Category: General

BUTUAN: Since the devastation of super typhoon Odette in 2021 in Caraga that destroyed coconut trees, the region’s Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA-13) has made the necessary interventions to control the spread of the pervasive Rhinoceros beetles, locally known as ‘bakukang.’ Rhinoceros beetles breed in decaying debris of fallen coconut trees and were found in different areas of Caraga after the onslaught of the super typhoon. ‘Among the interventions done by our agency is the application of Green Muscardine Fungus (GMF) in decaying coconut debris,’ PCA-13 Regional Manager Joel Oclarit said in an interview on Tuesday. He said the application of

MANILA: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday urged suspended Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo to consider surrendering and give her side for the pending charges against her before the Senate and the courts. “(Kung)Nakikinig si Mayor Alice, wala naman problema na hindi na-solve. Pwede siyang makipag-usap, sumuko siya sa Senate, umattend siya ng hearing. Lahat ‘yan maayos, maganda siyang magpaliwanag (If Mayor Alice is listening, no problem has no solution. She can talk and surrender to the senate, attend hearings. Everything can be resolved, she is good at explaining),” NBI Director Jaime Santiago told reporters. “Remember wala pang

LEGAZPI: More than 3,600 job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers in the Bicol region are now enjoying the benefits and privilege of being a Social Security System (SSS) member. In a press conference on Tuesday, SSS Luzon Bicol Division Vice President Elinita Samblero said this was after they continued to strengthen the KaSSSangga Collect Program, which aims to protect the welfare of employees who are not covered by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). “We really go to the far-flung areas and ask the barangay officials and encourage them to be members of SSS. For LGUs (local

MANILA: There is no basis for Beijing to warn Manila that the United States’ deployment of the “Typhon” mid-range missile system to the Philippines would lead to an arms race, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said Tuesday. In a joint press conference following the 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial meeting with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, Manalo clarified that the system was not meant for any ‘offensive purpose’. ‘All I can really say is that first, these missiles are meant for our own defensive capabilities, our own

BACOLOD: The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) continues to conduct operations to locate more weapons hidden by the New People’s Army (NPA) after the discovery of firearms in two areas in northern Negros in the past two weeks. ‘The intention is to recover the loose firearms of the dismantled Northern Negros Front (NNF) to prevent further use of these weapons to harass the community or create violence,’ First Lt. Dan Carlo Samoza, 79IB civil-military operations officer, said in an interview on Tuesday. On Monday, troops found high-powered firearms buried in a secluded area in Barangay Pinowayan, Don Salvador Benedicto,