Day: October 3, 2024

MALASIQUI: Mayor of Sual town in Pangasinan province Liseldo Calugay, who made headlines for his alleged link to dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, on Thursday filed his certificate of candidacy for a third term in office. Calugay and his running mates first visited the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary of Manaoag in Manaoag town, Pangasinan and another church in Sual before proceeding to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in their locality. He was greeted by supporters who were also wearing red shirts like the rest of their group. ‘I was not expecting this many people supporting

ILOILO CITY: A 24-hour anti-drug operation of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) yielded close to 316 grams of shabu with an estimated value of over PHP2.1 million. The operations from 4 a.m. on Oct. 2 to 4 a.m. on Oct. 3 also led to the arrest of three high-value individuals. The biggest haul occurred at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday in Barangay Boulevard, Molo, where 200 grams of shabu worth PHP1.3 million was recovered. Operatives seized 11 transparent plastic sachets containing shabu from suspect alias ‘Stephen’ a resident of Barangay South San Jose, the ICPO’s statement said on Thursday. Another buy-bust

MANILA: Over 7.4 million individuals have applied as voters during the seven-month nationwide registration period for the May 2025 midterm elections. The latest data from the Commission Elections (Comelec) released Wednesday showed 7,427,354 applications were processed from Feb. 12 to Sept. 30. This, however, excluded Batanes province, which extended the voter sign-up until Tuesday due to Super Typhoon Julian. Calabarzon topped the number of registrants with 1,223,159, followed by the National Capital Region with 997,062 and Central Luzon with 834,467. Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has processed 416,866 registrants; Davao region, 411,879; Central Visayas, 387,586; Bicol, 365,464; Northern

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 5 (Bicol), through its Albay Provincial Office, provided livelihood opportunities to parents and guardians of child laborers in Pio Duran town on Thursday. In a statement, DOLE-5 director Imelda Gatinao said PHP4.6 million worth of starter kits were distributed to 146 beneficiaries. The kits are for various skills that could be used to start businesses such as baking, dressmaking, food and fish vending, glass and aluminum installation, hair cutting and hairdressing, nail care services, and welding. Gatinao said the project aims to enhance livelihood activities in the community and increase the

CEBU CITY: Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and his entire slate on Thursday filed their certificates of candidacy at the Commission on Elections” Cebu City south district office. Before submitting his COC seeking a fresh mandate, the suspended mayor and his Barug Team Rama attended Mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral and held a mini-rally along Mabini Street in front of the church. The president of the Association of Barangay Councils, Kasambagan Barangay Captain Franklyn Ong, also filed his COC as Rama’s running mate. ‘Join me in the quest to stand for the city. Let’s be together to make

ILOILO CITY: The city government here will acquire a lot in Barangay Calumpang in Molo district to accommodate 64 families affected by a project in Jaro district and displaced by Typhoon Carina. Lawyer Peter Jason Millare, head of the Iloilo City Local Housing Office (ICLHO), said families affected by a project funded under the Green, Green Program of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) at the back of Jaro’s big market will be relocated to the 6,957-square-meter lot owned by the Tajanlangit family. ‘We are brewing a project under the Green, Green Program from DBM to develop open spaces