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Bohol Governor Arthur Yap and Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. (PNA file photos) CEBU CITY - Governor Arthur Yap of Bohol province on Monday urged members of Congress to show their sincerity in resolving the half-a-century old armed conflict by approving funding for barangay-level development projects. Yap, in a statement, said development programs are the answer to the insurgency in villages identified as "communist terrorist group (CTG)-affected areas". "ELCAC (Ending Local...

MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Sunday said it welcomes the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) but expects the high court to clarify its stand on the remaining "contentious" provisions. CHR spokesperson, lawyer Jacqueline Ann de Guia, in a statement, said the CHR has consistently recognized the need to "combat terrorism as a means to pursue the people's right to life, liberty, and physical security". ...

VAXXED. Residents avail of the free vaccines during the opening of the three-day "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" campaign in Butuan City on Monday (Nov. 29, 2021). The city government, in a statement, said a total of 10,234 residents, mostly from 13 barangays covered by mobile vaccination teams, were vaccinated on the first day. (Photo courtesy of Butuan CIO) BUTUAN CITY - A total of 10,234 residents from different barangays here were vaccinated on the first day of the Bayanihan, Bakunahan: Nat...

Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles (File photo) MANILA - The Duterte administration will still not waive its position that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over the Philippines to authorize an investigation into the killings linked to the illegal drug campaign, Malacanang said Thursday. Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles, however, said this did not mean that the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will stop com...

CONFIRMATION. Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) spokesperson, Lt. Col. Arnel M. Solis (in photo), on Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2021) confirmed the relief of Lt. Col. Antonio B. Dizon, deputy provincial director of the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO), after an administrative case was filed against him by a subordinate before the National Police Commission (Napolcom). Solis said that Dizon will be temporarily assigned at the Regional Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit (RPHAU).(PNA file photo) ...

SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICE. Some 100 child laborers in the province of Masbate enjoy participating in various activities during the community-based intervention program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Bicol in the second week of November 2021. The activities were held under 'Project Angel Tree', a component project of DOLE under its Child Labor Prevention and Elimination Program. (Photo courtesy of DOLE-Bicol) LEGAZPI CITY - At least 100 child laborers in the province of Mas...

SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICE. Some 100 child laborers in the province of Masbate enjoy participating in various activities during the community-based intervention program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Bicol in the second week of November 2021. The activities were held under 'Project Angel Tree', a component project of DOLE under its Child Labor Prevention and Elimination Program. (Photo courtesy of DOLE-Bicol) LEGAZPI CITY - At least 100 child laborers in the province of Mas...

DEBUNKED. Maj. Gen Romeo Brawner Jr. (2nd from left), the Army's 4th Infantry Division commander, debunks allegations that New People's Army spokesperson Jorge Madlos was unarmed and ambushed while in transit on a motorcycle on Saturday (Oct. 30). Brawner said the Armed Forces of the Philippines respects and follows the International Humanitarian Law and will not resort to tactics used by communist armed groups. (PNA Photo by Nef Luczon) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Eastern Mindanao Command...

ECC Executive Director Stella Banawis(File photo) MANILA - The Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) on Monday said it is only accepting online applications for cash assistance from workers in the private and government sector, including uniformed personnel, who contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) due to work or working conditions. ECC Executive Director Stella Banawis, in a statement, said the online application through ECC Cash Assistance Digital System (ECCADS) is implemente...

INVESTMENT SCAM. Photo shows Samson Amores alias Beboy, who was arrested with his wife Analita for estafa at their residence in Princess Homes 1, Barangay Villa Kananga in Butuan City. The two are involved in an investment scam and connected with the KAPA Community Ministry International, a group known for running a Ponzi scheme investment program that offers impossibly high returns and has victimized millions of Filipinos, the police said. (Photo courtesy of PRO-13 Information Office) BUTUAN CI...