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TO SERVE AND PROTECT. The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) arrested 261 wanted persons during the conduct of Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) on Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2022). Brig. Gen. Rudolph Dimas, PRO5 regional director, lauded the efforts of the operating teams to protect the communities. (Photo courtesy of PRO5/PIO) LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO5) has arrested 261 wanted persons, including eight members of the New People's Army (...

(PNA file photo by Cristina Arayata) MANILA - The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Tuesday urged the public to enroll in its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) prevention course, which can be availed of online for free. TESDA Deputy Director General Aniceto Bertiz III said the "Practicing Covid-19 Preventive Measures in the Workplace" course has been available since March 2020. "Initially, it was intended for TESDA employees as they return to work, ...

MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday dismissed reports that it canceled the certificate of candidacy of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Mayor Lucilo Bayron in the recently-concluded May 9 polls. Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco, in a statement, said it was the pleading of the petitioners against Bayron over the issue that was indeed dismissed by the poll body. "Please be informed that per Dir. Genesis Gatdula, Clerk of the Commission, the subject Petition ...

Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion (File photo) NAGA CITY - A PHP1-billion mixed-use real estate development project of one of the country's largest developers, will rise along Roxas Avenue in Barangay Triangulo, Naga City. Mayor Nelson Legacion, in an interview on Wednesday, said the Filinvest Land Incorporated project goes along with the plan of the city government to provide more modern and environment-friendly accommodation facilities to locals and those who frequently visit or wish to resi...

CYBER SAFETY. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urges the public to use the Department of Education cyber safety modules that teach students how to stay safe online. CHR Executive Director Jacqueline Ann de Guia, in a statement on Sunday (July 24, 2022), says the commission sees the need for greater action to protect children against online abuse amid rise in cyber sexual exploitation cases. (PNA file photo) MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Sunday urged the public to take adva...

STRAIGHT FROM THE FARM. The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will acquire fresh farm produce from agrarian reform beneficiary groups in Albay to supply food to several district hospitals in the province under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program. Jerome Culumna, DAR-Albay information officer, said on Monday (July 18, 2022) the program will provide income to the farmers while giving proper nutrition to the patients. (PNA file photo by Liza Agoot) LEGAZPI CITY - T...

Map of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental (Google image) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) on Sunday deployed investigators to validate "persons of interest" behind the death of four victims believed to have been "executed" in the town of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. According to a police report, the victims, who were all males, were shot to death in Purok 9, Barangay Imelda, Villanueva at around 4 a.m. Brig. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., PRO-10 director, in...

DND officer-in-charge Undersecretary Jose Faustino Jr. (Screengrab from DND Facebook live video) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Jose Faustino Jr. on Wednesday strongly deplored the New People's Army's (NPA) landmine attack on Tuesday that injured government troops conducting operations in Northern Samar. "The DND strongly condemns the landmine blast perpetrated by the communist terrorist group (CTG) against our troops conducting immers...

(File photo) MANILA -The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) on Thursday reiterated its commitment to supporting the livelihood of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The PDRF, in a statement, bared it has recently conducted a business continuity workshop for some 30 sari-sari store and carinderia owners in Bohol, as part of its livelihood recovery support to MSMEs under the Synergizing Recovery Initiatives, Knowledge, and Adaptation Practices (SIKAP) pro...

Maj. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported on Wednesday the confiscation of 32 loose firearms, 31 arrests, and one death of a suspect in the one-week Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) conducted from June 20 to 27 this year. Maj. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, in an interview, said the one-week intensified drive is also a move to address the problem of the previously report...