LEGAZPI CITY -- Anti-narcotics operatives nabbed on Tuesday two suspected drug pushers and seized PHP96,000 worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) in a drug operation in a village in Naga City, a police report said Wednesday.Rudy Neil Estioco, 31, single of Barangay Del Rosario and Gil Moreno, 41, of Barangay Tabuco, both from Naga City, were arr…

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite -- Vehicle owners whose plate numbers end in 5 to 0 can now travel freely in Cavite as the number coding scheme has been lifted starting Wednesday.The provincial government of Cavite, in an advisory on Tuesday, said the lifting is in observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day.Malacañang has declared Nov. 1 and 2 as re…

ILOILO CITY -- Concerned offices of the city government here have carried out a last-minute inspection of various public cemeteries, a day before crowds are expected to troop to various cemeteries for the observance of the All Saints’ Day and the All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2.“We brought with us concerned department heads to see the situation…

MANILA -- Newly-designated Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief Rey Leonardo “Jagger” Guerrero and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Isidro “Sid” Lapeña separately took their oath of office last Tuesday.President Rodrigo Duterte administered the oath of office to Lapeña and Guerrero five days after he announced…

MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday inspected preparations in bus terminals and cemeteries to ensure security, a day before the nation's observance of All Saints' and All Souls' days.Albayalde, together with National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) head, Police Dir. Guillermo El…

ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Oct. 31 (PIA) – Emergency responders from the different local government units in Capiz will be deployed for the observance of Undas 2018.Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (PDRRMO) Judy Grace Pelaez said all the local DRRMOs in the various towns and city in the province will be deploying their respe…

MANILA ---Senator "JV" Ejercito has filed a bill seeking the creation of a National Commission for the Urban Poor, an agency that will act as the focal facilitator in addressing socialized housing problems.Currently, there exists a Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), which serves as direct link of the urban poor to the gov…

MANILA -- Disaster teams from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and concerned local government units (LGUs) have intensified their response efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Rosita, the DSWD reported on Wednesday.In Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), aside from relief distribution for typhoon-affected families in Allacapan and Piat…

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Twenty former drug "offenders" in the Saragani town of Malungon graduated on Tuesday from the Balay Silangan reformation program of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

Naravy Duquiatan, PDEA-12 acting regional director, said Wednesday the surrenderers completed a three-month reformation program jointly i…

MANILA -- Malacañang announced on Wednesday afternoon the suspension of work in government offices to give public servants enough time to travel to the provinces to observe All Saints' Day on November 1.Memorandum Circular 51, signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, stated, “To provide government employees full opportunity to properl…

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Over 400 police personnel were deployed here Wednesday to secure the safety of the public during the commemoration of All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day.They officially received their deployment orders to different cemeteries, churches, tourism sites, terminals, and other crowded areas in a send-off ceremony held a…

MANILA -- As the Philippine Basketball Association takes a Halloween break, media covering the league handed Chris Standhardinger the Cignal-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week award.The San Miguel forward went for a 20-20 against NorthPort on Wednesday night and came close to another against Rain or Shine three nights later.These performances help…

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Police Regional Office (PRO)-12 and the Army's 10th Infantry Division (ID) have strengthened their cooperation to address terrorism threats in local communities in Region 12 or Soccsksargen.Chief Supt. Eliseo Tam Rasco, PRO-12 regional director, said Wednesday they signed a joint implementation plan (Implan) with the…

SAN JOSE, Antique Oct. 31 (PIA) --  San Jose, Antique Municipal Police Station chief of police assures the public of their readiness to ensure peaceful and orderly observance of the All Saints Day on November 1 and All Souls Day on November 2.PSupt. Mark Anthony Darroca said police visibility will be heightened in various strategic areas to assist…

ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Oct. 31 (PIA) – Security measures are in place for the observance of Undas 2018.Capiz Police Provincial Director Canilo Fuentes said the police were already deployed in various areas of public convergence to ensure a safe, orderly and secured observance the All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on November 1 and 2, respectively.“As ea…

MANILA -- Two groups on Wednesday called on the Quezon City government to pass three proposed ordinances that would benefit the city’s senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs).Records of the Quezon City Council show that 16 percent, or 485,414, of the city’s 2,970,562 population are senior citizens.In a legislative forum, the participant…

MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday advised members of the Filipino community in Nigeria to remain vigilant as violent clashes between police and protesting members of a Muslim organization in the African country started Tuesday.More than a hundred Filipinos in the Nigerian capital were urged to remain indoors in view of…