LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte has set up a special lane for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who may need to get vaccinated before leaving for work abroad. Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc assured this on Wednesday in his press conference held at the Capitol Bonsai Garden as preferential treatment for migrant workers who…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Coconut farmers from this province are optimistic that their lives will improve with the enactment of Republic Act Number 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act. “Our federation is planning to put up a coconut farmers’ hub in the central part of Antique where the farmers…
LEGAZPI CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) member was collared by police operatives in Barangay Antipolo, Bulan, Sorsogon early this week, a police report said Wednesday. The Police Regional Office 5 (PRO5) identified the suspect as Gistole Lourente, an active member of Platoon 2, Larangan 2, Komite ng Probinsya 3, Bicol Regional Party Committee….
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The city government has appealed to the national government to escalate its prevailing general community quarantine (GCQ) status with additional heightened restrictions due to the spike of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. In a press conference on Wednesday, Mayor Ronnel Rivera said they submitted the request to the Inter-Agency Task Force…
CEBU CITY – At least 748 individuals in Bohol have benefited from a scholarship program of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) 7 (Central Visayas) for a theoretical driving course (TDC). In a statement on Wednesday, LTO-7 Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec said the project was hatched under the Malasakit Outreach program through its e-Patrol Mobile Services….
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar is urging police officials to look out for manifestations of emotional or mental problems among personnel and to address these immediately. In a press conference on Wednesday during his visit here, Eleazar said personnel may be subjected to a psychiatric-psychological examination (PPE) upon showing…
