‘High-value’ drug suspect yields P1.1-M shabu in Zambo City Anti-narcotics agents arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized some PHP1.1 million worth of shabu in an anti-drug operation here, an official said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, said Drug […]
Covid-19 infected health workers get P5.1-M cash aid The Department of Health-9 (DOH-9) has released some PHP5.1 million cash assistance to health care workers who contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Dr. Dennis Dacayanan, DOH-9 medical officer, said Saturday the cash assistance is in line […]
Oral arguments on anti- terror law reset to Feb. 2 The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said the oral arguments on the suits questioning the legality of Republic Act 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 has been rescheduled after personnel from the Office […]
72K firms checked for compliance with health protocols: DOLE Around 72,000 companies have been inspected for compliance with minimum health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic, a labor official said on Friday. “Of the 72,000, our initial visit has recorded a 77 percent compliance rate. It […]
Pasalamat festival 2021 canceled due to Covid-19 threat Due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic currently being experienced in the country, the city government has canceled the usual big celebrations during the Pagadian City’s annual fiesta celebration on January 17. This was announced by […]
Court orders arrest of 9 dismissed cops in Jolo shooting A Sulu court has ordered the arrest of the nine dismissed police officers indicted for the fatal shooting of four Army intelligence operatives in Jolo in June last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said […]
IATF wants intensified contact tracing efforts The government has issued new guidelines to step up the efforts to trace close contacts of individuals who are found to be positive for the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant, also known as the United Kingdom (UK) variant. In a resolution […]
DA to allot P400-M for hog repopulation in ASF-cleared areas The Department of Agriculture (DA) would roll out PHP400 million for the repopulation of hogs in the country to mitigate the impact of the African swine fever (ASF). In a virtual briefing on Thursday, Reildrin […]
PH extends travel ban to over 30 countries until end of January The Philippines has extended the travel ban on countries with confirmed cases of B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant, or the United Kingdom (UK) variant, until the end of January, Malacañang announced on Friday. To curb […]
House leader pushes for early approval of Charter amendments House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Friday called for the early approval by the Constitutional Amendments Committee of the proposed amendments to the economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution. Rodriguez said these proposed amendments […]