National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict vice chair Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (File photo) MANILA - Around PHP500 million worth of Barangay Development Program (BDP) projects are now in the implementation stage in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) Region which is scheduled to be visited by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on November 3. "Of the 822 barangay recipients for 2021, 25 are found in Mimaropa wherein a total of 109 BDP projects worth PHP500,000,000 are in the implementation stage," said National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) vice chair Hermogenes Esperon Jr. in a statement Tuesday. Esperon said the cleared barangays will be receiving a package of development programs worth PHP20 million per village through BDP alone. These consist of five BDP core projects which include farm-to-market roads, school buildings, water and sanitation systems, livelihood programs, and health stations, he added. "Other n
CONTINUING VAX ROLLOUT. A person deprived of liberty (PDL) receives the vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 Tuesday (Oct. 19, 2021) at the Zamboanga City Reformatory Center. The PDLs are among the 384,784 individuals who have received vaccines since the vaccination was rolled out in March this year. (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga CIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - A total of 384,784 residents of this city have received vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) since the vaccination program was rolled out here in March this year. Data released Wednesday by the city health office (CHO) showed that 160,300 individuals representing 23.07 percent of the 694,696 eligible population have been fully vaccinated. "The Covid-19 vaccination rollout in Zamboanga City started middle of March this year with six different vaccine brands Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Janssen, Sputnik, and Moderna," Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said in a statement Wednesday. The maj
WELCOME BACK. Officials of the Bukidnon provincial government and the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division welcome former rebels (FRs) at a ceremony at Camp Osito D. Bahian, Malaybalay on Tuesday (Oct. 12, 2021). The FRs were each given PHP25,000, a hygiene kit, a sack of rice, a carton of food packs, and were promised houses. (Photo courtesy of 4ID) CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City - The provincial government of Bukidnon and the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division officially welcomed 30 former rebels (FRs), who used to be members and leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front. They were subsequently reunited with their respective families during the 403rd Infantry Brigade's press conference on Oct. 12, 2021, at Camp Osito D. Bahian, Malaybalay, Bukidnon. The said FRs who surrendered to the 8th Infantry Battalion, 88th Infantry Battalion and 43rd Military Intelligence Company (43MICO) that are under the operational control of the 4