Category: General

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Batangas police presented to the media on Tuesday a cache of firearms and ammunition belonging to a private armed group seized over the weekend in Barangay Bagbag, Tanauan City. Batangas Provincial Police Office (BPPO) Director Col. Jacinto Malinao Jr. said the operation on Sunday also led to the arrest of an alias “Jad.” The seized arsenal included five Glock pistols of various serial numbers, 10 pistols of assorted calibers, multiple magazines and ammunition, holsters and ammunition storage containers. Malinao said the Batangas police’s intensified efforts in curbing the proliferation of loose firearms need community collaboration.

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted boarding exercises on Monday as part of the ‘Vessel Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS)’ course in Port Area, Manila. In a statement on Tuesday, course director Lieutenant Commander Mark Jefferson Mangoyob said the course includes a simulation and a series of lectures on conducting boarding operations on vessels suspected of illegal activities. ‘By simulating real-life scenarios, they become adept in handling various situations at sea, thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of maritime security and safety,’ Mangoyob said. Boarding vessels, he said, are also conducted by PCG personnel to ensure a ship’s

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted boarding exercises on Monday as part of the ‘Vessel Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS)’ course in Port Area, Manila. In a statement on Tuesday, course director Lieutenant Commander Mark Jefferson Mangoyob said the course includes a simulation and a series of lectures on conducting boarding operations on vessels suspected of illegal activities. ‘By simulating real-life scenarios, they become adept in handling various situations at sea, thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of maritime security and safety,’ Mangoyob said. Boarding vessels, he said, are also conducted by PCG personnel to ensure a ship’s

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Four provinces and four local government units in the Northern Mindanao Region have been included in the PHP1.055 billion allocation for the Green, Green, Green Program (GGGP). The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on Tuesday that the covered areas are the provinces of Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte. The LGUs included are Baloi in Lanao del Norte, Lugait and Claveria in Misamis Oriental, and this city. In a statement, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said that the GGGP funding will be released to 80 LGUs nationwide, including 38 provinces, cities

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted boarding exercises on Monday as part of the ‘Vessel Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS)’ course in Port Area, Manila. In a statement on Tuesday, course director Lieutenant Commander Mark Jefferson Mangoyob said the course includes a simulation and a series of lectures on conducting boarding operations on vessels suspected of illegal activities. ‘By simulating real-life scenarios, they become adept in handling various situations at sea, thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of maritime security and safety,’ Mangoyob said. Boarding vessels, he said, are also conducted by PCG personnel to ensure a ship’s