PCG Commandant CG Admiral Leopoldo Laroya. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Leopoldo Laroya is set to formally retire from service on Thursday, after more than "38 years of public service." In a Viber message, PCG spokesperson Commodore Armando Balilo said Malacanang will announce Laroya's replacement as chief of the PCG. "The men and women of the PCG express their sincere gratitude to the inspiring leadership of CG Admiral Laroya who significantly contributed to the transformation of the modern PCG," the PCG said in a media bulletin on Thursday. Laroya, it said, has been at the helm of the PCG for five months and led the uniformed service's Covid-19 response, modernization efforts, and through the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. During this period, it said the PCG assisted in the daily operations of 'Task Force Bayanihan for Returning Overseas Filipinos,' the nationwide vaccination drive 'Bayanihan, B
PCG Commandant CG Admiral Leopoldo Laroya. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Leopoldo Laroya is set to formally retire from service on Friday, after more than "38 years of public service." In a Viber message, PCG spokesperson Commodore Armando Balilo said Malacanang will announce Laroya's replacement as chief of the PCG. "The men and women of the PCG express their sincere gratitude to the inspiring leadership of CG Admiral Laroya who significantly contributed to the transformation of the modern PCG," the PCG said in a media bulletin on Thursday. Laroya, it said, has been at the helm of the PCG for five months and led the uniformed service's Covid-19 response, modernization efforts, and through the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. During this period, it said the PCG assisted in the daily operations of 'Task Force Bayanihan for Returning Overseas Filipinos,' the nationwide vaccination drive 'Bayanihan, Bak
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday that it was getting less difficult to implement the “no vaccination, no ride” policy, with the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) reporting fewer policy violators the past few days.
DOTR123 The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the exemption of essential workers from the “no vaccination, no ride” policy is not a new protocol enforced after the policy’s pilot implementation. In a statement on Thursday, Jan. 20, the DOTR clarified that prior to the full implementation of
(PNA file photo) MANILA - A total of 570 unvaccinated commuters apprehended in Quezon City have received their first dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) jabs since the implementation of the "no vaccination, no ride" policy on Monday. In a statement Wednesday night, Mayor Joy Belmonte said the city's law enforcement cluster, led by Task Force Disiplina, the Philippine National Police's Highway Patrol Group, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, and the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic have conducted joint operations since the new policy limiting the movement of unvaccinated individuals was implemented. She said commuters unable to present a Covid-19 vaccination card were apprehended and brought to the vaccination site at the Quezon Memorial Circle to receive their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. Belmonte assured that unvaccinated individuals who need to acquire essential goods or services, as well as those who have medical conditions that preven