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28/12/2024

The City Health Office (CHO) has successfully inoculated 63,672 individuals in the city with the flu vaccine as of Thursday, December 26.

ILOILO City – The City Health Office (CHO) has successfully inoculated 63,672 individuals in the city with the flu vaccine as of Thursday, December 26. The CHO began administering the shots for free on November 21, targeting everyone aged 10 years old and above. The vaccination campaign is ongoing...

28/12/2024

BSP: MAJORITY OF FILIPINOS SUPPORT POLYMERIZATION OF PH BANKNOTES

A SURVEY conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that majority of Filipinos support the polymerization of Philippine banknotes.

According to the BSP, its Consumer Expectation Survey conducted in the first quarter of the year found that 61.3% of respondents supported the overall initiative of Philippine banknotes polymerization, higher than the 10.9% in the previous year.

The central bank earlier this month unveiled the new polymer banknotes that come in denominations of P500, P100, and P50, showcasing images of native and protected species, as well as local weave designs.

The new polymer banknote denominations will be available in limited quantities in the Greater Manila Area this December, but are set to fully enter into circulation in the first quarter of 2025.

READ More: https://www.panaynews.net/bsp-majority-of-filipinos-support-polymerization-of-ph-banknotes/

28/12/2024

COC NI MAYOR JOHN LLOYD PACETE SANG BUGASONG, ANTIQUE GINKANSELAR SANG COMELEC

Ginkumpirmar ni Atty. Eduardo Fortaleza, legal counsel ni Board Member kag Aspirant Mayor Victor Condez nga nabaton nila kahapon ang decision sang Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division nga naga-kanselar sang Certificate of Candidacy (COC) ni Mayor John Lloyd Pacete sang banwa sang Bugasong, Antique nga nagapa-reelect bilang mayor sa May 2025 elections.

Nag-ugat ang pag-petition sang iya client nga si Board Member Condez matapos nga nag-file si Pacete sang COC sadtong October 5, 2024 para magpa-reelect apisar nga three-termer na ini bilang alkalde.

Nagsugod si Pacete sa pagpungko bilang alkalde sadtong 2016, 2019, kag 2022.

Ang rason sang kampo ni Condez sa pag-request nga i-deny ang COC ni Pacete amo nga ang pagpa-reelect sang alkalde ang violation sang constitution ng nagahambal nga dapat tatlo lamang ka termino ang pag-serbisyo sang isa ka elected official.

Ang argumento naman sang kampo ni Pacete kon ngaa nag-file ang alkalde para sa re-election amo nga na-interupt ukon na-disrupt ang iya pag-serbisyo sadtong 2019 matapos nga napriso ini bangod sa pagdala sang firearm sadtong panahon sang campaign period.

Napamatbatan si Pacete sang pagka-priso sadtong April 2019 asta December 2019 rason nga wala ini naka-serbisyo sang remaining two months sa iya first term kag wala ini maka-serbisyo sang first six months sa iya second term bangod nga ara sia sa prisuhan.

Sang panahon nga ara si Pacete sa sulod sang prisuhan, nag-appoint ang Comelec kag ang DILG sang acting Mayor.

Nakabalik sa pag-serbisyo bilang alkalde si Pacete matapos nga nakagwa sa prisohan.

Pero, ang argumento naman sang Comelec First Division nga bisan sang panahon nga ginpriso ang alkalde, wala ini gin-deny sang iya title bilang "mayor".

"The foregoing premises consider, the Commission (First Division) holds that Respondent's filing of his COC for the position of Mayor of Bugasong, Antique constitutes a violation of the three-term limit rule.

Wherefore, premises considered, the Commission (First Division) resolved as it hereby resolves to grant the petition dated 16 October 2024. Accordingly, the Certificate of Candidacy of Respondent John Lloyd M. Pacete for the position of Mayor of Bugasong, Antique is hereby cancelled," part sang resolution sang Comelec First Division.

Sa subong, wala pa makapagwa sang reaction ang kampo ni Pacete.

Sanday Pacete kag Condez ang natalana nga magkontrahanay sa pagka-alkalde sang Bugasong sa May 2025 elections./PN

28/12/2024

"Artificial sugar crisis. And Negros Occidental, the “Sugar Bowl” of the country, is currently languishing from it."

"Who said it?"

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN ARTIFICIAL SUGAR crisis. And Negros Occidental, the “Sugar Bowl” of the country, is currently languishing from it. Who said it? It is Negros Occidental 5th District’s Rep. Dino Yulo. Yulo is a sugar planter and one of the top executives of the Sugar Regulatory Admin...

28/12/2024

BREAKING NEWS: Ginkumpirma sang Tiya nga ang nasapwan nga bata sa sapa sang Phase 6-B Sto. Domingo subong nga Sabado, ginkilala nga si Queenie Aguirre.

📷: Brigada News Fm 103.1 Bacolod

28/12/2024

Seven churches in the Archdiocese of Jaro have been designated as pilgrimage sites for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.

ILOILO City – Seven churches in the Archdiocese of Jaro have been designated as pilgrimage sites for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. These include the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro district here; the St. Nicholas of Tolentino Parish in Cabatuan, Iloilo; St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Bar...

28/12/2024

The clock is ticking for telecommunications and cable television companies operating in the metropolis to remove their dangling and unkempt cables.

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – The clock is ticking for telecommunications and cable television companies operating in the metropolis to remove their dangling and unkempt cables.  Mayor Jerry Treñas has issued a stern reminder, expressing his frustration over the lack of progress despite gran...

28/12/2024

28/12/2024

UPDATE: Kanlaon Volcano is still under Alert Level 3 and still being monitored.

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28/12/2024

NEWS UPDATE: This year, the National Food Authority (NFA) has produced P5.661 million worth of milled rice, or 95% of its buffer stocking goal.

For more stories, visit https://watchmendailyjournal.com/

28/12/2024

The rift between Mayor Jerry Treñas and Engr. Roy Pacanan, head of the Department of Public Works and Highways – Iloilo City District Engineering Office (DPWH-ICDEO), has deepened.

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – The rift between Mayor Jerry Treñas and Engr. Roy Pacanan, head of the Department of Public Works and Highways – Iloilo City District Engineering Office (DPWH-ICDEO), has deepened. Pacanan pushed back against accusations of delays in critical road projects. In ...

28/12/2024

Mayor Jerry Treñas has called on landowners to convert their idle properties into office and business process outsourcing (BPO) spaces to meet the growing demand in the metropolis.

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has called on landowners to convert their idle properties into office and business process outsourcing (BPO) spaces to meet the growing demand in the metropolis. In a statement, Treñas highlighted the city’s role as a flourishing economic hu...

28/12/2024

ECONOMIST SEES INFLATION SETTLING AT 2.6% IN DECEMBER

HEADLINE inflation will likely settle at 2.6 percent this month, well within the government’s 2 percent to 4 percent target range, due to lower rice prices, an economist said.

“Inflation could remain relatively benign and still well within the BSP’s inflation target of 2 to 4 percent, largely due to lower rice prices, which account for 9 percent of the CPI (consumer price index) basket due to lower tariff on imported rice,” Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. chief economist Michael Ricafort told the Philippine News Agency.

Headline inflation settled at 2.5 percent in November.

Rice was a significant driver of inflation since September 2023.

o reduce rice prices, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed and issued Executive Order (EO) 62, series of 2024 on the Comprehensive Tariff Program 2024-2028 on June 20.

Implemented in July, the EO includes reducing the tariff on imported rice from 35 percent to 15 percent, which contributed to some moderation in retail rice prices in the local market.

As of November, rice inflation continued its downtrend to 5.1 percent from 22.5 percent in June.

READ More: https://www.panaynews.net/economist-sees-inflation-settling-at-2-6-in-december/

28/12/2024

Researchers at Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) have found and demonstrated a groundbreaking way to grow seaweed up to 6.5 times faster than traditional methods by using lab-grown, tissue-cultured seedlings.

RESEARCHERS at Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) have found and demonstrated a groundbreaking way to grow seaweed up to 6.5 times faster than traditional methods by using lab-grown, tissue-cultured seedlings. Seaweeds like Kappaphycus alvarezii, known....

28/12/2024

Major Stories (December 28, 2024)

The Department of Health (DOH) reported 20 cases of fireworks-related injuries in Region 6 from December 21 to 26, an increase from previous figures.

ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 20 cases of fireworks-related injuries in Region 6 from December 21 to 26, an increase from previous figures. Of these, four cases were treated at sentinel hospitals, while 16 were managed at non-sentinel facilities. Most injuries involved eye ...

28/12/2024

WEATHER UPDATE: According to PAGASA, Filipinos are expected to experience a rainy weekend due to four weather systems simultaneously affecting the country. Metro Manila and Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. The Intertropical Convergence Zone will trigger cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms in Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bicol Region, and MIMAROPA.

For more stories, visit https://watchmendailyjournal.com/

28/12/2024

In today's Lapsus Calami— DRUG SUSPECT’S ESCAPE EMBARRASSES MOLO POLICE

THE AUDACITY of Inday Jennifer, the Houdini of Molo Police Station! Pwerte!

Complaining of an upset stomach, this drug suspect made her way to the CR (comfort room) under the watchful eyes of male officers who, citing “gender sensitivity”, opted to close the door rather than maintain proper supervision. That decision proved costlier than they could have imagined. Haslo!

Once inside, Inday Jennifer choreographed her escape with an ingenuity that would make any action movie proud: turning on the faucet to mask her movements, scaling a chair to reach the unbarred window, and leaping into temporary freedom.

But she didn’t flee to a safe house or a remote hideout — she was found shortly after, casually enjoying barbecue at the Iloilo Central Market. Freedom, it seems, is best paired with grilled skewers. Gin gutom gid g**o sa karsel ang tarsa!

Now, the Iloilo City Police Office is in damage control mode, launching a motu proprio investigation to determine kuno whether negligence played a role in this escapade. Kailangan pa ba itanong yan? Tonto!

This wasn’t just a case of a suspect slipping away; it was an embarrassing reminder that the responsibilities of law enforcement don’t pause for bathroom breaks. Tarso!

Say mo, General W***y?

28/12/2024

This city government has issued a strong warning to establishments selling the illegal boga, a modern take on the traditional bamboo cannon noisemaker often used during the holiday season.

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – This city government has issued a strong warning to establishments selling the illegal boga, a modern take on the traditional bamboo cannon noisemaker often used during the holiday season. Mayor Jerry Treñas stressed the dangers posed by this makeshift device. .....