Day: October 30, 2024

Manila: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday impounded 21 containers of smuggled frozen mackerel from China worth PHP178.5 million at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). In a news release, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the MICP’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) recommended the issuance of a Pre-Lodgement Control Order on the shipment on Oct. 16, after the agency received derogatory information that it contains misclassified, misdeclared, and undeclared goods. The CIIS estimated the value of each container of frozen mackerel to be PHP8.5 million, totaling PHP178.5 million. CIIS director Verne Enciso said the 21 containers of frozen

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed Wednesday the affected local government units (LGUs) to be prepared for the possible impact of Super Typhoon Leon (international name Kong-rey). Marcos gave the order during the opening of the Maersk Optimus distribution center in Calamba City, Laguna. ‘Unfortunately, mukhang may padating na naman. Kaya’t paghandaan natin nang mabuti (it looks like there’s another one coming. So let’s prepare well),’ Marcos said. During the event, Marcos also lauded Laguna Gov. Ramil Hernandez for ‘working very hard’ to help his constituents who were affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) that battered

COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Health (MOH) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has assured United Nations (UN) officials that the region is actively addressing child malnutrition and related health challenges. BARMM Health Minister Dr. Kadil Sinolinding highlighted in a statement Wednesday that the region’s child malnutrition rate, which reached 49 percent in 2015 among children 10 years and below, had been significantly reduced to 33 percent by 2024. Sinolinding updated UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) representatives during a dialogue Tuesday, reporting marked improvements in BARMM’s child welfare initiatives, which he credited

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – About 168 police assistance desks will be established in cemeteries and memorial parks starting Thursday until Nov. 2 or during the observance of ‘Undas’ (All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days), the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) said. In an interview Wednesday, PPPO information officer Capt. Renan dela Cruz said the police assistance desks would be manned by 1,073 police personnel to ensure peace and order, and provide security and assistance to the people visiting the tombs of their loved ones. He said the PNP Maritime Group will provide augmentation, and they also tapped 241 advocacy groups from

LEGAZPI CITY – Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co on Wednesday proposed the construction of large-scale water impounding facilities across the Bicol region to mitigate flooding and address water scarcity during the dry season. The chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations highlighted the benefits of water impoundment facilities, citing water management as a long-term solution against flooding, as well as the benefits of irrigation and serving residential water needs. The Bicolano solon envisions facilities similar to the six-story-deep water impounding structure in Bonifacio Global City that captures rainwater. “Such facilities would aid in managing floodwaters and contribute