Category: General

Manila: The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality: convened to review three legislative bills focused on enhancing the protection of women and children in the domains of tourism, healthcare, and law enforcement. According to Philippines News Agency, the public hearing was led by Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros and focused on Senate Bill No. 2971, known as the Child Tourist Safety Act (Sandy’s Act); SB 2401, the Women and Children Protection Units (WCPU) Act; and SB 2256, the Philippine Amber Alert Act. Hontiveros, who introduced SB 2971, highlighted the significance of ensuring child safety within

Ilocos Norte: The Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) has launched an investigation after discovering that approximately 600 member-consumers are not registered within its system. This revelation was made public by acting general manager Cipriano Martinez during a press conference held at the INEC main office in Dingras town. According to Philippines News Agency, these unregistered consumers are believed to be a significant factor contributing to the high systems loss charges currently impacting registered consumers. Martinez emphasized the urgency of addressing this issue, stating, “Whether it is intentional or not, we really need to correct that.” He elaborated that INEC member-consumers

Manila: The government is taking measures to ensure a stable water supply ahead of the dry season, with officials closely monitoring the situation, Malaca±ang said Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro stated that while the water supply remains stable, the government is prepared to address potential shortages as the dry season approaches. According to Philippines News Agency, Castro emphasized that the current water supply is still significant despite changes in weather conditions. She clarified that there has been no official declaration regarding the onset of El Ni±o, which had a significant impact

Manila: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced that it will expedite the investigation regarding the crashed FA-50PH so that the order grounding the entire jet fighter fleet can be lifted and the aircraft returned to its external defense missions. “We ensure (the public of an) expedited investigation (regarding the incident), the sooner we get the fleet out of grounded status, the better because (of their) mandate of ensuring our (external defense),” Air Force spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said in an interview Wednesday. According to Philippines News Agency, she said the FA-50PHs are an important asset of the military, hence

Zamboanga City: Authorities arrested six suspects and confiscated PHP10.2 million worth of illegal drugs in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City and Zamboanga del Sur province on Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Zamboanga Peninsula (PDEA-9) reported that the largest seizure, PHP6.8 million worth of shabu, occurred in Zamboanga City. PDEA-9 Director Maharani Gadaoni-Tosoc stated that four high-value targets (HVTs) – Eldrian Alvarez, 20; Jason Orquijo, 39; Alrakib Dasid, 36; and Ellan Testado, 42 – were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Roque. Seized from them were a kilo of suspected shabu,