Day: September 14, 2024

BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct a demonstration of the automated counting machine (ACM) in every local government unit (LGU) in Negros Island Region (NIR) as part of the voters’ education campaign for the May 2025 national and local elections. NIR Election Director Lionel Marco Castillano said they intend to show the ACMs to various sectors to encourage acceptance of the counting system. ‘There will be one machine for each city and municipality. Before, there were only two counting machines that made the rounds in each region. This time, we will show the ACMs to each

Manila: The city government of Manila has provided food and temporary shelter to at least 1,000 families affected by the fire that engulfed a residential area in Vitas, Tondo on Saturday. In a statement, Mayor Honey Lacuña said the affected residents are in three evacuation centers — Barangay 106 covered court, Barangay 105 covered court and Vicente Lim Elementary School. “Agarang kumilos ang mga departamento ng city hall para tiyaking maayos ang kalagayan ng mga apektadong residente (Departments in the city hall swiftly moved to assist the affected residents),” she said in a statement. Lacuna assured food, temporary shelter and

Manila: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday reported the interception of parcels containing kush (high-grade marijuana) worth PHP6.8 million at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in Pasay City. In a statement, BOC-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) said the four parcels containing illegal drugs were discovered on Sept. 12. The CMEC is a Philippine Postal Corporation facility where mails and packages delivered via air travel are inspected, assessed, documented and stored. A thorough physical examination of the seized parcels revealed a total of 4,877 grams of kush, with a total estimated street value of PHP6,839,560. Authorities also found seven