BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Sci
Image lifted with permission from Police Regional Office-13 Facebook Page. BUTUAN CITY - The offices of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the Caraga region have jointly validated and signed the 2022 Regional Watch List on Illegal Drugs (RWID) on Tuesday afternoon. "The RWID is a reference source and guide to all drug enforcement units conducting anti-drug and barangay drug-clearing operations in the region," Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga) Director Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr. said in a statement issued on the same day. PDEA-13 Director Emerson Rosales said their contribution to the RWID - a unified list of drug personalities identified by the two law enforcement agencies - signifies the agency's continuing commitment to end the illegal drug problem in Caraga. "The RWID will help the operatives of PRO-13 and PDEA-13 in the accomplishment of their tasks and the arrest of individuals involved in the illeg
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Eight most wanted persons, including an alleged crime group leader, were arrested during a simultaneous enhanced managing police operation (SEMPO) in Zamboanga del Sur, a top police official said Wednesday. Arrested suspects were identified as Wennie Landiao Nango, 38; Randy Carolino Capa, 67; Rammel Ybanez Damulan, 35; Jason Tibagong Paglinawan, 31; Jimber Salonoy Bragat, 24; Richard Salibulan Candao, 25; Noel Candong Macabandas, 22; and Jiamel Mol Aladja, 49. Col. Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said Nango, the 10th most wanted in San Miguel town, was arrested around 2 p.m. Tuesday in Lazaro Street, Barangay Dalandanan, Valenzuela City. Nango, the alleged leader of the Landiao crime group, has a standing warrant of arrest for the crime of murder with no recommended bail issued by the court of San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur. Albarico said the Landiao crime group was involved in gun-for-hire, gunrunning, robbery, and holdup activities. Meanwhile, C
COLLAB FOR AGRI. Surigao del Norte Governor Francisco Matugas (seated 2nd from right) and Department of Agriculture 13 (Caraga) Director Ricardo Onate, Jr. (seated 3rd from right) lead the memorandum of agreement signing on March 22, 2022, for the implementation of the Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES) in the province. The PAFES program aims to strengthen collaboration between the different stakeholders in Surigao del Norte to boost agricultural and fishery interventions. (Photo courtesy of DA-13) BUTUAN CITY - The implementation of the Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES) in Surigao del Norte has officially kicked off with the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA), the Department of Agriculture (DA) 13 (Caraga) reported Wednesday. In a statement, the DA-13 said Tuesday's MOA signing by Governor Francisco Matugas and DA-13 Director Ricardo Onate Jr. at the provincial Capitol signaled the start of agricultural interventions at the grass