Thursday, March 25, 2021

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Tacloban mayor ready to face probe for early Covid-19 jab

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 06:47 PM PDT

TACLOBAN City Mayor Alfred Romualdez has expressed willingness to be investigated for allegedly "jumping the line" ahead of health workers listed under priority group A1 of the government's vaccination program against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

"If I have violated any guidelines, I am willing to face the consequences," said Romualdez who was inoculated with Chinese-made Sinovac on March 22, 2021.

"It pains me to hear that only 50 percent of the frontliners wanted to avail (themselves) of the Covid-19 jab and the remaining vials will be returned to the national government. So I did it to lead my people out of fear," added the mayor.

Romualdez, who is a Covid-19 survivor, maintained that he received the jab "to make the people see that it was okay to get the vaccine and take it for protection so that the efforts of the national government will not be in vain."

In a statement, the City Government said the vaccine used on the mayor was already an "excess" of the vaccines allocated to the city's health workers following the refusal of other medical frontliners to get inoculated.

"Resolution 4, s.2021 of the Interim National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (iNItag) for Covid-19 vaccines states that 'any excess vaccine donation of Sinovac from priority group A1 shall be provided to priority group A4 (which includes local chief executives, who are considered as frontline essential workers),'" read a statement from the Tacloban City Information Office.

"To date, out of the 3,164 aimed to be inoculated under priority group A1, the city received a total of 1,860 doses of vaccines, of which 260 are Sinovac and 1,600 are AstraZeneca," it added.

Only 1,335 frontline health workers and essential workers both in public and private were able to avail themselves of the inoculation during the vaccine rollout in the city that ended on March 23. (SunStar Philippines)

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Northern Samar intensifies anti-logging operations

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 09:03 AM PDT

POLICE in Northern Samar have intensified its anti-logging operations following the arrest of seven suspects and the seizure 800 pieces of "lawaan" worth P239,999 in Bobon, Northern Samar early dawn of March 23, 2021.

"We have been intensifying our forest protection efforts in the past weeks and with our recent confiscations and apprehensions we hope to send a strong message to illegal loggers that we will deal with them with the full force of the law," said Colonel Arnel Apud, director of Northern Samar Police Provincial Office.

"I also urge the public to be vigilant and help us protect our environment by reporting any suspected illegal logging activities in their localities," he added.

Lieutenant Neil Fernandez, chief of Bobon Municipal Police Station, said the 800 pieces of "lawaan" were in assorted sizes with an estimated volume of 4,799.9 board feet and were loaded in a six-wheeler truck.

The seven arrested suspects failed to show the required permits from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for its transport.

The suspects will face charges for violation of Presidential Decree 705 or the Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines. (SunStar Philippines)

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Eastern Visayas rolls out vaccination for cops

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 09:03 AM PDT

THE Philippine National Police in Eastern Visayas has rolled out its vaccination program against coronavirus disease (Covid-19), with 61 police officers who received their first dose of AztraZeneca-Oxford vaccine.

Lieutenant Colonel Ma. Bella Rentuaya, police regional spokesperson, said the personnel were from Regional Health Service led by Colonel Perfecto Yu.

The 61 recipients were among the top priority of the vaccination program as infirmary personnel of police regional office have high-risk exposure to Covid-19, according to Rentuaya.

Rentuaya added the personnel followed the process of vaccination, from registration, counseling and screening prior to the inoculation.

The personnel assigned at the police regional office will be the next batch of vaccine recipients, said Rentuaya.

Eastern Visayas police recorded 405 personnel to have been infected with Covid-19, with 11 personnel being currently isolated and 394 on recovery. (SunStar Philippines)

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Cops, narco agents bust 2 drug suspects

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 08:17 AM PDT

POLICE and anti-narcotics agents arrested two suspected drug personalities in separate operations in Tacloban City Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

The suspects were identified as Jerwin Obejas, 23, and Michael Picardal, 33, both residents of the city.

Authorities confiscated from Obejas a sachet believed to be containing shabu, as a subject of sale, during the anti-drug operation in Barangay 62-A Sagkahan around 5 a.m. Wednesday.

They recovered from Obejas's possession and control P500 buy-bust money and five sachets containing substance believed to be shabu.

The seized illegal drug has an estimated street value of P25,000, according to the police.

Picardal allegedly sold a sachet believed to be containing shabu during the operation in Barangay 107-Sta. Elena around 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Police also recovered from the suspect's possession and control P500 buy-bust money and five sachets of shabu.

The illegal drug has an estimated street value of P6,000.

The suspects will face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (SunStar Philippines)

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Robbery suspect nabbed in Tacloban

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:02 AM PDT

A SUSPECT in the robbery of a retired government worker was arrested in Tacloban City Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Police identified the suspect as Ernesto Ronda, 33, a hairdresser in Tacloban.

The victim, Erick Elizan, said he was robbed at knifepoint by the suspect on corner Burgos and MH Del Pillar Street in the city around 2 a.m. Thursday.

Ronda forcibly took the victim's P5,000 from his pocket through intimidation, police said in the report.

The victim then sought help from authorities who were conducting mobile patrol.

Responding policemen found the suspect at the downtown area and confiscated from his possession and control was a bladed-weapon or "pisaw" during the incident.

The suspect was brought to Tacloban City Police Station 2 for proper disposition. (SunStar Philippines)

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Eastern Visayas welcomes new labor director

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 06:45 AM PDT

EASTERN Visayas has welcomed Henry John Jalbuena as the new director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

"Working in the labor department all these years, I have learned that teamwork really makes the dream work. As your new director, I commit to provide the needed guidance and direction just as how I look forward to your commitment to work with passion and dedication," said Jalbuena.

The director, a native of Iloilo City, has been in government service for over 32 years and has experienced working in different regional labor offices.

His previous posts include Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos and National Capital Region.

He was the regional director of Calabarzon before his recent re-assignment to Eastern Visayas last February 18, 2021.

Amid the pandemic, the new labor director said he is "excited to serve the people of Eastern Visayas."

"I know with the help of the entire DOLE-Regional Office 8 workforce, we can deliver our programs and services triumphantly," said Jalbuena in a statement.

He will work in tandem with Assistant Regional Director Amable Ildefonso Roa, who was the officer-in-charge prior to his post in the region. (SunStar Philippines)

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