Day: September 30, 2024

TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – DandL Industries, Inc., the parent company of the country’s largest biodiesel maker Chemrez Technologies Inc., is ready to repurpose its existing factory lines in Quezon City to cater to the higher biofuel demand in the country with the implementation of a Department of Energy (DOE) circular starting Oct. 1. Chemrez president Dean Lao Jr. told reporters during a media tour at DandL’s new PHP10.5-billion factory here on Monday that its biofuel capacity is currently at 90 million liters, which only cater to a portion of the overall demand. The demand for biofuel will further increase as

Manila: Two police officers assigned to the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) have been relieved from their posts amid the reinvestigation into the killing of retired police general and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga. In a press briefing at Camp Crame, Quezon City on Monday, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said a relief order was issued to Lt. Col. Santie Mendoza and Col. Hector Grijaldo last week. “Mendoza was relieved and he was put under restrictive custody at the Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit in Camp Crame to ensure his appearance in the investigation

BALER, Aurora – The Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry ‘Sinagtala’ Battalion on Monday said 91 supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Aurora province have officially declared their withdrawal of support to the communist terrorist group and pledged their allegiance to the government. In an interview, Lt. Col. Aries Quinto, acting commanding officer of the 91st IB, said a ceremony for the group’s withdrawal of support took place at the Aurora Trading Center Covered Court here last Sept. 27. Apart from signing the oath of allegiance to the government, he said the group, who hails from the towns of San

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the holding of a special voter registration in areas affected by Typhoon Julian is up to local poll officials. The typhoon lashed the province of Batanes and brought gusty winds and heavy rains in most of northern Luzon, prompting the suspension of the supposed last day of voter sign-up on Monday. ‘Sa ating guidelines, pinapaubaya na natin sa local Comelec ang pagdesisyon. Later on, pwede naman magkaroon ng isang araw ng special registration after the COC (certificate of candidacy) filing. Pinagpapaubaya na lang kailan continuation ng huling araw ng registration (Based on our

ILOILO CITY – A total of 3,265 cops from the various units of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) will provide security during the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) from Oct. 1 to 8 in preparation for the 2025 national and local elections. At a press briefing, PRO6 director Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky said the filing of COC is favorable to them since it is done in malls where the areas are ‘controlled and secured.’ PRO 6 data showed that around 265 will be detailed in the venues for the filing of the COCs, and the rest of the