Category: update

‘Nina’ affected families in 4 regions now at 424,223 MANILA, Jan. 1 (PNA) — As of Dec. 31, the number of families displaced and affected by Typhoon “Nina” has climbed to 424,223 families or around 1,893,404 persons residing in 1,698 barangays in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), Mimaropa[…]

PNP conducts 40,371 anti-drug operations from July 1-Dec. 31 By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Dec. 31 (PNA) — The Philippine National Police (PNP), being the kead agency in the government’s all-out war against illegal drugs, has conducted a total of 40,371 operations from July 1 to Dec. 31 this year.[…]

Drug war nets a million mark surrenderers MANILA, Dec. 31 (PNA) — 

The number of drug surrenderers has breached the one million mark. This figure alone makes President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s anti-drug war a “success,” said Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. “It is evident we are hitting the mark in[…]

6 RTC judges shortlisted for vacant CA Associate Justice post MANILA, Jan. 1 (PNA) — A total of six Regional Trial Court (RTC) judges were included in the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) shortlist of candidates vacated by Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Agnes Reyes Carpio, who retired last[…]

SC dismisses erring Pasay MeTC judge MANILA, Jan. 1 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) ordered ordered the immediate dismissal from service of a Pasay City Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) Judge over several violations including non-compliance with the high court’s Administrative Order (A.O.) No. 19-2011 establishing night courts and sending[…]

PNP chief lauds DOH, LGUs for big drop in fireworks-related injuries MANILA, Jan. 1 (PNA) — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa lauded on Sunday the Department of Health (DOH), other government agencies and the local government units (LGUs) for the successfully minimizing fireworks-related injuries.[…]

DOE restores power in areas hit by ‘Nina’ MANILA, Jan. 1 (PNA) — Committed to immediately restore power supply in typhoon-hit areas, the Department of Energy (DOE) with support from local government units and private institutions has brought back electricity to priority areas in Bicol and Southern Tagalog regions before[…]

DOST, US’s NIH sign MOU to strengthen tuberculosis research MANILA, Jan. 1 (PNA) — The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) will sign a memorandum of understanding with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) this month to further strengthen tuberculosis (TB) research in[…]

Cloudy skies, isolated rains to prevail over PHL on Monday MANILA, Jan. 2 (PNA) — Cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over Mindanao on Monday, state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. It added that cloudy skies with[…]

Nina’ damage to agri, infra in 3 regions reaches PHP5.1-B MANILA, Jan. 2 (PNA) — Damage wrought to infrastructure and agriculture by Typhoon “Nina” in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Region V has so far reached PHP5,143,251,894.10. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Ricardo Jalad said agriculture incurred[…]