Sunday, November 29, 2020

‘Walang personalan’, Zambo brgy kap warns ‘pisonet’ curfew violators

    A local barangay chief here is adamant for total compliance to minimum health protocols and warns persistent violators that they will be apprehended without reservation by barangay police. This as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the city, especially in his barangay. Los Eli Angeles, barangay chair of Sta. Maria shared his concern over his Facebook page yesterday. “Hende ya gyt se amo, poreso con el operators tan operate na nuay...

NEDA hopeful Zamboanga economy to ‘bounce back’

    Given the pandemic and its effect to the regional economy in Zamboanga Peninsula, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) here believes that there may still be a “positive economic growth” in 2020.   NEDA-9 regional director Phlorita Ridao said “we have around 16,000 establishments that closed from March to May”. However, as quarantine measures were eased later on, more and more of these establishments resumed either...

Pagadian launches grand campaign vs COVID-19

  In an effort to strengthen the local government's campaign against the deadly Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Pagadian City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) officially launched the 'one-time, big-time campaign' through a motorcade in the major thoroughfares in the city, recently. National Government Agencies, local government units and Non-Government Organizations, business sectors, fraternities, and civic organizations participated...

Zambo Sibugay rolls out BP2 Program

    About 105 Sibugaynons and their families have already enrolled in the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program (BP2) as of November 24, 2020, revealed Engr. Romel Duran of the Provincial Local Economic and Investment Promotions Office during the recent inter-agency meeting (2nd Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting) held for the purpose at the SB Session Hall, Provincial Capitol, Ipil, this province. Duran said, the enrollees...

City sets virtual switch- on of Christmas lights

  – The Zamboanga city  government is set to hold a virtual switch-on ceremony for the Christmas display at the century-old city hall on December 1, in keeping with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) health protocols. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the virtual event seeks to prevent people from gathering and avoid health risks posed by Covid-19. “We will have a meaningful and safe Christmas celebration this year, and we remind...

DA-9 gives compost facilities to 11 Zamboamga towns

  The Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) has turned over close to PHP1 million composting facilities to 11 municipalities in the region in line with its mandate on safety and effective use of soil and water resources. “These MLGUs (Municipal Local Government Units) support organic agriculture and acquire potentials in organic farming, and organic fertilizer production,” Department of Agriculture Region 9 executive director Ran Donn...

Cops nab NPA, HVI; seize P2.8-M shabu

Policemen have arrested a communist New People’s Army (NPA) combatant and a high-value individual (HVI) in separate anti-drug operations in the region, officials said Friday. Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, said NPA rebel Marlon Barol Narciso, who is also listed as an HVI, was arrested by the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit-9 (RDEU-9) in a buy-bust operation...

Bayan Muna solon's kid killed in NPA clash

  The daughter of Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Eufemia Campos Cullamat was killed in an encounter in the hinterlands of Barangay San Isidro, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur on Saturday afternoon, according to a report from the Army’s 3rd Special Forcer Battalion (3SFBn) on Sunday. 1Lt. Krisjuper Andreo J. Punsalan, civil-military operation (CMO) officer of 3SFBn, identified the solon’s daughter as Jevilyn Campos Cullamat alias “Ka Reb”, 22, a member...

Zambo City exceeds nat'l vaccination rate

  The City Health Office has exceeded the national vaccination rate in the month-long Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-SIA) despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Corazon Pagotaisidro, City Health Office immunization program coordinator, said Thursday they managed to vaccinate 79,979 children, representing a 98.39 percent accomplishment rate. In comparison, Pagotaisidro said the national target vaccination...

JTF Covid Shield eyes stricter protocols this yuletide season

  Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield to be stricter in enforcing health protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) amid the anticipated influx of shoppers in commercial areas this holiday season. Año disclosed that police focal persons will be tapped in every barangay to monitor the observance of quarantine measures. “Lalo ngayong Pasko ano, kailangan natin na mas maraming...

Año opposes holding face-to-face classes

   Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday opposed proposals to resume the holding of face-to-face classes in schools at this time, saying it might cause a spike in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases. This, after some lawmakers expressed the desire for the reopening of schools in some areas of the country with minimal or no cases of Covid-19. “Kapag sinabi mong face-to-face na 'yung...

GSIS pensioners to get P3-B Christmas cash gift - Dec. 1

  State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced it will start to release a total of PHP3.3 billion in Christmas cash gift to a total of 330,496 old-age and disability pensioners starting Dec. 1. “Every year, our pensioners look forward to receiving the cash gift which they call their Christmas bonus. Thus, we made sure that the cash gift will be credited to their electronic card (eCard) before Christmas this year...

Soldier dies, another hurt in Lanao Sur air mishap

    A soldier died and another was wounded when their rescue helicopter made an emergency landing Thursday in Lanao del Sur due to inclement weather, a military official said. Maj. Gen. Generoso Ponio, 1st Infantry Division commander, on Friday said the fatality was among the four soldiers who sustained wounds in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Madalum, Lanao del Sur. The other wounded soldier, Ponio said, was part...

Solon seeks ban on expiry dates of prepaid internet, load credits

  Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called on colleagues to have the bill seeking to lift the validity period of prepaid load credits for phones and internet services tackled in the Senate. “The harsh reality in this era of coronavirus pandemic is that we rely on information and communication technologies (ICT) in our daily life. And for those with limited resources, every peso counts. Forfeiture of unused prepaid load credits due to expiration...

Tiamzon couple's conviction, a 'triumph' of PH justice system

     Malacanang on Friday hailed as a "triumph" of the Philippine justice system the conviction of Benito and Wilma Tiamzon for kidnapping and serious illegal detention of four military personnel in 1988. "We respect the decision of the Quezon City court convicting Benito and Wilma Tiamzon for a crime that happened in 1988," Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. "The long arm of the law has finally caught up...

More rains likely across PH 'til May 2021 as La Niña strengthens

  The country may expect more rain until early next year due to the further strengthening of La Niña, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) climate monitoring chief, Analiza Solis on Friday. The further strengthening of La Niña from December 2020 to January 2021 may likely continue until May, she said, adding that the eastern part of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are most likely...

Anti-corruption task force to evaluate all complaints next week

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said it would start sorting complaints received by the task force on corruption next week. "All complaints so far received by the task force against corruption secretariat are now being screened and evaluated. I will call a meeting of the main task force next week to identify which of these complaints will be the subject of special investigating teams," Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra...

PNP to tightly watch churches, shopping hubs for holiday season

  The Philippine National Police (PNP) will strictly implement minimum health protocols in public places and other areas of convergence for the holiday season, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). PNP spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana, said people would usually visit shopping centers and churches during the season as quarantine restrictions were eased. "We really are expecting that there is a rise...

Lose weight or face sanctions, PNP warns

    Police officers who fail to comply with the required body mass index (BMI) would face sanctions, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday.  Their BMI would be monitored every month, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana said. "Kung sino man po ang hindi nakaka-comply sa ganitong panuntunan, meron pong epekto ito sa kanilang schooling, promotion, and even placement sa iba't ibang mga units,...

Balikbayans, families allowed to enter PH starting Dec. 7

Balikbayans or former Filipino citizens including their spouses and children who are travelling with them, may enter the Philippines starting December 7, Malacañang announced Friday. Also permitted is the entry of Filipino citizens’ foreign spouses and children who are also with them regardless of age. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Resolution No. 85, signed on November 26, states...

AFP leadership dev't hub adapts to changes, crises

  The officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Leadership Development Center (AFPLDC) have adapted quickly to changes and crises. "Despite being only on its second year, the men and women behind the AFPLDC have adapted swiftly to the drastic changes in this time of rampant crises,” AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay said in his speech at the second founding anniversary of the AFPLDC in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon...

Texts to 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center free to Smart, Sun users

Subscribers of both Smart and Sun networks can now submit their complaints or grievances to the government for free by texting the Citizens’ Complaint Center (CCC) at 8888. In a statement on Thursday, PLDT, together with its mobile subsidiary Smart and PLDT Enterprise, announced its partnership with the Office of the President-Broadcast Messaging Division for the relaunch of the 8888 Short Messaging System (SMS) service platform. The 8888 SMS...