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LEGAZPI CITY - Over 3,000 agrarian legal cases in Bicol have been resolved from January to August this year, the Department of Agrarian Reform in the region (DAR-5) said on Thursday. Geri Buensalida, DAR-5 spokesperson, in a message, said this was noted after the recently conducted annual regional assessment of the legal sector. Based on the report, 3,044 of the 5,582 agrarian legal cases targeted for the third quarter of 2022 have been resolved. Lawyer Leo Miguel Ramos, officer-in-charge Assistant Regional Director for Administration and Legal Chief of DAR-Bicol, said he hopes to maintain the...

MANILA - The positivity rate, the number of people testing for Covid-19, in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased to 12.7 percent as of Sept. 7, the OCTA Research Group said Thursday. In a televised public briefing, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Butch Ong noted that the figure is a 0.6 percent increase from NCR's 12.1 percent positivity rate as of Sept. 3. "Siyempre sa increased mobility ng ating mga kababayan sa communities nila 'no, maaari din dahil siyempre mas marami na ang tao sa labas at pumapasok sa opisina, sa paaralan (Of course, the increased mobility rate of our ...

(File photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy close to 22,000 personnel to secure the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 25. From the original plan of 15,174 personnel, the deployment will be increased to 21,843, said National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Maj. Gen. Felipe Natividad, during the first inter-agency coordination meeting at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City on Friday. Natividad said the security forces will be co...

Boracay Island (File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Thursday lauded the increase of foreign arrivals in Boracay Island as a good sign of economic recovery not only for the Aklan province but also for the country. Aklan Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. cited a report from the municipal tourism office of Malay in Aklan showing that there has been a constant influx of foreign tourists on the island indicated by a 69-percent increase. The tourism office recorded 6,873 tourists in June, up from 4,268 in May, 4,737 in April, and 2,533 in March. "The revival of the tourism industry, especially of famed...

DAVAO CITY - The Davao Covid-19 Task Force has reminded Dabawenyos anew to strictly observe the proper wearing of face masks after the virus positivity rate here slightly rose to 4.5 percent. In a statement Wednesday, the Covid-19 Task Force said there is a need to observe the minimum health protocol as 18 people turned out positive for the virus out of the 396 persons tested. As of June 26, the city has recorded 80 active cases. Since March 2020, the city tallied a total of 72,621 Covid-19 cases, with 70,540 recoveries, and 2,000 deaths. The city has been under Level 1 as Covid-19 cases remai...