Day: September 18, 2024

Manila: Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a resolution commending the crew of the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua enduring harassment and hardships while maintaining the country’s presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “The crucial and immeasurable contribution of the officers and crew of the BRP Teresa Magbanua should be recognized and commended,” he said in the Senate Resolution No. 1202 he filed Tuesday evening. In April 2024, the PCG deployed the Magbanua to monitor China’s reclamation activities in the WPS, particularly in the Escoda Shoal, and to maintain the Philippines’ presence within the 200 nautical miles

Manila: Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a resolution commending the crew of the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua enduring harassment and hardships while maintaining the country’s presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “The crucial and immeasurable contribution of the officers and crew of the BRP Teresa Magbanua should be recognized and commended,” he said in the Senate Resolution No. 1202 he filed Tuesday evening. In April 2024, the PCG deployed the Magbanua to monitor China’s reclamation activities in the WPS, particularly in the Escoda Shoal, and to maintain the Philippines’ presence within the 200 nautical miles

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Nineteen households in the Municipality of Laua-an temporarily resettled in the National Housing Authority (NHA) relocation site after the Paliwan River overflowed due to heavy rainfall caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon on Tuesday. Mayor Aser Baladjay said in an interview Wednesday that the gushing water washed out their houses along the river in Sitio Talutog, Barangay Guinbanga-an. The relocation site is in a safer area in the same barangay. ‘Antique Rep. Antonio Agapito Legarda visited the area with officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for an ocular inspection and

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Nineteen households in the Municipality of Laua-an temporarily resettled in the National Housing Authority (NHA) relocation site after the Paliwan River overflowed due to heavy rainfall caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon on Tuesday. Mayor Aser Baladjay said in an interview Wednesday that the gushing water washed out their houses along the river in Sitio Talutog, Barangay Guinbanga-an. The relocation site is in a safer area in the same barangay. ‘Antique Rep. Antonio Agapito Legarda visited the area with officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for an ocular inspection and

Manila: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently released the updated floor price of vape, cigarettes, and heated tobacco products, noting that sellers are prohibited from selling these products below the floor price. The updated floor price was contained in the BIR’s Revenue Regulation (RR) 16-2024 issued on Sept. 16. “We are warning all e-marketplaces, online sellers, retail sellers, suppliers and distributors that are selling vape, cigarettes, and heated tobacco products below the floor price. This is a criminal violation penalized by imprisonment of the seller,” BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are monitoring