(Photo courtesy of IMEG) MANILA - Members of the anti-scalawag unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have arrested three police officers for alleged extortion in an entrapment in Palo, Leyte on Thursday night. In a statement Friday, Brig. Gen. Oliver Enmodias, chief of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG), identified the suspects as Senior Master Sgt. Alex Asis, Staff Sgt. Raffy Reposar and Cpl. Jerwin Dacillo, assigned at the Palo Municipal Police Station (MPS). Emodias said the three were arrested by members of the IMEG Visayas Field Unit office with the assistance of officers from the Police Regional Office (PRO)-8 inside the Palo MPS at around 6 p.m. The operation stemmed from a complaint filed with the VFU Team against the cops for multiple extortion, robbery and sexual harassment. The complainant, a certain Cherie Quinones of Tacloban City, is already out on bail following her arrest for extortion during an entrapment in a 'Barangayanihan' medical
Quezon City Rep. Precious Castelo (File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Thursday urged Congress to exempt the election duty allowance of public school teachers from income tax. Quezon City Rep. Precious Castelo said teachers play an important role during elections, noting that they exert time and energy to protect the sanctity of every ballot and facilitate the conduct of peaceful and clean elections." "Because of the perils teachers experience during elections, it is fair and just that they be properly compensated for the service they render. In the same manner, it is also appropriate that the compensation they will receive will not be subjected to income tax," she said. She said all forms of compensation, including allowances, are subject to income tax under the Republic Act 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. She pointed out that unless an exemption law is passed, teachers would have to declare their electi
VOTER REGISTRATION.A woman registers for the 2022 polls at the Commission on Elections in Pasay City on May 28, 2021.The Department of Education will support the Comelec in securing a higher budget from Congress for the honoraria and allowances of public school teachers who will serve in next year's polls.(PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) will support the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in securing a higher budget from Congress for the honoraria and allowances of public school teachers who will serve in next year's polls. "Nonetheless, we remain steadfast in helping the Comelec secure a higher budget from Congress to provide additional benefits for our DepEd personnel," the DepEd said in a statement. The agency said it would support the commission in justifying the benefits. These are: -Special risk allowance equivalent to a maximum of 25 percent of the monthly basic salary/pay -Food and water allowance amounting to PHP1,000 per
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) is appealing for an increase in the honoraria of teachers who will serve as poll workers in the May 2022 elections. In a news release issued Friday, Secretary Leonor Briones said the department would coordinate with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the request. "Although it is less than our proposed increase for our teachers who will serve as poll workers, we appreciate the adjusted rates, and we will coordinate with Comelec for a possible increase of the honoraria and other allowances and benefits," Briones said. The Comelec released their approved new honoraria and allowances for the members of the electoral board (EB) and other poll workers last November 10. The granted rates, however, were below DepEd's proposed remuneration. Last June, the department prescribed the following honoraria rates PHP9,000 for chairpersons; PHP8,000 for electoral board members; PHP7,000 for DepEd supervisor official (DESO)