Day: August 23, 2024

MANILA: The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has garnered 100 percent resolution rate in handling complaints from January to July this year. In a report from the Office of the President’s 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center, the DHSUD also recorded 98.15 percent within the 72-hour compliance period. The DHSUD received 433 concerns from January to July and was able to resolve all but eight within three days. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar welcomed the excellent rating as an “inspiration” for staff members to work harder. “This shall serve as an inspiration for all of us to strive better

BACOLOD CITY: Average residential power rates of all three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental decreased by about PHP2 to PHP3 in August, separate reports on Friday showed. The downward adjustments, which came after a series of increases in the past months, are mainly attributed to the reduction in generation rates due to lower prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). In a statement, the North Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) said this month, power cost is PHP13.79 per kilowatt hour (kWh), lower by PHP1.99 compared to PHP15.79 per kWh in July. “There’s a 12 percent reduction in August. This is

MANILA: Authorities have seized smuggled cigarettes and counterfeit items worth PHP5.5 billion in a raid of 19 warehouses in Bulacan province, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Friday. In a news release, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) discovered the items during an inspection at warehouses inside the Green Miles Compound, Sitio Cabatuhan, Camalig in Meycauayan City on Thursday. The inspections yielded PHP5 billion worth of counterfeit goods such as gadgets and garments and PHP500 million worth of smuggled cigarettes ‘Removing illicit, unsafe, and untested tobacco products from our markets

MANILA: Authorities have seized smuggled cigarettes and counterfeit items worth PHP5.5 billion in a raid of 19 warehouses in Bulacan province, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Friday. In a news release, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) discovered the items during an inspection at warehouses inside the Green Miles Compound, Sitio Cabatuhan, Camalig in Meycauayan City on Thursday. The inspections yielded PHP5 billion worth of counterfeit goods such as gadgets and garments and PHP500 million worth of smuggled cigarettes ‘Removing illicit, unsafe, and untested tobacco products from our markets

MANILA: The city government of Manila on Friday advised motorists of road closures and traffic re-routing schemes in the vicinity of San Beda University for the 2024 Bar examinations next month. In a social media post, the Manila Public Information Office said the road closures will be in effect on Sept. 8, 11, and 15 at the Mendiola area near the university from 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. The roads that would be closed during these dates are: Mendiola Street (both lanes, from Peach Arch to Malacan~ang Gate) and Concepcion Aguila Street (both lanes from Mendiola Street cor. Jose Laurel