Students, minor nabbed for smoking marijuana
BACOLOR - Two senior high school stu dents and another young man were arrested by local authorities after being caught smoking dried marijuana leaves in Barangay Cabalantian in this town recently.
The suspects, whose names were withheld for protection, were allegedly caught by Barangay Cabalantian Chairman Jo Derek Hizon near the premises of Bacolor High School where the three are enrolled.
Upon discovering the illegal activity of the minors, Hizon immediately sought the assistance of the local authorities to apprehend the suspects, who were reportedly wearing their school uniforms during the arrest.
On Saturday night, Marikina City raised the 3rd alarm as the water level reached 20.4 meters. This means all residents in low-lying areas were required to evacuate. The water level receded to 16.1 meters as of 12:15 p.m. Sunday.
Under a red alert status, NDRRMC operations alert teams are required to be on duty 24/ 7 to ensure continuous coordination with other concerned government agencies involved in emergency and calamity response.
The agencies concerned include Pagasa, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police (PNP) and the local government units.
Eleazar said there is no longer any report of stranded persons or motorists on the streets in the metro. Several vehicles were stranded in several areas due to flooded streets on Saturday.
The PNP remains on alert, however, as the Marikina River has reached a critical level. If it overflows, flooding could affect not only Marikina but also Quezon City and other neighboring areas.
Pagasa said Tropical Storm Karding (international name: Yagi) has already exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but it will continue enhancing the southwest monsoon, or hanging habagat, along with another tropical storm named Leepi which will continue to bring moderate to heavy rains in Luzon and parts of Visayas.
At about 10 a.m. Sunday, tropical storm Leepi was spotted at 2,135 kilometer east of extreme northern Luzon, outside the PAR.
It was moving north northwestward and is not expected to enter PAR but may affect several areas in Luzon until Tuesday as it enhances the southwest monsoon. (Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo/ SunStar Philippines)
Under the bill, a foundational ID system dubbed as PhilSys, will be in place.
It will have three components: the PhilSys Number (PSN), PhilID and PhilSys Registry. PSN is a randomly generated, unique and permanent identification number for each individual, to be incorporated in all identification systems of government agencies.
It will remain with the person even after death. PhilID is a non-transferable card with the PSN and basic information.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is mandated to act as the PhilSys Registry.
Under the national ID law, the PSA will collate the full name, sex, birthdate, address, citizenship and blood type of Filipino citizens and encode them in a centralized database.
The law ensures that the individual's right to privacy is protected.
Duterte earlier allayed fears that the National ID would infringe privacy and the personal data of the Phil-ID holders, noting that the information that will be included in the Phil-ID will not be any different from the information already in the possession of the PSA and other agencies that gather personal data.
He assured that the PSA will work closely with the National Privacy Commission, the Department of Information and Communications Technology, and the multi-agency PhilSystem Policy and Coordination Council to ensure the national ID system’s privacy and secu r i t y.
While getting a national ID is not compulsory, it will integrate some 30 redundant government IDs by merging these into a single national ID system.
The PhilID will be a non-transferable card containing on its face the PSN (PhilSys Number), full name, facial image, date of birth, address and fingerprints of the owner.
The PSA earlier said the entire population is expected to be registered with the Philippine ID System (PhilSys) in two to five years.
A pilot launch will take place late this year and a mass rollout in the beginning of 2019, with a target enrollment of 25 million Filipinos on an annual basis, the PSA said.
The PSA will initially enroll the first one million, who are beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT). (PNA)