BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has echoed the reminder issued by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for police officers to stay away from partisan politics. This came after six Negrense policemen were recently ordered dismissed by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) for the illegal arrest of…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The sugar migrant workers (sacada) desk of the province of Antique is calling on contractors to enroll their workers in the Social Security System (SSS) for them to avail of benefits. Sacada desk in-charge Randy Ardeño said on Tuesday they will be meeting with 63 sacada contractors on July…
COTABATO CITY – Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday expressed support for the extension of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority’s (BTA) term for another three years. The two Cabinet officials guested in a press conference of the 10th leg of the “Kasama sa Pamana: Regional Pre-SONA Series”….
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nine people, including a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) official and two suspected big-time pushers, were arrested while some PHP789,872 worth of illegal drugs were seized in a series of anti-drug operations during the past two days in the Zamboanga Peninsula region, the police reported Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-9…
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – The provincial government broke ground a two-storey agricultural research center and farm mechanization building to further improve the production of the region’s rice granary. Provincial Agriculturist Engr. Domingo Bakilan on Tuesday said the building will centralize all extensions of the Provincial Agricultural Services such as research, production, engineering, and administrative division…
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo will not appeal the extension of its modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status for another 15 days that will take effect on July 1. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr., in a media interview on Tuesday, said that while the provincial government has an option to appeal, it will not…
