Day: September 6, 2024

Manila: The national government is preparing for the construction of three dams in the upper portion of the Upper Wawa Dam in Rodriguez town to help mitigate flooding in Rizal province, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday. In a situation briefing presided over by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the Japanese-funded project would soon undergo a feasibility study. ‘The site of the original flood control dam was already under the Wawa Dam so we have to relocate the three dams now in the upper portion,’ Bonoan said. Marcos said this initiative

Manila: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is encouraging government employees to help save lives by participating in the nationwide bloodletting drive on Sept. 12, 2024. The activity, dubbed ‘Dugtong Buhay, Handog ng Lingkod Bayan,’ will be conducted by the CSC, jointly with the Department of Health – Philippine Blood Center (PBC) and Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium, as part of the 124th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA) celebration. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles said he is looking forward to the support of national and local government agencies, along with their employees, during the second week of the PCSA,

Tacloban: The military has unearthed an arms cache belonging to the New People’s Army (NPA) in the upland Canca-iyas village in Basey, Samar, as part of the government forces’ efforts to dwindle rebel forces in the region. The Philippine Army’s 63rd Infantry Battalion (63IB) reported on Friday that soldiers unearthed on Thursday an M1 Garand rifle and the banned anti-personnel mine. Lt. Col. Eduardo Meclat Jr., commander of the Army’s 63rd Infantry Battalion, said information provided by surrendered and captured former rebels from the Bugsok platoon has led to the recovery of the arms cache. ‘The NPA’s Bugsok platoon has

Baguio: Malacañan Palace declared Sept. 13 as a special non-working day in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the peace agreement between the national government and the local armed group. Proclamation 672 issued on Aug. 29 by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, by the authority of President R. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., aims to give the people of the region an opportunity to participate in celebrating the historic peace agreement. On Sept. 13, 1986, President Corazon Aquino signed the ‘Sipat’ agreement which called for the cessation of hostilities by the local armed group Cordillera Bodong Administration

Manila: No exchange of prisoners was made with the Indonesian government for the release of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday. Guo was flown back to Manila Friday morning after her arrest in Jakarta on Sept. 3. The Indonesian media previously reported that a supposed request from Jakarta was made to trade Guo with high-profile Australian drug suspect Gregor Haas, who is also wanted in Indonesia. ‘Wala namang nag-swap (There was no swap),’ Marcos said, noting that the news of prisoner exchange only came from an unofficial report from the Indonesian press. ‘Hindi