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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 Communist Armed Conflict) is the most expansive program to fund development down to the barangay le...

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". "The CHR partly welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court declaring as unconstitutional parts ...

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: National Vaccination Days on Monday, according to the city government. In a statement on Tuesday, the c...

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 communicating with The Hague-based tribunal. "While we do not waive our position that the ICC lack...

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) ILOILO CITY -The deputy provincial director of the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO) was reli...