Day: February 6, 2025

Manila: Operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) have arrested six persons involved in the widespread production and sale of counterfeit persons with disabilities (PWD) identification cards and other documents in Manila. NCRPO chief Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin said they conducted the operations in response to the complaints from business groups, including the Restaurant Owners of the Philippines (Resto PH) about the proliferation of fake PWD IDs for discounts. According to Philippines News Agency, Aberin stated that the Manila Police District (MPD) carried out the operation along Quezon Boulevard in Santa Cruz, Manila last Wednesday, leading to the

Manila: The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Thursday said major ports in the National Capital Region (NCR) are operating efficiently with no signs of congestion despite an increase in cargo volumes. According to Philippines News Agency, PPA General Manager Jay Santiago reported that the Manila South Harbor (MSH) and the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) have a yard utilization rate of 59 percent and 71 percent, respectively. Santiago highlighted the growth in container traffic, with MSH handling 1.29 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2024, marking a 6.92 percent increase from the previous year’s 1.21 million TEUs. Similarly, MICT’s throughput

Negros Occidental: The provincial government of Negros Occidental is taking significant steps to empower women farmers by providing capital to their associations for marketing agricultural products. According to Philippines News Agency, data from the provincial government revealed that in February, two beneficiary associations received financial assistance worth PHP250,000 each under the Farmers Entrepreneurship Program (FEP), a crucial initiative within the province’s Gender and Development (GAD) Program. “We turned over the financial grant to the beneficiaries to help them improve their capital and businesses,” stated OIC Provincial Agriculturist Dina Genzola. The AMIA Village Organic Farmers Association (AVOFA), situated in Barangay San

Paranas: Two combatants of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed and war materiel was seized during a series of encounters in upland Sto. Ni±o village in Paranas town, Samar province, the Philippine Army reported Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Army’s 801st Infantry Brigade (IB) stated that the first clash broke out at about 5 a.m. on Wednesday when troops of the 33rd Special Forces Company and the 87th IB encountered an undetermined number of armed rebels belonging to the Yakal platoon, sub-regional committee browser of the NPA’s Eastern Visayas regional party committee. Three hours later, other