Day: September 12, 2024

MANILA – The Marikina City government approved the creation of a special economic zone for the manufacturing facility of a firearms firm. Mayor Marcelino Teodoro signed Resolution No. 127, series of 2024, on Wednesday for the development of the Armscor Global Defense Inc. as the “Armscor Manufacturing Special Economic Zone”. ‘We recognize the significant benefits and sustainable growth that the ‘Armscor Manufacturing Special Economic Zone’ will bring to Marikina City and its residents, once it is officially designated and registered as a Manufacturing Economic Zone with PEZA (Philippine Economic Zone Authority. We anticipate that the ‘Armscor Manufacturing Special Economic Zone’

KORONADAL CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Soccsksargen Region (DENR-12) issued a public warning Thursday following the sighting of a saltwater crocodile in Sarangani Bay and the coastline of General Santos City. The crocodile was spotted Wednesday near Barangay Lun Padidu in Malapatan, Sarangani province. Forester Shalimar Disomangcop, the provincial environment and natural resources officer (PENRO) for Sarangani, said the reptile was first seen by sea patrol member Roberto Davalos, who quickly notified DENR-12. Garry John Cabinta, an ecosystem management specialist with PENRO Sarangani, shared drone footage showing the crocodile, estimated to be 3 to

MANILA – Prosecutors are set to revive the case against former Palawan governor Joel T. Reyes in connection with the killing of broadcaster Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official said Thursday. ‘The case has been archived for several years, now that he (Reyes) is under custody of the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) will be bringing him before the court where the case is pending,” Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon told reporters. “The case will be revived, taken out of archives and the court will set it for arraignment and pre-trial once the return of the warrant

BURAUEN, Leyte – This town, known in the past as a hotbed of insurgency in central Leyte, has been declared Thursday as completely free from threats of the New People’s Army (NPA). Through a resolution of the municipal peace and order council and the Sangguniang Bayan, the town was declared to have Stable Internal Peace and Security Conditions (SIPC). Highlights of the declaration held at the Burauen Community College were the signing of a memorandum of understanding and pledge of commitment by different stakeholders and the simultaneous release of white doves. In his speech, Burauen Mayor Juanito Renomeron thanked all

MANILA – Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco said the government has no plans to revive online sabong (cockfighting) operations. “I want to make this clear, and ulitin ko po ito. Wala pong marching orders ang Pangulo, Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, sa pagre-reopen ng e-sabong. (I want to make this clear, and I will repeat it. The President, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, has no marching orders for the reopening of e-sabong),” Tengco told reporters in an interview on Tuesday. “There is no such thing. People have been going around, definitely, e-sabong is not on the horizon