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(File photo) MANILA - A total of 607 violators were arrested and more than 500 firearms and other deadly weapons were seized in checkpoints in Metro Manila pursuant to the election gun ban implementation for the past three months, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Thursday. In a statement, the NCRPO said 14,320 gun ban checkpoints manned by police and soldiers and 524 other police operations yielded 234 firearms, 67 other deadly weapons, 324 bladed/pointed weapons, one grenade, 13 explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and 2,760 pieces of ammunition were co...

SURPLUS. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas says the city government is now looking into remedies for its surplus supply of the AstraZeneca vaccines. As of Monday (March 7, 2022), 144.84 percent of its eligible population aged 18-59 and 65.93 percent of 55,328 for 60 and above are already fully vaccinated.(Photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The legal office of the city government here is looking for possible solutions following a surplus of supply of AstraZeneca vaccines due to late delivery. "We might be going by way of legal remedy. We do not want to ...

(Photo grabbed from DOH-13 FB Page.) BUTUAN CITY - At least 1,334,468 residents in the region are now fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of Health in Caraga (DOH-13) reported Tuesday. "The total number of fully vaccinated individuals represents 59.39 percent of the total target population for vaccination in the region," stated the DOH-13. Data provided by DOH-13 also indicated that 2,711,558 Covid-19 vaccines were administered in the region of which 102,200 individuals were inoculated with booster shots as of February 13. The A4 category (fro...

CASH ASSISTANCE. Erlinda Brinquez, 81, of Barangay Tag-abaca thanks the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga (DSWD-13) for the financial aid she received through the agency's Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program during the distribution activity conducted last Dec. 31, 2021 in Basilisa, Dinagat Islands. A total of 11,686 families from various towns in Dinagat Islands have so far received cash assistance of PHP5,000 each through the AICS program. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-13) BUTUAN CITY - A total of 11,686 families affected by Typhoon Odette in Dinaga...

VACCINATION ROLLOUT ANEW. The DOH in Soccsksargen region aims to vaccinate a total of 1,220,139 individuals during the January 24-26 Bayanihan, Bakunahan activities in Region 12. Dr. Aristides Concepcion-Tan (2nd left), DOH-12 regional director, has appealed for media support during a press conference on Monday (Jan. 17, 2022) in Cotabato City for the forthcoming campaign that forms part of the national IATF's "Strategy Laban sa Pandemya." (Photo courtesy of DOH-12) COTABATO CITY - The Department of Health in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) is aiming to vaccinate more than 1.2 million u...