Day: July 3, 2024

ILOILO CITY: Two Ilonggo leaders rallied behind Senator Sonny Angara following his appointment as the new head of the Department of Education (DepEd), replacing Vice President Sara Duterte, who will relinquish the Cabinet post on July 19. Rep. Julienne Baronda said she had known Angara when she was still president of the Sangguniang Kabataan of Iloilo City. She said she knows how passionate and dedicated Angara is to serving the public. ‘I know very well, too, how he values education as a platform to help people uplift their lives. I have no doubt he will champion initiatives that would improve

MANILA: The episcopal ordination of Baguio Bishop-elect Rafael Cruz is set for Sept. 7. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News reported on Wednesday that the ordination will be held at the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral at 9 a.m. Lingayen-Dagupan archbishop Socrates Villegas will be the principal consecrator of the ceremony, which is expected to be attended by several bishops, including Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown. Pope Francis appointed Cruz to the post on June 20, replacing then Bishop Victor Bendico, who was named Capiz Archbishop in May last year. On Sept. 17, Brown

BACOLOD CITY: The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) is preparing assistance to poultry raisers, who are worst hit by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in the local animal industry. The PVO report as of Tuesday showed 4,764 reported animal mortalities, with 4,488 chickens since the volcanic eruption on June 3. Provincial veterinarian Dr. Placeda Lemana, in an interview on Wednesday, said they are coming up with a list to determine the poultry raisers who will get the assistance. ‘They will be prioritized for the dispersal of free-range chickens,’ she said. Based on the PVO report, the estimated value of

MANILA: Immigration officers arrested a Vietnamese woman for unruly behavior at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City. In a statement Wednesday, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said 19-year-old Ban Thi Van initially submitted to immigration clearance procedures to board a Cebu Pacific Air flight to Hanoi at the airport’s Terminal 3 on Monday. During inspection, Ban aggressively took her passport from the immigration officer and caused a scene by shouting and throwing herself on the floor. She also reportedly streamed her outburst on social media and caused a disturbance in the immigration departure area. Officers sought the

TACLOBAN CITY: Some PHP362 million worth of ambulances have been distributed to health facilities and local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas in the last three years, improving medical transportation in the region, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday. Some 146 land and sea ambulances have been provided in the region from 2022 to 2024 as part of the DOH’s goal to distribute emergency transport vehicles to all hospitals and LGUs. ‘There has been an increase in the number of ambulances under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. We really need this because our terrain here