SMUGGLED FUEL. The Maritime Police Group arrest 10 people and seize PHP7 million worth of smuggled fuel near Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi on Saturday (Jan. 28, 2023). The policemen were on conducting sea patrol when they spotted a wooden-hulled vessel transporting the smuggled petroleum product.(Photo courtesy of Area Police Command-Western Mindanao) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities have arrested 10 people and seized some PHP7 million worth of smuggled petroleum products off Tawi-Tawi province, a top police official said Saturday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the shipment was seized around 3:30 a.m. Saturday near the island town of Tandubas. Police Maritime Group personnel based in Tawi-Tawi were conducting seaborne patrol when they spotted ML Shaira, a wooden-hulled vessel in the seawater of Tandubas. During the inspection, the maritime police found there were 10 people onboard and the vessel loaded with 590 drums of undocumented petrole
DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (NIB photo) MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday rallied all local government units (LGUs) to be more vigilant and reinforce measures against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to impede the projected increase in cases until the end of the year. This came following the Department of Health's (DOH) projection of over 10,600 daily Covid-19 cases by October in the National Capital Region (NCR). DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said the DOH's projection is a clear warning that all LGUs should take seriously. He said LGUs must not relax their Covid-19 measures and stand guard on cases in their respective localities to mitigate the possibility of a surge in the coming months. "Kami po ay nananawagan sa ating LGUs na bantayang mabuti ang mga kaso ng Covid sa kanilang nasasakupan (We are calling on our LGUs to keep a close watch on Covid-19 cases in their areas). We are still in a pandemic and we count
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported that Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) has so far logged a cumulative total of 40,056 recovered cases from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), representing an almost 85-percent recovery rate. The recovered cases According to the DOH-9, at least 40,056 cases have recovered out of the 47,203 Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic in March last year. A total of 2,023 cases have died, while 5,119 active cases remain. The DOH-9 covers the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay and the cities of Isabela and Zamboanga. This city recorded the highest Covid-19 recoveries with 17,808, followed by the province of Zamboanga del Sur with 10,438. The number of recoveries from other areas in the region are the following: Zamboanga del Norte, 7,246; Zamboanga Sibugay, 3,659; and Isabela City, 905. Meanwhile, this city posted the highest confirmed cases with 20,872; followed by Zamboang