Day: October 16, 2024

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday urged household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to register their demographic and biometric information to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). ‘The PhilSys registration and authentication will serve as an equivalent to compliance of 4Ps households with the monthly Family Development Session (FDS) condition for the October to November 2024 period,’ 4Ps National Program Manager and Director Gemma Gabuya said in a news release. ‘A household grantee registered to the PhilSys will be entitled to one month of FDS compliance, while households, where all members are registered,

COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliament member Dr. Kadil Sinolinding Jr. has offered a PHP200,000 reward money for the identification and immediate arrest of the grenade thrower at his office here recently. ‘This is also to help speed up the solving of the case. I have no known enemies,’ Sinolinding, an ophthalmologist, told reporters here Wednesday. On Oct. 12, a motorcycle-riding man was captured on closed-circuit television footage stopping in front of Sinolinding’s office parliament office along Moon Street, Barangay Rosary Heights 8, at 10 p.m. and tossing a hand grenade before speeding off. Nobody

BUTUAN CITY – Four dioceses will now serve the Catholic faithful in the Caraga Region after Pope Francis, in an announcement made by the Vatican on Tuesday, created the new Diocese of Prosperidad in Agusan del Sur. The three other dioceses are situated in this city; Tandag City, Surigao del Sur; and Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, which also has jurisdiction over Dinagat Islands province. ‘In view of the Vatican’s recent announcement about the establishment of the new Diocese of Prosperidad, we also welcome the first appointed bishop, His Excellency, Most Rev. Ruben Labajo,’ the Communications Office of the Diocese

Manila: Malacañang on Wednesday expressed support for the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) plan to reinvestigate high-profile killings associated with the drug war launched by former president Rodrigo Duterte. ‘The reopening of the investigations of the high killings related to the war on drugs should indicate that the Marcos administration places the highest importance on the fair dispensation of justice and on the universal observance of the rule of law in the country,’ Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said in a statement. The PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is reviewing the cases of Tanauan City, Mayor Antonio Halili following the revelation

BACOLOD CITY – Inspiring initiatives in four component cities of Negros Occidental made it to the global Green Destinations Top 100 Stories 2024 list released on Wednesday. Bago, Sagay, Sipalay and Talisay cities, the only entries from the Philippines, got into the final roster of the annual competition, organized by the Green Destinations Foundation based in The Netherlands, that celebrates and promotes sustainable tourism stories from destinations globally. They are listed under the Environment and Climate Category. Bago City’s entry is titled ‘Regenerative Agritourism: Cultivating a Sustainable Future for Bago City’ -Going towards Bago City’s Climate Positive Tourism’. ‘To support