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CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION: ABRA PDIC urges depositors of rural bank to file claims for deposit insurance by Jan. 8
THE PHILIPPINE Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) in a statement said it urges depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Villaviciosa, Inc. to file their deposit insurance claims on or before the last day of filing claims for insured deposits on Jan. 8, either through mail addressed to the PDIC Public Assistance Department, 6th Floor, SSS Bldg., 6782 Ayala Ave. corner V.A. Rufino St., Makati City, or personally during business hours at the PDIC Public Assistance Center, 3rd Floor of the same address. The PDIC Charter provides that depositors have until two years from bank closure to file their deposit insurance claims. Rural Bank of Villaviciosa was ordered closed by the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Jan. 7, 2016 According to PDIC, deposit insurance claims for 15 deposit accounts with aggregate insured deposits amounting to P173,544.16 have yet to be filed by depositors. The procedures and requirements for the filing of deposit insurance claims are posted in the PDIC Web site, www.pdic.gov.ph, where a duly accomplished Claim Form can also be downloaded. For more information, depositors and depositor-borrowers may contact the Public Assistance Department at telephone numbers (02) 841-4630 to 31, or e-mail at pad@pdic.gov.ph. Those outside Metro Manila may call the PDIC toll free at 1-800-1-888-PDIC or 1-800-1-888-7342. Inquiries may also be sent as private message at Facebook through www.facebook.com/OfficialPDIC.
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION : MANDALUYONG CITY Police team leader in shooting surfaces at NCRPO
THE TEAM leader of the Mandaluyong City police personnel who figured in the shooting that killed two persons and wounded two others on Dec. 28 surfaced at the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) in Taguig City on Wednesday. Senior Inspector Maria Cristina Vasquez had been declared absent without official leave since Dec. 30. She and nine other police officers involved in the incident will be placed under restrictive custody while the case is being investigated. — >> See full story on
CENTRAL VISAYAS: CEBU 5-year driver’s license out
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO)-7 has rolled out driver’s license cards with five-year validity. In Cebu yesterday, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Lloyd Dino was among the first to avail of the license. “This is part of the strong commitment of President Rodrigo Duterte to help decongest LTO from long queuing. It only took me at least 15 minutes to get my plastic driver’s license,” Mr. Dino said. — The Freeman >> See full story on https://goo.gl/wSQaFk
ARMM: LANAO DEL SUR PNB is first bank to reopen in post-siege Marawi City
THE task of rebuilding from the ruins is slow and difficult for Marawi City, but simple steps help the effort along. For one, the reopening of the Philippine National Bank Marawi Branch recently, the first bank to open in the city after the siege. The branch is located inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) campus. A day before it reopened, the bank was also the first to resume operations of ATM units — one machine in the MSU campus branch and another in the Capitol area. PNB Marawi Branch operates from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. As of September 2017, PNB has more than 680 branches and over 1,000 ATMs nationwide. >> See full story on https://goo.gl/ypfSYx
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: MAKATI CITY City government extends work hours during renewal period
THE BUSINESS Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) and other frontline offices will be open after office hours and on weekends to accommodate applications for renewal of business permits and tax payments in time for the Jan. 20 deadline. Makati Mayor Abigail Binay-Campos has also ordered the Finance Department to provide free lunch to the first 200 business taxpayers daily from Monday to Friday only, starting Jan. 8 until Jan. 19. Stubs for the free lunch will be given to clients upon payment of the amount due with the cashier. They may then proceed to the designated area at the ground floor lobby of Makati City Hall Building II to claim their free lunch. Clients will also be treated to free-flowing coffee and biscuits daily on weekdays during the renewal period. From Jan. 3 to 5, BPLO will be open until 7 pm. The rest of the schedule will be as follows: Jan. 6 and 7 (Saturday and Sunday), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Jan. 8 to 12 (Monday to Friday), 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Jan. 13 and 14 (Saturday and Sunday), 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Jan. 15 to 19 (Monday to Friday), 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Jan. 20, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. BPLO chief Maribert Pagente urged business owners to beat the Jan. 20 deadline to avoid the penalties on late payments, which include a 25% surcharge and a 2% penalty per month of delay until the amount due is fully settled. For more information, follow MyMakati on Twitter or visit http://www.makati.gov.ph
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: MANILA Court convicts sheriff of direct bribery
The Regional Trial Court (Branch 52) of Manila convicted Ronaldo Espinosa, a Sheriff of the Department of Labor and Employment — National Capital Region (DoLE-NCR), of direct bribery and was sentenced to imprisonment of three to seven years. The accused was also ordered to pay a fine of P45,000.00 and was meted the penalty of special temporary disqualification. >> See full story on https://goo.gl/UHqDfA
DAVAO REGION: DAVAO CITY NCCC, SSI, BFP may face charges
After conducting their final walk through at the fire site yesterday, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Inter-agency Anti-Arson Task Force team leader and BFP spokesperson Jerry D. Candido said the focus of the task force now is to determine who are liable for the Dec. 23, 2017, NCCC fire that killed 38. Mr. Candido said they will recommend charges to be filed after they have gathered the necessary documents within the week. He said the BFP-Davao could face criminal, civil, and administrative cases, while the NCCC management and SSI may face criminal and civil cases. “We are trying our best to finish collecting the documents in one week starting today including the finalization of report. But if we cannot make it we will try on the second week of January but our target is within the week. Kakayahin namin (We can do it) and it depends on the submission of documents,” he said in an interview. — Maya M. Padillo >> See full story on https://goo.gl/RD13fX
WESTERN VISAYAS: ILOILO Jeepney drivers, operators form cooperative in response to modernization program
Drivers and operators in Iloilo City and Iloilo Province are enticing more of their fellow operators to join a cooperative they formed late last year in response to the Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) planned implementation of the jeepney modernization program. Established in September 2017, the Western Visayas Transport Cooperative is comprised of the Iloilo City Loop Alliance of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (ICLAJODA) and the Confederation of Iloilo Provincial Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (CIPJODA). As of January this year, the cooperative already has 16 individual operators as members. Boyet Parcon, ICLAJODA president, said the cooperative expects more operators to join following the initial implementation of the phaseout in other regions. The cooperative is scheduled to have a seminar with the Office of Transport Cooperatives on Jan. 12. — Louine Hope U. Conserva