Ferdinand Magellan Province (Philippines) – North Luzon Jurisdiction, with Kristong Hari Assembly ACN 3809 as the host. The flowers came from the office of Quezon City Mayor Joy G. Belmonte, Quezon City Police District – Novaliches Station 4 Commander Lt. Col. Jerry O. Castillo, Novaliches Proper Barangay Captain Asuncion Visaya, the Bonifacio Family
ZAMBOANGA CITY: The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has lifted the implementation of Manual Load Dropping (MLD) on all 69-kilovolt (KV) lines servicing seven electric cooperatives in three provinces. The electric cooperatives include the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative; Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative; Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperatives 1 and 2; Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative Incorporated 1 and 2; and Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative. In a statement on Wednesday, the NGCP said the Baloi-Aurora 138-KV and Agus 5-Aurora 138-KV lines, particularly between Towers 22 and 23, “are now cleared from tall-grown trees and hazardous vegetation.”
