admin

Comelec sees need for funds for possible polls after Barzaga’s ouster

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have to look for additional funds if it will conduct special elections in the lone district of Dasmariñas, Cavite following the expulsion of lawmaker Kiko Barzaga from the House of Representatives.  This is what Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia answered when asked if the poll body

Read More »

PDEA, cops bust drug den in Batangas City

LUCENA CITY, Quezon—Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives and police dismantled an alleged drug den and arrested four suspects in Batangas City, Batangas, on Monday, June 1. A report posted by PDEA Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) on its Facebook page said that at 4:10 p.m., its operatives and policemen raided a suspected drug

Read More »

Biliran province returns to regular 5-day workweek 

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Biliran Governor Rogelio Espina has ordered the reinstatement of the regular five-day workweek in the provincial government of Biliran and all of its municipalities starting Monday, June 1, ending the compressed four-day workweek schedule that had been implemented as part of energy conservation measures earlier this year. The directive is

Read More »

Court junks bid of Zaldy Co’s co-accused to dismiss malversation case

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has junked the petition of resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co’s co-accused to dismiss the malversation case against them. The non-bailable malversation of funds case, through falsification of public documents, stems from a Sunwest project — or the company where Co is said to be a beneficial owner — worth P289.4

Read More »

Rizal town ramps up creeks, rivers cleanup as rainy season begins

LUCENA CITY, Quezon—As part of its flood mitigation efforts during the rainy season, the local government of Taytay, Rizal has intensified dredging and desilting operations in creeks and rivers across the municipality. The Municipal Public Information Office (PIO) reported on Monday, June 1, that the Municipal Engineering Office–Flood Control Section has stepped up the cleanup

Read More »