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CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – Combined elements from 90th Infantry (Bigkis-Lahi) Battalion, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 12 (PDEA-12), and Pikit Municipal Police Station arrested five suspects and seized illegal drugs during an anti-drug operation in Barangay Poblacion, Pikit, North Cotabato on June 29, 2021. The apprehended suspects were identified as Vicente Sambo Pacheco, Mark Sambo Pacheco, John Melchor Pacheco Coleta, Robert Louise Pacheco Cadalso, and Ryan Layna Dela Serna. A...

Philippines: Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, May 2021 - Issue No. 81 Format DISPLACEMENT OVERVIEW As of the 31st of May, an estimate total number of 30,180 families (154,835 individuals) are currently displaced in Mindanao. Those displaced can be classified into three main groups, depending on the length of displacement: Group A: 742 families (3,629 individuals) remain displaced out of 1,513 families displaced within the month; Group B: 6,730 families (39,713 individuals) remain displaced, and...

Published June 30, 2021, 11:28 AM DAVAO CITY – The entire Davao Region has been placed under a Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from July 1 to 15 amid an alarming surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. President Rodrigo R. Duterte included provinces of Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Sur, and Davao del Norte in the MECQ areas. The City of Davao has been under MECQ since June 5. As of June 28, the Department of Health (DOH)-Davao reported 670 new ...

Published June 30, 2021, 9:25 AM DAVAO CITY – Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana reiterated his support to extend the term of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority for another three years during the 10th leg of the Kasama sa Pamana: Regional Pre-SONA Series held in Cotabato City on Tuesday, June 29. “I support it. Sabi ko nga kay President, under normal circumstances hindi kaya ng tatlong taon lang, Kasi magstart sa zero eh, they started sa zero. Wala silang experience sa gover...

Cotabato City The rest of the Philippines will remain under the modified GCQ (MGCQ) for the month of July. Roque noted that although the President has approved the IATF recommendation, the new community quarantine restrictions are still subject to the appeal of the local government units. Under the quarantine rules, Roque said gyms and fitness centers located in Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan will be allowed to operate up to 40 percent capacity. Operations of indoor sports courts will be permi...

June 28, 2021 Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Clark International Airport (CIA) intercepted two female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Jeddah for misrepresenting their age. In a report to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, Travel Control and Enforcement Unit officers Maria Clarissa Bartolome and Kaypee Enebrad detailed the interception of the duo last Thursday, after being suspected of falsifying their age to qualify to work as Household Service Workers (HSWs) abroad. The duo,...

(PIXABAY) Rain showers and thunderstorms due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) may prevail over some parts of Visayas and Mindanao in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, June 27. The ITCZ, or the re

A man walks past a mural on a fence of an elementary school that serves as a health protocol reminder among residents in Davao City. Local authorities are now intensifying its awareness campaign to stem the surging COVID-19 cases in the city. (Keith Bacongco) There should be no room for complacenc

Given well-anticipated dilemma of recurring power supply shortages, the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) are being urged to take ‘embedded power generation’ as added recourse to ensure that their services to consumers are not disrupted. This has been the call set out by the National Electri

The results of the saliva-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are now included in all official laboratory results done in the Philippines. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is the 'only organization' approved by the DOH to