Day: July 16, 2024

MANILA: The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. recently approved key changes to the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) Project and also set terms for the Bohol and Laguindingan airports. In a statement on Tuesday, the NEDA said the approval was made during the Board’s meeting last July 15. During the meeting, the Board approved modifications to the Phase 1 scope of the LLRN Project, which now includes the development of connecting roads and interchanges in various locations. These locations encompass Barangay Tunasan in Muntinlupa City, as well as San Pedro, Biñan,

MANILA: The Supreme Court has asked the Senate to comment on a petition filed by suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, but has not handed down an order granting her plea to stop the Legislative chamber from summoning her in its inquiries into Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGO) hubs operating in Pampanga. “The Court required the Senate Committee (on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality) to file its comment to the petition and prayer for TRO (temporary restraining order), within a non-extendible period of ten days from notice,” Court spokesperson Camille Ting said in a message to reporters. “The

LEGAZPI CITY – To provide better medical access to women and children, a PHP300 million facility will soon rise inside the compound of the Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center (BRHMC) in Daraga, Albay. During a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-list Representative and House Committee of Appropriations chairperson Elizaldy Co said to be constructed is Phase 1 of Women’s Health and Child Care Specialty Center, which will be a 10-story medical care facility for the townsfolk, especially pregnant women and children. The new facility will have a capacity of more than 120 beds. “As a Bicolano, I

DAVAO CITY – The gross production value of mineral resources in Davao Region stood at PHP11.7 billion in 2023, an official of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in the Davao Region (MGB-11) reported Tuesday. During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas forum here, MGB-11 Officer-in-Charge Beverly Mae Brevante said the region is rich in mineral resources, particularly gold, nickel and copper. The value is based on the production of four large-scale mineral companies with collective excise tax payments of PHP487.7 million last year. ‘The excise tax goes to the national government,’ Brevante said, adding that the region currently has 41 large-scale

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Batangas police presented to the media on Tuesday a cache of firearms and ammunition belonging to a private armed group seized over the weekend in Barangay Bagbag, Tanauan City. Batangas Provincial Police Office (BPPO) Director Col. Jacinto Malinao Jr. said the operation on Sunday also led to the arrest of an alias “Jad.” The seized arsenal included five Glock pistols of various serial numbers, 10 pistols of assorted calibers, multiple magazines and ammunition, holsters and ammunition storage containers. Malinao said the Batangas police’s intensified efforts in curbing the proliferation of loose firearms need community collaboration.