DOH ALLOCATES P30M FOR TOWNS STRUCK BY ‘ NINA’

THE Department of Health ( DOH) Mimaropa (Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) has allocated a P30- million budget for procurement of medicines and financial assistance to municipalities in Mindoro and Marinduque that were hit by Typhoon Nina. Calapan City and Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro received P3 million each. Boac, Buenavista, Torrijos, Mogpog, Santa Cruz and Gasan in Marinduque received P2 million each. The Marinduque provincial government provided another P3 million for the victims. Eduardo Janairo, DOH regional director, said all health facilities in the region are on Code Blue Alert, which places all medical personnel on 24- hour duty.

ONLY 20% PASS POLICEMEN PROMOTION TESTS

THE National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) recorded a low passing number of police officers who took the Philippine National Police (PNP) promotional examinations for Inspector and Superintendent categories last October 16, 2016 with only 240 or 20.05 percent of the 1,197 police examinees. NAPOLCOM Vice- Chairman and Executive Officer, Rogelio Casurao said the passing percentage rate for the Inspector Exam is 15.59 percent ( 157 of 1,007 examinees) while for the Superintendent Exam is 43.68 percent ( 83 of 190 examinees). He said the low passing rate in both exam categories may be attributed to the Commission’s continuous upgrading of standards on its police examinations in line with its sustained effort to professionalize the PNP by ensuring that only the most qualified PNP personnel are promoted in the police service.

BOMB SCARE GRIPS AREA NEAR CAMP CRAME

A BOMB scare create panic in a community near Camp Crame in Quezon City (Metro Manila) after a device that resembles a dynamite with a timer was found by a garbage collector at about 11 a.m. along 4th avenue in Barangay Bagong Lipunan on Wednesday morning. Garbage collector Arnold Golbin sought the help of Police Officer 1 Kevin Roland Tobias of the Aviation Security Group (ASG), that time buying a uniform in the area, who called the PNP Explosives and Ordnance Division (EOD) for assistance. Supt. Edwin Ellazar, of the EOD K9 division, said the package was not a bomb and has not capability to explode, adding that such package is usually used in their training.