Day: October 8, 2024

This capital city’s midterm polls next year will see a four-corner fight for the mayoral race as acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on the last day of filing on Tuesday. Garcia will battle three other candidates who earlier filed their COCs – incumbent Councilor Nestor Archival of the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan, former Customs commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, and dismissed mayor Michael Rama under Partido Barug. Running under the Kugi Uswag Uswag Sugbo-Panaghiusa coalition, Garcia pledged to create more opportunities for the city residents to enhance their quality of

The Iligan City government has earmarked PHP2.9 million to upgrade healthcare services in its barangays, focusing on modernizing facilities and expanding access to healthcare. Councilor Rosevi Queenie Belmonte said in a statement Tuesday that the funding is part of the city’s broader social development programs aimed at addressing the needs of vulnerable communities. ‘This initiative strengthens our social development efforts and ensures that we are reaching our most vulnerable citizens effectively,’ Belmonte said. The allocation will support the integration of “Smart Healthcare” technologies, including internet connectivity and improved communication systems in remote barangays, enabling telemedicine and online consultations. Additionally, barangay

A total of 420 partner-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 5 (Bicol) water and food project from Sorsogon province received their wages from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) emergency employment program on Monday. In an interview on Tuesday, Carl James Cabarles, DSWD-5 disaster response management division information officer, said more than PHP3.4 million was disbursed to the beneficiaries from the towns of Sta. Magdalena and Magallanes through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of DOLE. “Each partner-beneficiary received PHP7,900 as full compensation for participating in a 20-day cash-for-training and work program,

Operatives of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized more than PHP3 million in illegal drugs in week-long operations, including the PHP1.394 million recovered from a lone suspect Tuesday morning. A buy-bust at almost 1 a.m. led to the arrest of alias ‘Lando’ at his residence in Purok San Jose 2, Barangay Sum-ag. The high-value drug personality yielded about 205 grams of shabu pegged at PHP6,800 per gram, according to the report of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU). ‘This arrest reflects the continued dedication of the BCPO in eradicating illegal drugs from the community,’ Col. Joeresty Coronica, police city director,

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday announced a temporary ban on importing foot-and-mouth diseases (FMD)-susceptible animals, products, and by-products from the Republic of Trkiye following a reported FMD outbreak in cattle in Cugun, Merkez, Kirsehir on Sept. 9. DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. issued Memorandum Order 42 last October 4 imposing the temporary import ban to prevent the spread of the FMD virus in the country. “We’re imposing an import ban to mitigate the risk of FMD transmission to our local animal population,” he said in a statement. Under the order, the processing, evaluation, and issuance of