Google map of Misamis Occidental. CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Misamis Occidental province's crime volume dropped by 11 percent for the first half of this year. In a statement Tuesday, the Misamis Occidental Provincial Police Office (MOCPPO) said a total crime volume of 613 cases were recorded from January 1 to June 30 this year compared to 688 crimes during the same period in 2021. Col. Anthony Placido, MOCPPO chief, said the decrease in crimes is a result of continuous law enforcement operations that have so far yielded 372 wanted persons. Placido also noted that the campaign against loose firearms resulted in the confiscation of some 180 firearms, including those seized during the election gun ban, that were safely kept in local police stations. For the anti-illegal drugs campaign, MOCPPO launched a total of 19 operations which resulted in the arrest of 25 persons and confiscation of 126.77 grams of illegal drugs amounting to some PHP330,000. (PNA) }
(Contributed photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order (EO) updating a list of industries restricted from foreign investment and reserved for Filipinos. EO No. 175, signed on Monday, was issued as part of the requirements under Republic Act (RA) No. 7042 or the Foreign Investments Act of 1991 which mandates the formulation of a Regular Foreign Investment Negative List. "There is a need to formulate the Twelfth Regular Foreign Investment Negative List, replacing the Eleventh Regular Foreign Investment Negative List, to reflect changes to List A and List B, pursuant to existing laws, consistent with the policy to ease restrictions on foreign participation in certain investment areas or activities," the EO read. List A may be amended at any time to reflect changes instituted in specific laws while List B will only be made at least once every two years. List A enumerates areas where foreign ownership is limited by mandate of the Constitution and specific
SEIZED. The Bataan Maritime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP) seizes the assorted fish illegally caught within the municipal waters of Pilar, Bataan. It reported on Monday (June 27, 2022) the arrest of the boat skippers and crew of two fishing bancas reportedly caught illegally fishing within the municipal waters of Pilar last June 24. (Photo courtesy of the Bataan Maritime Group of the PNP) MARIVELES, Bataan - The Bataan Maritime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Monday the arrest of the boat skippers and crew of two fishing bancas reportedly caught illegally fishing within the municipal waters of Pilar town in this province. Maj. Leoncio Alcantara Jr., Bataan PNP Maritime Group chief, said nabbed were boat captains Antonio Revira, 54, of fishing boat Asrael Eion; and Ernesto Mayor, 54, of FB Kuya Caloy; both from Hagonoy, Bulacan. The two boat captains will be charged with the violation of Section 95 on the use of active gear or trawl under Republi
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - Labor groups in the Ilocos Region have lauded the wage increase implemented on June 6, saying it is timely amid the increasing prices of goods. Catherine Pangan, the labor group representative in the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Ilocos Region, said in a phone interview on Friday, "Nagtanong tanong tayo sa ating mga kasamahan at parehas sila ng sinasabi na malaking tulong ito bagaman masasabi natin na kulang pa ito subalit sapat na din pandagdag sa mga tumataas na pangangailangan (We asked our colleagues and they share the same sentiment that it is a huge help but still insufficient, although just enough to augment for the increasing needs)." She noted that the additional PHP30 in the minimum wage of employees in the Ilocos Region mostly goes to their expenses in fares or gas. "Although they are happy that there is an increase in the minimum rate and we are hoping that the economy would be able to fully recover and the wage of e
MANILA - Operators and drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) may receive the second tranche of the government's fuel subsidy program by early July, an official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Wednesday. In a Viber message to reporters, LTFRB Executive Director Maria Kristina Cassion said the documentary requirements for the release of funds for the second tranche are being prepared. "We're targeting early July. However, it would also depend on how fast the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) can download the funds to us," Cassion said. She noted that beneficiaries may receive the fuel subsidy "much faster" for the second tranche as their cards would have been produced by the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP). "Crediting to the account of the beneficiaries will be through the top-up method," she said. As of Tuesday, the LTFRB has so far disbursed the first tranche of the government's fuel sub