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DISASTER RESPONSE. At least 30 reservists undergo a three-day training on disaster response initiated by the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) in collaboration with partner government agencies. The training kicked off Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2023) at the OCD-Zamboanga Peninsula office in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur. (Photo courtesy of Westmincom) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) is training reservists in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in the region. In a statement Thursday, Westmincom said it has initiated a three-day Joint Reserve Force Incident Command System (ICS) training that began at the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) - Zamboanga Peninsula in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday. Westmincom commander Lt. Gen. Roy Galido said the training - under collaboration with OCD and the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Council - aims to impart the basic skills, knowledge, and techniques of ICS integrating the use of the r ....
UTICA, N.Y. - A federal judge in New York issued a stipulation and order divesting creditors of their interest in two blocked bank deposit accounts, containing about $42 million total, held by Prominvestbank - a Russian bank registered in Kyiv with alleged ties to the Taliban - which were blocked due to sanctions imposed on Russia for its war against Ukraine. The funds will help satisfy the $138 million judgment issued in the Northern District of Texas against the Taliban, Al Qaeda and the Haqqani Network in favor of seven anonymous litigants. ....
FEUDING CLANS. A school vehicle whose driver was kidnapped is found abandoned by police in Barangay Cadayawan, Marawi City on Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2023). Police recovered the abducted driver later on the same day, in an apparent incident of a family feud. (Photo courtesy of Marawi CPO) CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte - Police personnel in Marawi City and Lanao del Sur rescued a kidnapping victim following a hot pursuit operation Wednesday afternoon. In a report Thursday, Col. Robert Daculan, Lanao del Sur police provincial director, identified the victim as Jamel Lantod Hadji Jabbar, driver at the Siena School Foundation in Marawi City. Daculan said Jabbar was forcibly taken by gunmen, including the van (FAB-1185) he was driving in Barangay Beyabadamag, Marawi City, and brought him to the direction of Marantao, Lanao del Sur. After receiving the information, personnel from the Marawi City police station and the provincial police mobile force company conducted the pursuit operation a ....
INUNDATED. After heavy rains on Tuesday night (Feb. 21, 2023), residents in Carmen, Davao del Norte, struggled against rising floodwaters. At least 2,312 families are affected in nine barangays. (Photo courtesy of One DavNor Network) DAVAO CITY - The Davao del Norte provincial government distributed more relief goods on Thursday to 2,312 families affected by the recent flooding in Carmen town due to heavy rains caused by a localized thunderstorm. A report from the Carmen Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) indicated that nine barangays were affected by the flooding on Tuesday night. The affected barangays included Mabuhay, Alejal, New Camiling, Ising, Asuncion, Taba, Mangalcal, Tuganay and Cebulano. Ninety-two families were evacuated to the Carmena municipal evacuation center following the rising water level. No other local government unit was affected by the floods, the provincial government said. Governor Edwin Jubabib said they immediately conducted wate ....