The proclamation of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) winners in Pangasinan’s 1,364 villages is now 100 percent done, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Pangasinan election supervisor lawyer Marino Salas said.
NOW SAFE. Two minors suspected of being members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army were rescued during an encounter in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Jan. 15, 2022. They are now in the custody of the Guihulngan City Social Welfare and Development Office. (Photos courtesy of the 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) DUMAGUETE CITY - Two minors who were rescued from the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) during a weekend clash with government troops in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental are now in the custody of the local Social Welfare and Development Office (SWDO). Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the Philippine Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade, told the Philippine News Agency Tuesday that after being treated for their slight injuries, the minors are now with the Guihulngan City SWDO. The day after the encounter, the parents were immediately summoned and have met with their children, prior to their turnover
MARING'S RAMPAGE. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office in Agusan del Norte reports the evacuation of 660 families and the destruction of nine houses all worth PHP430,000 in the province caused by Tropical Storm Maring. The weather disturbance also destroyed 24 cottages all worth PHP480,000 in resorts in Cabadbaran City and Buenavista town. (Photo courtesy of PDRRMO Agusan del Norte) BUTUAN CITY - Around 660 families in Agusan del Norte have been affected when Tropical Storm Maring began lashing the province over the weekend. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency Tuesday, Erma Suyo, chief of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) in Agusan del Norte, said most of the affected families were residents in coastal barangays in different towns in the province. "Strong waves caused by TS Maring damaged some houses in our coastal areas. We also implemented preemptive evacuations among residents in these areas for safety,&quo
DUMAGUETE CITY - The Department of Health in Region 7 (DOH-7) has sent 10 nurses to the province of Siquijor to augment its current health workforce amid the current surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the island province. Zella Maye Gascon-Samson, DOH-Siquijor representative, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency Tuesday afternoon, said the nurses arrived on Saturday and were required to quarantine themselves for four days. Samson said they were swab tested Tuesday morning and all tested negative for Covid-19. The nurses have been formally endorsed so they can report for work on Wednesday, she added. The augmentation team came as Siquijor continues to grapple with the surge of cases that started in early September. However, Covid-19 infections have already slowed down since last week, Samson said. "Two weeks ago, we had the highest rate of infections," she said in the Cebuano dialect. A DOH report from Sept. 1-Oct. 11 showed the total caseload of