Day: October 26, 2024

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have launched a manhunt against four gunmen responsible for the ambush-slay of two Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) members in Sumisip, Basilan, a top police official said Saturday. Col. Cerrazid Umabong, Basilan Police director, identified the fatalities as Hasid Dohong Bidalul, 37, a resident of Barangay Tongsengal, and Ridzman Asdaman, 42, of Barangay Limbocandis, both BPAT members in Sumisip. Umabong said the two were killed in an ambush in Sitio Katuli, Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan, on Friday afternoon. The two were aboard a motorcycle traveling to Barangay Tumahubong from adjacent Barangay Buli-Buli when four gunmen waylaid

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday suggested revisiting the Bicol River Basin Development Program (BRBDP) to avoid a repeat of severe flooding in the region during weather disasters. Marcos noted that despite the issues raised during the implementation of the BRBDP in the early 1970s, the development of the Bicol River Basin was a ‘big help’ in preventing flooding in the region. ”Yun lamang, hindi natapos. In 1986, when the government changed, nawala. Nawala na yung project (It’s just that, it was not fully implemented. In 1986, when the government changed, it was not implemented. The project did

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Saturday it has already distributed PHP163.8 million worth of humanitarian aid to regions affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami). Of the amount, the agency said at least PHP69.23 million worth of food and non-food items were delivered to the Bicol region. Other beneficiaries were communities in the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Soccsksargen, Metro Manila, Cordillera region, and Caraga. At the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, Special Assistant to the Secretary for Disaster Response Management

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan – The Ipo Dam terminated its water-spilling operations on Saturday morning. Josephine Salazar, Central Luzon Director of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), in a statement, confirmed that as of 9 a.m. on Saturday, the water-spilling operation of Ipo Dam has been stopped. “The local inflow to Bustos Dam coming from its upstream river was monitored at 64 cubic meters per second (CMS) of water,” Salazar said. As this developed, Bustos Dam’s Sluice Gates 1 and 2 were closed at 10 a.m. with its water elevation at 16.91 meters, while its Sluice Gate 3 remains raised at

Manila: A presidential helicopter is being used to deliver essential relief supplies to communities battered by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami), the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said Saturday. The PAF said it mobilized the Bell 412 presidential helicopter on Oct. 26 to support ongoing emergency relief operations in Bicol, upon the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The helicopter transported goods from Tactical Operations Group 5 in Legazpi to Libon, Albay, facilitating rapid aid distribution to isolated areas impacted by Kristine. A PAF Black Hawk and Huey helicopters were also used in the mission. In a statement,