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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, delivered 200 hygiene kits and 400 jerry cans to Barangay Puro, Caoayan in Ilocos Sur on Aug. 2.
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Located in a coastal area, PRC said that volunteers needed
(Google map) LEGAZPI CITY - A member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) surrendered to police authorities in Placer, Masbate on Monday. A report from Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) on Wednesday identified the surrenderer as "Ka Jack", 44, a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Placer town. He is a member of the Militia ng Bayan under Platoon 1, Larangan 2, Komite ng Probinsya 4, Bicol Regional Party Committee under the Jose Rapsing Command in Masbate. "The joint elements of Placer Municipal Police Station and Masbate 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company, facilitated the surrender of 'Ka Jack' after conducting a series of negotiations and information campaigns with regard to National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict E.O (Executive Order) 70.," said Major Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson in a statement. Calubaquib said the surrenderer was recruited by a certain "Ka Reynan" at Sitio Pandayan
Commission on Higher Education chairperson J. Prospero "Popoy" de Vera (File photo) MANILA - Commission on Higher Education chairperson J. Prospero "Popoy" de Vera on Sunday questioned a tweet made by online news website Rappler claiming that Antonio "Tony" Esquelador Jr., a man born without legs, received a scholarship from the Office of the Vice President Leni Robredo. In a tweet dated May 6, Rappler shared photos of 30-year-old Esquelador with the Mayon volcano as backdrop and described him as "a scholar of the VP for the last five years" in its caption. Rappler said Esquelador Jr. of Barangay Puro, Legazpi City, was making his way through 5 kilometers to join the May 6 Albay grand send-off for Robredo. De Vera pointed out that Esquelador was actually a Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) beneficiary under Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education (UAQTE) law. RA 10931, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2017, h
(Photo from VP Leni Robredo's Facebook page) LEGAZPI CITY - The tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan, who are eyeing the two highest positions in the country, together with their senatorial slate, drew huge crowds of people during their grand rallies held in two provinces of Bicol region on Friday. In a social media post, Solid Leni Bicol, the organizer of the events, said they estimated 40,000 attendees in the People's Rally in Sorsogon City while in Legazpi City, crowd estimates climbed to more than 100,000 individuals. However, Rolly Esguerra, public safety officer here, said no road closure was ordered along the Sawangan Park where the rally took place. "Wala naman po rerouting. Strictly no parking ang Sawangan Park. Stop, drop and go lang lahat ng vehicles. Then go straight ahead and exit to Barangay Puro to Barangay Binanuahan, then to Rizal Street. (We don't have rerouting. Strictly no parking at Sawangan Park. Stop