Day: August 11, 2024

MANILA: The crime rate in the Mimaropa region dropped 63.64 percent during the first week of August compared to the same period last year. Data from the Regional Investigation and Detection Management Division of the Police Regional Office-24B showed 52 reported crimes from Aug. 1 to 7, lower than 143 during the same period last year. Mimaropa is comprised of the provinces of Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. The campaign against wanted individuals netted 68, including 20 most wanted persons in the regional, provincial and municipal levels. Also arrested were 19 drug suspects while confiscated were approximately

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday extended his warm birthday wishes to his ‘dear friend,’ Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as he recalled their experiences together as leaders. In a video posted on social media by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Marcos recounted his friendship with the Malaysian leader, which he said helped them bear the challenges of leadership in Southeast Asia. ‘To my dear friend, Prime Minister Anwar, I am so happy to be able to greet you on your special day. We have known each other for some years now. Even before we assumed our roles

CEBU CITY: The Integrated Bar of the Philippines – Cebu City Chapter called on lawyers to support its efforts to prevent notarial service from being used for fraud and other malpractices. ‘We urge all notaries to review their practices in light of these observations and enhance their compliance with the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice and the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability,’ lawyer Rosento Emilio Hernaez III, president of IBP-Cebu City, told the Philippine News Agency Sunday. Hernaez issued the call after Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Marlon Jay Moneva and 2nd Vice Executive Judge Anacleto Debalucos recently conducted

MANILA: The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has released ASEAN Post commemorative stamps featuring the iconic Manila Central Post Office (MCPO) building to mark the Joint Issue of the General ASEAN Post Office 2024. Ten countries in the ASEAN Postal Region introduced the façades of their main post office buildings to symbolize unity, integration and cooperation from among the member states. ‘Built in 1926, the Manila Central Post Office Building is one of the Philippine capital’s most recognizable landmarks. It is the beacon of hope to represent the country in the ASEAN Region,’ PHLPost Chair and Postmaster General Mike Planas said

MANILA: The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has launched more housing projects under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program in Mindanao over the weekend. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar and other key housing officials spent the weekend in Zamboanga City and Surigao del Norte to break ground for two 4PH projects and inspect other ongoing ones. “Ang utos po ng mahal na Pangulong Bongbong Marcos Jr. ay tutukan ang implementasyon ng 4PH para sa mga kababayan nating mahihirap at patuloy na nangangarap na magkaroon ng sariling tahanan (The directive of our