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BACOLOD CITY-The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) filed complaints for disobedience and direct assault against leaders and members of transport groups who held a rally without a permit and injured police officers along Lacson St. on Wednesday. The respondents belong to the Bacolod Alliance of Commuters Operators and Drivers Inc. (Bacod)-Manibela, Kabacod Negros Transport Organization (Knetco), and United Negros Drivers and Operator Center-Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Undoc-Piston). These groups protested they were not invited to the private group-organized Visayas Public Transportation Modernization Program Summit and the Philippine Commercial Vehicle Show and attempted to enter the

ILOILO CITY – Three nominees from Iloilo and Antique were named by the Civil Service Commission as 2024 Outstanding Government Workers during the awarding rites at the ceremonial hall in Malacañang on Wednesday. Social Worker Ann Rapunzel Ganzon of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) of Iloilo and Wilson Batislaon, the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources officer of the municipality of Leganes in Iloilo, received the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award, the highest award given to public servants for exceptional or extraordinary contributions with nationwide impact on public interest, security, and patrimony. Darryl Arguelles, Principal II of the Department

Manila: The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said the country has logged 4,575 cases of leptospirosis from Jan. 1 to Sept. 7, eleven percent higher compared to the 4,112 cases recorded for the same period last year. Some 393 deaths were logged among the cases this year, which is 17 percent lower than the 475 deaths in the same period last year. While the overall tally of cases is higher this year, the DOH noted that there is a decreasing trend in leptospirosis cases in the recent weeks. “From 1,726 cases reported from July 28 to August 10, 2024,

Manila: Police officers arrested three suspects, including a high-value individual (HVI), and seized some PHP2.58 million worth of shabu in separate operations in the cities of Taguig and Parañaque on Thursday. In a report, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the suspect Roger Sabolo, a listed HVI, was arrested in a sting operation in Barangay New Lower Bicutan, Taguig City at around 12:50 a.m. Seized from Sabolo were 330 grams of shabu with an estimated street value of PHP2.24 million, buy-bust money and other non-drug evidence. Meanwhile, two other suspects Alias Omar

GEORGE TOWN, The Penang government has awarded a total of RM553,200 in incentives to athletes who contributed to the medal tally, along with coaches, managers and sports associations involved in the recent 24th Malaysia Games (SUKMA) held in Sarawak last month. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said that the incentives, provided through the Sports Excellence Incentive Scheme (SKIMAS), are a recognition and appreciation of the outstanding achievements of the Penang contingent, which exceeded its target by securing 41 gold, 45 silver and 53 bronze medals. He noted that the reward for gold medal winners had been increased from RM4,000 to