Day: October 28, 2024

MANILA – The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Monday filed human trafficking charges against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. and two others for their alleged involvement in Lucky South 99 Corporation, a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub raided in Porac, Pampanga. In a supplemental complaint filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ), Roque, Mercides Macabasa and Ley Tan were added to the complaints filed against Cassandra Li Ong, and 53 others last month for violation of Republic Act (RA) 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of

MANILA – The 250th Presidential Airlift Wing of the Presidential Security Command deployed helicopters to deliver relief goods and other critical supplies for the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) in the Bicol region. According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), two Bell 412 VVIP helicopters and one S70i Blackhawk were dispatched on Sunday to aid in relief efforts. The first stop for the helicopters was the Panoypoyan landing zone in Bula, Camarines Sur, where they delivered 109 sacks and 68 boxes of various relief goods. Next, the helicopters traveled to the Pantao landing zone in Libon,

MANILA – The Philippine Air Force and its counterparts from Singapore and Malaysia carried out humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations for communities affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) in the Bicol region on Sunday. “Using three C-130 aircraft, the PAF transported relief supplies from the Office of Civil Defense and the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Two flights departed from Pasay City for Bicol International Airport, and one from Butuan to Naga Airport,” PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said in a statement Sunday. A Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130 delivered 1,500 kitchen

MANILA – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has dispatched a rapid deployment team to Naga City, Camarines Sur to oversee the acceptance and distribution of relief for victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) in the Bicol Region. ‘This team will also facilitate the distribution of these essential items to affected areas,” OCD Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said in a news release. The OCD serves as the logistics coordinator for incoming relief supplies transported via aircraft, he added. The relief items sourced from various agencies are being transported to the Bicol Region for distribution across provinces. The

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) would provide over PHP2 billion worth of assistance to farmers and fishers affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami). In the latest bulletin of the DA-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Operations Center as of Sunday, at least PHP541.02 million worth of agricultural inputs including rice, corn, and vegetable seedlings, as well as drugs and biologics for livestock and poultry are now available for distribution to ensure quick recovery. Another PHP500 million loanable fund is also available through the Survival and Recovery Loan (SURE) program of the Agricultural Credit Policy, which