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ASSISTANCE. Hog-raisers affected by the African swine fever in Oton, Iloilo receive a total of PHP1.64 million in financial aid from the provincial government and 400 packs of vegetable seeds from the Department of Agriculture on Thursday (Jan. 19, 2023). The provincial government will work with the department to look into the possibility of starting the repopulation in Oton where swine affected by ASF have been depopulated.(Photo courtesy of DA Regional Agri-Fishery Information Section FB) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) 6 (Western Visayas) will only start swine repopulation ...

The Inter-Agency Against Online Sexual Exploitation of Childrenpress conference held Tuesday (Aug. 23, 2022) in Malacanang. MANILA -Law enforcement agencies will intensify its campaign against cybercriminals, especially those engaged in child exploitation online who are usually foreigners in different parts of the world, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said on Tuesday. These deplorable acts, according to Abalos, violates Republic Act (RA) 9775 (Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009), and RA 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act). The DILG chief...

DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez (Screengrab from Laging Handa) MANILA - Employers in the private sector have so far been cooperative with the advisory urging them to grant paid isolation and quarantine leave benefits to workers infected with coronavirus, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday. "We have not heard any objections from employers, small or big (establishments)," Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said in a Laging Handa briefing, referring to Labor Advisory No. 1 released on January 17. Benavidez, however, clarified that the grant of suc...

(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it is closely coordinating with barangay officials and other village peacekeepers following the pronouncement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) giving village workers the authority to apprehend firecracker ban violators for the New Year revelry. "The Barangay and local PNP units' partnership will ensure that there is proper enforcement of local Executive Orders and a strong system of shared responsibility. Their presence can expand our monitoring deployment. They serve a...

(File photo) MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, on Wednesday ordered police units to constantly coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH) to synchronize the data on firecracker-related injuries in their areas of jurisdiction. "We have previous experiences that some victims aren't reporting to the PNP, especially those with only minor injuries. The tendency is, these cases will not be recorded in our police blotter while the hospitals or the DOH has taken note of them," Carlos said in a statement. The PNP said this is to avoid conflicting d...