Day: June 18, 2025

Antique: Police personnel in Antique will have regular exercise starting this month and a quarterly physical fitness test. Antique Police Provincial Office (APPO) Information Officer Lt. Col. Willy Diel said in an interview Wednesday that their Provincial Director, Col. Lea Rose Pe±a, has instructed the conduct of Zumba dance exercise and other sports activities twice a week and a physical fitness test every quarter. According to Philippines News Agency, the lady police personnel will be holding Zumba dance exercises every Tuesday and Thursday. Diel mentioned that the male officers will engage in basketball or other sports activities to maintain their

Dinagat Islands: The Department of Trade and Industry in Dinagat Islands (DTI-Dinagat) has handed over a PHP2.5 million Mobile Mariculture Platform to the municipality of Cagdianao. This initiative is designed to bolster local lobster production, specifically benefiting the fisherfolk in the area. According to Philippines News Agency, the platform was provided through DTI’s Shared Service Facility (SSF) program and is expected to significantly aid the Dabus Fisherfolk Association. Richelle Joy Malawi, a trade specialist at DTI-Dinagat, explained in an interview that the SSF project includes two platforms, each equipped with four modules. These modules have the capacity to accommodate approximately

Manila: Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN) on Wednesday announced a significant achievement by its subsidiary in Singapore, PacificLight Power Pte Ltd (PLP), with the completion and commissioning of a 100-megawatt (MW) Fast Start ancillary services facility on Jurong Island, Singapore. This new development is set to enhance PLP’s capacity to provide reliable and responsive power to the Singaporean grid. According to Philippines News Agency, the power generation arm of Meralco emphasized that this facility will enable the electricity power generator to offer rapid-response generation capacity, delivering essential grid support during unplanned outages or system disturbances. The initiative underscores a commitment to

M’lang: Joint operatives from the Police Regional Office-Soccsksargen Region (PRO-12) successfully apprehended the region’s most wanted individual during a law enforcement operation on Wednesday in M’lang, North Cotabato. Brig. Gen. Arnold Ardiente, PRO-12 regional director, identified the suspect as ‘Fred,’ 39, a laborer residing in Makilala town. According to Philippines News Agency, he was apprehended at 9:30 a.m. by combined elements of the Makilala Municipal Police, M’lang Municipal Police Station, and the Provincial Intelligence Unit, all operating under the North Cotabato Police Provincial Office. Serving as backup personnel were teams from the Regional Intelligence Division tracker team Echo and the

Iloilo City: The Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) of the city and province of Iloilo have profiled 61 Ilonggos affected by the Israel-Iran conflict as of Wednesday. The total includes 37 from the seven municipalities in the province-15 from Zarraga, 10 from Maasin, three from Janiuay and Oton, and two from Leganes, Pototan, and San Joaquin-and 24 from this city. According to Philippines News Agency, provincial PESO manager Cynthia Dario reported that 14 OFWs declared they were safe, 18 did not indicate their situation, and five said they were unsafe. Despite the circumstances, these Ilonggo OFWs have chosen to remain