Day: September 12, 2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday extended cash assistance worth PHP64.5 million to over 8,600 Navotas fisherfolk affected by the massive oil spill in Bataan province. During the turnover rites at the Navotas Sports Complex in Navotas City, Marcos announced his decision to raise the presidential assistance to each beneficiary to PHP7,500 from PHP5,000, as a present to them since he would be celebrating his 67th birthday on Friday. ‘Ang tadhana natin ay hindi nakatali sa trahedya at sa sakuna, kung hindi sa ating kakayahan magtulungan, magkaisa, at bumangon mula sa pagsubok (Our destiny is not tied

MANILA – Police officers arrested four high-value individuals (HVI) and seized over PHP6.8 million worth of shabu in a sting operation in Rizal province on Wednesday night. In a statement Thursday, Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) chief Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta said the suspects identified as alias “Oski”, 40; “Verly”, 33; “Sittie”, 32 and “Jesus”, 50, were nabbed about 10 p.m. at Sitio Malabon, Barangay San Juan in Taytay town. Seized from the suspects were seized six transparent plastic bags and two heat-sealed plastic sachets containing 1.01 kg. of shabu and other non-drug evidence. Matta said these suspects are

MANILA – The Supreme Court’s (SC) decision affirming the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) is a landmark decision that will strengthen the Bangsamoro people’s call for genuine autonomy in their homeland, the country’s peace body said Thursday. “This decision represents a resounding validation of the Bangsamoro people’s aspirations for self-governance and self-determination, which they have pursued over the years with utmost determination, commitment, and dignity,” Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconcialition, and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a statement. He added that the SC’s decision recognizing the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region

TACLOBAN CITY – The return of passenger ships to this city will give more options for those traveling on a low budget to get to different destinations, an official of the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Thursday. DOT Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said the resumption of the Cebu-Tacloban trip meets the strategic goals of the tourism department-connectivity, equality, and convenience. ‘We’re giving our locals even those to choose another way to get to the destination, in our case going to Cebu. This is inclusivity since not everybody can afford an airplane ride. The more options for

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has forged partnership with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Tacloban-Leyte chapter to support the Innovation Hub (iHub) as one of the ways to help small enterprises in Eastern Visayas. The iHub is a facility where business startups can be nurtured and key players like enablers, investors, and accelerators can gather, collaborate, share information, and help them. DOST Regional Director John Glenn Ocaña said the ties with the PCCI local chapter, represented by its president, Eugene Tan, highlight strong public-private partnerships in fostering innovation, improving infrastructure, and providing