by magnolia_eic | Jan 9, 2010 | Headlines
Cabanatuan City- Philippines — A shipment of 15 M-16 rifles to Isabela was stopped on Friday night by the Nueva Ecija Police.
Chief of Police Community Relations Bureau, Supt. Ricardo Villanueva said the rifles were in a van that was blocked along the highway fronting Central Luzon State University in the Science City of Munoz.
Villanueva added that the three people aboard the van — SPO4 Noriel Mamaclay of the Cagayan Valley police and two employees of the Santiago City government in Isabela were held by policemen as the rifle’s documents and transport permits were checked. Initial investigation showed the guns were intended for the PNP’s Special Weapons and Tactics team in Santiago City.
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by magnolia_eic | Jan 9, 2010 | Headlines
Camp Apolinario, Panacan, Davao City (9 January) — Three members of the New People’s Army rebels surrendered to authorities in Lupon town in Davao Oriental province at 4 PM last Sunday, January 3, 2010.
Merycho Casas Ermac,19; Cristituto Cabrera Torres,23; and Junrey Cabrera Torres,27 members of the Sandatahang Yunit Pampropaganda Platun of the Local Terrorist Front-18 (LTF-18), Southern Mindanao Region surrendered to the 28th Infantry Battalion based in Lupon.
In 2009 southern Mindanao set a record high of 289 NPAs who surrendered to authorities while a total of 50 firearms were also yielded.
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by magnolia_eic | Jan 9, 2010 | Headlines, Tourism
Baguio City (January 9)– The Department of Tourism declares that there is a boost in local tourism despite the weakening of international tourism industries. DOT Secretary Oscar Palayabyab said that in a random sampling conducted by their agency two years ago, 11 to 16 million local tourists were recorded nationwide.
Palayabyab however admitted to the need of scaling down the five million foreign tourist arrival to a more realistic target until the global economy stabilizes.
Topping the list of tourist destinations are Camarines Sur, Cebu and Baguio. Despite the calamities that passed, the number of tourists grew during the long holidays.
Palayabyab encourages the development of local tourist spots to increase the Philippines’ capacity for more tourist arrivals.
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by magnolia_eic | Jan 9, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Roxas City (9 January) – Veterans are given only until February 16th of this year to apply for the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC). This program is for the benefit of eligible WWII veterans, and is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or the Economic Stimulus Bill signed by US President Barack Obama.
Widows of the veterans may also apply, and Filipinos who think they are eligible for such program are encouraged to apply immediately.
As of December 29, USDVA has approved the applications of more than 11,300 eligible Filipino WWII veterans or their widows; these qualified veterans and widows have been paid a total of nearly P6.4 billion.
The application process is free and simple, and there is no need to pay anyone to assist in completing the form, which can be mailed to the U.S. Embassy.
Veterans can also call USDVA at (632) 528-2500 or toll free outside Metro Manila at 1-800-1888-5252 for more information.
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by magnolia_eic | Jan 7, 2010 | Headlines
Maguindanao election supervisor Estrellita Orbase on Thursday said that no valuables related to the coming elections were missing.
Orbase narrated to reporters last Tuesday that unidentified men broke into the Comelec Provicial Office and took with them kitchen utensils, window curtains and a water dispenser. Footprints of the burglars were found in the office table.
The COMELEC Provincial Office is located 50 meters away from the heavily secured Provincial Capitol.
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