Key officials from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Office of Civil Defense gathered today to discuss transport strategies for delivering essential goods to areas severely affected by Typhoon Pepito and previous storms. Among those present were OCD Asec. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, OCD Asec. Cesar Idio, and OCD Director…
Former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. called on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to grant Mary Jane Veloso clemency if the national government’s efforts to bring her back from Indonesia bear fruit. Abalos, who is running for senator under the administration-backed “Alyansa Para sa Pagbabago” slate, commended…
Cotabato City— PDEA Drug Enforcement Officers BARMM, along with the 55th Infantry Battalion Philippine Army and support unit Wao Municipal Police Station, successfully conducted a buy-bust operation, shut down a drug den, and arrested its maintainer and seven other cohorts in the vicinity of Purok 2, Barangay Panang, Wao, Lanao Del Sur. Confiscated and recovered…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has taken a significant step towards modernizing trade processes by strengthening its partnership with the private sector. This collaborative effort was evident during the recent ‘Enabling Cross-Border Paperless Trade’ seminar, organized by the Pan Asian E-commerce Alliance (PAA) and hosted by InterCommerce Network Services Inc. at Makati City. The seminar…
The country’s overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a deficit of $724 million in October 2024, a reversal from the US$1.5 billion BOP surplus recorded in October 2023. The BOP deficit in October 2024 reflected the National Government’s (NG) net foreign currency withdrawals from its deposits with the BSP to settle its foreign currency…
The government’s swift preemptive evacuation of residents in high-risk areas was instrumental in ensuring the safety of communities affected by Super Typhoon Pepito, which has since weakened into a severe tropical storm. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Assistant Secretary Cesar Idio emphasized that the government’s primary concern is meeting the needs of storm-affected communities. He…
As of noon Monday, November 18, 2024, 25 road closures were reported due to the effects of Tropical Cyclones Nika, Ofel, and Pepito, which affected several national roads in Luzon. In a report to Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, the DPWH-Bureau of Maintenance (DPWH-BOM) identified more road closures in the Cordillera Administrative…
More or less 4,400 grams (equivalent to 4.4 kilograms) of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of Php29,920,000 were seized from a drug suspect during a buy-bust operation conducted on November 18, 2024, around 11:05 AM at Palawan Zone II, Barangay Divisoria, Zamboanga City. Said the PDEA Zamboanga City Office, Regional Drug Enforcement Unit,…
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives arrested a German woman wanted in her country for sex crimes. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified the fugitive as Evangeline Schmidt, 48, who was arrested last Nov. 8 along Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City, by members of the BI fugitive search unit (FSU) Schmidt was arrested on…
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported the arrest of a fugitive wanted for theft and fraud in Tokyo. The Japanese man, identified as Kudo Tomoya, 31, was intercepted last November 15 at the BI’s office in the SM Aura mall in Taguig after attempting to apply for an extension of his tourist visa. BI SM…