News Roundup 03 November 2019
Nov 03, 2019 • 1 min Read
NDRRMC: 432 injured, 21 killed in two quakes that rocked Mindanao | INQUIRER.NET – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed that the two earthquakes that affected Mindanao resulted to 432 people injured and 21 deaths. The number of damaged infrastructure rose to 28,932 from 28,224. Of the number, 27,845 were houses, 854 were schools, 73 were health centers, 81 were public structures, 20 were places of worship, 38 were private and commercial buildings, and 21 were roads and bridges. This situation report as of 6 a.m. Sunday covers Regions X, XI, XII, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. It was also reported that 35,661 families in 200 barangays were affected in Regions XI and XII. 4,362 families are in a temporary shelter in 20 evacuation centers and 1,493 families are served outside the evacuation centers.
DILG finishes probe vs Albayalde, ‘ninja’ cops | PHILSTAR.COM – Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) spokesman, said the DILG will release this week the result of its investigation on former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde and the alleged “ninja” cops. Malaya said the DILG is on track on its commitment to release the findings before Albayalde officially retires on Nov. 8.
Over 8,000 aspirants take 2019 Bar exams | The Manila Times – The Supreme Court through the Office of the Bar Confidant published the 8,245 law graduates who have been permitted to take the 2019 Bar examinations to be held every Sunday of November at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila.
Makati leads in polio vaccination | Manila Bulletin – The Makati local government unit (LGU) disclosed that it has the most number of children administered with the oral polio vaccine (OPV) among the 17 cities in Metro Manila. Based on data from the Department of Health (DOH), 52,978 children up to 59 months old were vaccinated between Oct. 14 and 27, or 106.76 percent of the city’s target population of 49,623.
