Day: September 9, 2024

Manila: Three Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly abducting a Malaysian national in Parañaque City on Monday. In a report, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. identified the suspects as Li Xue Chang, 34; Huang Guanghong, 27; and Wang Yefu, 24; all residents of Shore Residences in Pasay City. The suspects were arrested in an entrapment operation by the Parañaque City Police Station at about 5:30 a.m. along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard in Barangay Tambo, which also led to the rescue of the 42-year-old victim. Seized from the suspects were three caliber .45 pistols,

LEGAZPI CITY – The inflation rate in the Bicol Region slowed to 4.2 percent in August from 4.4 percent in July, according to a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority 5 (PSA-Bicol) on Monday. Ray Merjilla, officer-in-charge of the PSA’s Statistical Operation and Coordination Division (SOCD), said last month’s figure brought the region’s average inflation rate for January to August to 3.8 percent. In comparison, the inflation rate in August 2023 was recorded at 4.4 percent. Merjilla attributed the downtrend in August inflation to the slower rise in prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, which increased by 5.4 percent compared

Manila: Three national bills were approved Monday by the Senate. These were the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act, Philippine National Police (PNP) Forensic DNA Database Act, and proposed amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, principal author of Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2762 or the CREATE MORE Act, said the measure will address issues hampering the growth of the country’s investment landscape. “There is so much interest to the Philippines as an investment haven here in Southeast Asia, especially after we joined the Regional

LAOAG CITY – The Cauplasan bridge in Dingras town along the Ilocos Norte-Apayao Road will remain closed to heavy vehicles until Sept. 30 for repairs. James Ferrer of the Ilocos Norte 2nd District Engineering Office said Monday they have to extend the closure, due to end Aug. 31, because of bad weather. He appealed to motorists to abide by the installed traffic signages as the bridge is accessible only to light vehicles or those with a maximum of six tons. In the meantime, heavy vehicles are advised to use the Sarrat Bridge, C-5 Road, and the Laoag-Sarrat-Piddig-Solsona Road going to

DUMAGUETE CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is intensifying its monitoring of Negros Oriental coastal areas, specifically bays, for a potential red tide occurrence, an official said Monday. The BFAR already issued a red tide warning over the weekend advising the public not to eat shellfish sourced from Bais Bay after samples collected last month reflected high levels of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP). Florencia Mepaña, BFAR-Negros Oriental chief, told the Philippine News Agency that a team from its regional office and their local counterparts are taking samples of shellfish from Tambobo Bay and Siit Bay in