The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) released its preliminary observations on the conduct of the 2022 National and Local Elections, as
POLITICAL leaders seeking the top posts in the May 9 elections cast their votes in their hometowns and cities, all exuding confidence of victory, even while noting some glitches that they worried would disfranchise many voters. In Ilocos Norte, presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. joined his mother Imelda, sister…
The conduct of elections in some areas in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) was reportedly delayed after several vote counting machines malfunctioned.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) formally commissioned into service on Friday, May 6, its newest and biggest ship to date, the BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), which will be used to patrol the country’s vast maritime territory including the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-970
RESETTLEMENT SITE. Construction is ongoing for the housing units intended for Indigenous Peoples (IP) affected by the government's over PHP11 billion Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Calinog, Iloilo. As of end of March 2022, the IP housing project situated in Sitio Agburi, Barangay Cahigon is 55.33 percent complete.(Photo courtesy of JRMP II PR Team) ILOILO CITY - The resettlement project intended for 32 families of Indigenous Peoples (IP) affected by the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in the municipality of Calinog, Iloilo is expected to be completed in June and will be ready to accommodate beneficiaries by the third quarter of this year. JRMP II spokesperson Steve Cordero, in an interview on Tuesday, said the project situated in Sitio Agburi, Barangay Cahigon of the said municipality was 55.33 percent complete as of last March. It was supposed to be completed in the first quarter of this year but the incessant rains since December af