Day: October 23, 2024

BACOLOD CITY – Police operatives arrested three siblings, who yielded PHP1.36 million in shabu, in a buy-bust at Purok Kabugwason, Barangay Mansilingan here Wednesday morning, a report from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) showed. ‘The BCPO remains committed to its intensified efforts in the campaign against illegal drugs and urges the public to continue supporting the authorities to address the problem,’ Col. Joeresty Coronica, police city director, said in a statement. Police identified the suspects with their aliases as ‘Eron,’ 35; ‘Irene,’ 34; and ‘Ilyn,’ 26. At past 3 a.m., an undercover policeman bought two sachets of shabu worth

Manila: Prison and health officials on Wednesday announced a plan of action to immediately address the incidence of tuberculosis among persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). TB Free Generation Campaign was launched by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), in cooperation with the Department of Health (DOH), in celebration of the National Custodial Consciousness Week. In a news release, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. said this signifies a ‘proactive approach’ of the agency to focus on intervention, early detection and intervention among PDLs, as he acknowledged the challenges posed by congestion and vulnerability of inmates. Under the program, he said

TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar has welcomed the move of Bislig City in Surigao del Sur to replicate its unique flight operations model. City information officer and flight operations chair Rupert Ambil said in an interview Wednesday that officials from Bislig City visited the Eastern Samar capital to gain ideas from the former’s successful flight operations with the country’s flag carrier, Philippine Airlines (PAL). ‘Their visit to Borongan is part of their efforts to improve their city’s accessibility and connectivity, seeking insights from Borongan’s regular PAL flights going in and out of the city,’

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will file an election offense case for material misrepresentation against former Bamban mayor Alice Guo early next week. In an interview Wednesday, Comelec chair George Erwin Garcia said their law department has not received any answer from Guo regarding the complaint against her. “The Comelec will be filing the information in the RTC (regional trial court) in Tarlac. This means that we will formally charge her with misrepresentation, violation of the Election Code,” he said. He noted that they will be pursuing the case despite the dismissed mayor already facing several other cases. “The

LEGAZPI CITY – The Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD 5) reported on Wednesday that two persons died while five fishermen are missing in the region due to Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). In a phone interview, Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-Bicol spokesperson, said the victims are a 22-year-old male from Palanas town, Masbate province, “who had a respiratory arrest secondary to cervical cord injury secondary to trauma by falling off a branch of a tree,” and a 71-year-old male from Bagamanoc town, Catanduanes province, “who fell from the house.” Naz said coordination was also conducted with the Provincial