Day: June 11, 2025

Albay: More than 4,000 indigent senior citizens from three towns and one city in Albay province have commenced receiving their pensions from the provincial government, covering the period from January to June this year. According to Philippines News Agency, the Albay Provincial Information Office reported on Wednesday that each elderly citizen received PHP3,000 during a four-day distribution that began on Monday and is scheduled to conclude on Friday, with no distribution taking place on Thursday in observance of Independence Day. The pension beneficiaries are distributed across several areas: Rapu-Rapu with 515 senior citizens; Camalig with 1,818; Oas with 1,318; and

Manila: The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Wednesday issued guidelines on the processing of personal data collected using body-worn cameras and similar devices for the protection of personal data and data privacy rights. According to Philippines News Agency, NPC Commissioner John Henry Naga stated that the guidelines aim to ensure that technologies meant to enhance transparency and accountability do not come at the cost of unwarranted surveillance or intrusion of privacy. He emphasized the increasing complexity in balancing public safety, personal expression, and individual privacy with the growing use of body-worn cameras across various sectors, including law enforcement, private security,

Manila: Senator Cynthia Villar is pushing for the creation of an aquaculture feed mill plant in the province of Capiz to support the fisherfolk and strengthen the country’s aquaculture sector. Villar said the initiative, designed to reduce production costs and improve the livelihoods of local fish farmers, has gained strong legislative backing. According to Philippines News Agency, the measure proposes the establishment of an aquaculture feed mill plant in Barangay Bahit, Capiz, and shall be under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. “This initiative is a crucial step toward enhancing productivity, ensuring sustainability,

Legazpi City: The Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) announced that more than 7,000 local and overseas job opportunities will be available at a job fair in Legazpi City, Albay province, as part of the Independence Day celebration on Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, DOLE-5 Director Imelda Gatinao revealed in a phone interview on Wednesday that the Independence Day Job Fair, hosted at SM City Legazpi, will feature approximately 7,266 local job vacancies from 35 employers and 1,170 overseas job vacancies from three confirmed employers. Gatinao emphasized the significance of having both job seekers and employers in

Manila: The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Misamis Occidental 2nd District Representative Loreto Leo Ocampos alongside two others for graft, malversation of public funds, and falsification of documents related to a fraudulent livelihood project in 2013, which involved PHP2.1 million from the former lawmaker’s priority development assistance fund (PDAF). According to Philippines News Agency, the anti-graft court’s 2nd Division delivered a 31-page decision dated June 10, sentencing Ocampos and private individuals Josefina Candole and Jaime Ann Perez Linsangan. The latter two were officers of the Rich Islas de Filipinas Foundation, Inc. (RIDFFI), the organization selected as the ‘project partner’ for the