Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary REX Gatchalian explains the key points on agency’s welfare and development programs which were highlighted in the 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, during the Post-SONA Discussions in Pasay City on Tuesday (July 23).

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MAHIGIT P.1 milyong halaga ng droga ang nasamsam sa apat drug suspects matapos malambat ng pulisya sa magkahiwalay na buy bust operation sa Malabon at Navotas Cities.

Sa kanyang ulat kay Northern Police District (NPD) Director P/BGen. Rizalito Gapas, sinabi ni Malabon police chief P/Col. Jay Baybayan na ikinasa ng mga operatiba ng Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) ang buy bust operation kontra kay alyas Jhaz, 40, matapos ang natanggap na impormasyon hinggil sa umano’y pagtutulak nito ng droga.

Matapos tanggapin umano ni ‘Jhaz’ ang marked money mula sa pulis na nagpanggap na buyer ng droga kapalit ng isang plastic sachet ng shabu ay agad siyang dinamba ng mga operatiba dakong alas-3:15 ng madaling araw sa Kagitingan St., Brgy. Muzon, kasama sila alyas Pilay, 38, na bumili rin umano sa suspek ng shabu.

Nakumpiska sa mga suspek ang humigi’t kumulang 10.3 grams ng hinihinalang shabu na may standard drug price value na P70,040.00 at buy bust money.

Sa Navotas, natiklo naman ng mga operatiba ng Navotas Police SDEU team sa buy bust operation sa pangunguna ni P/Capt. Genere Sanchez sa Lourdes Compund, Brgy. Daanghari bandang alas-12:19 ng hating gabi ang dalawang listed drug pusher na sina alyas Bagul, 34, at alyas Richard, 36, kapwa residente ng lungsod.

Sa ulat ni Capt. Sanchez kay Navotas police chief P/Col. Mario Cortes, nakuha nila sa mga suspek ang nasa 5.29 grams ng umano’y shabu na may katumbas na halagang P35,972.00 at buy bust money.

Mahaharap ang mga suspek sa kasong paglabag sa RA 9165 o ang Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002. (Richard Mesa)

TINALAKAY ng defense heads ng Pilipinas at Estados Unidos ang protektahan ang karapatan ng lahat ng bansa para “fly, sail, and operate safely and responsibly” sa ilalim ng international law.

Sa isang readout na ipinalabas araw ng Huwebes (Manila time), sinabi ni Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder na nagkaroon ng ‘phone call’ sina US Defense Secretary Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.

“Both officials discussed the importance of preserving the rights of all nations to fly, sail, and operate — safely and responsibly — wherever international law allows. Secretary Austin expressed ironclad U.S. support for the Philippines,” ang nakasaad sa readout.

“Both officials also welcomed opportunities for frequent communication as a core part of their commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Philippines alliance in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” dagdag nito.

Kamakailan, dumating sa Pilipinas si United States Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr. para makapulong sina Teodoro, National Security Advisor Eduardo Año, at ang kanyang counterpart na si Armed Forces Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr.

Pinag-usapan ng mga ito ang “bilateral security assistance, utilization of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement agreed locations and the importance of maritime domain awareness to counter illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive activities.”

Nagpalitan din ang mga ito ng kani- kanilang ebalwasyon o pagsusuri hinggil sa security situation sa rehiyon kabilang na ang marahas na insidente sa Ayungin o Second Thomas Shoal.

Nilibot din ni Brown ang “US rotational access site designated as part of the EDCA.”

Tinintahan noong 2014, pinagkalooban ng EDCA ang US troops ng access na magtalaga sa Philippine military facilities, pinapayagan ang mga ito na magtayo ng mga pasilidad at ipuwesto ang mga kagamitan, aircraft, at vessels.

Samantala, nakatakda namang makapulong ni Brown ang mga pangunahing opisyal sa Indo-Pacific ngayong linggo upang itaguyod ang US investments sa pakikipagtuwang sa buong rehiyon. (Daris Jose)

“P29 Rice Program”: Pinasalamatan nina Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco at Mayor John Rey Tiangco si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos dahil may 1,500 Navoteño ang nakabili ng hanggang limang kilo ng P29/kilo na bigas. Pinuri rin ng Tiangco brothers ang pagsisikap ng administrasyong Marcos na palawakin ang access sa abot-kayang bigas, kasunod ng pag-anunsyo ni Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. na dadagdagan nila ang bilang ng mga Kadiwa outlet na nag-aalok ng P29 kada kilo ng bigas na makapaghandog para sa mga senior, PWD, 4Ps, at solo parents. (Richard Mesa)

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary REX Gatchalian introduces the agency’s different anti-hunger programs to the members of private sector organization, the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), during the group’s launch of their Kain Tayo Pilipinas (KTP) movement on Wednesday (July 17) in Makati City.

Secretary Gatchalian cited the agency programs such as the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP); Bangsamoro Umpungan sa Nutrisyon (BangUN) Project; Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP); and the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP), which all aim to end involuntary hunger and address malnutrition in the community level.

The KTP movement is a coalition spearheaded by the PBSP. It is composed of non-government organizations that aims to tackle malnutrition and food insecurity in the Philippines through specialized and targeted initiatives tailored to the nutritional needs of specific vulnerable communities.

Other officials present in the launch were Bacnotan, La Union Mayor Divina Fontanilla; DSWD Asst. Secretary for Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Ana Maria Paz Rafael; World Bank Senior Country Officer for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand Dr. Clarissa David; National Nutrition Council (NNC) Executive Director and Asst. Secretary Azucena Dayanghirang.

KTP Chairperson Manuel V. Pangilinan led the private sector contingent which included KTP Board Member Manolito Tayag; PBSP Executive Director Elvin Ivan Uy; Zuellig Family Foundation President and Executive Director Austere Panadero; Galing Pook Foundation (GPF) Executive Director Georgina Ann Hernandez-Yang and Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network Secretariat John Echauz.

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BINIGYAN ni Valenzuela City Mayor WES Gatchalian ng Commendation at P10,000 cash na tulong si Ronaldo David, miyembro ng Valenzuela Traffic Management Office (TMO) dahil sa kanyang ipinakitang katapangan sa pagganap ng kanyang tungkulin bilang traffic enforcer. Si David ay sinaktan, pinagbantaan at tinutukan umano ng baril ng dalawang tauhan ng Delpan Police Station 12 ng Manila Police District (MPD) matapos niya itong makasabay at matingnan dahil kapwa walang suot na helmet at naka-tsinelas ang dalawang pulis habang magkaangkas sa motorsiklo sa kahabaan ng M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Mabolo, noong Linggo ng madaling araw, July 14. (Richard Mesa)