A total of 74,590 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been released from prison facilities run by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) from January to October this year, as part of initiatives to further decongest jails.
The "Christmas convoy" organized by a civilian organization would proceed but its leaders agreed with the government's stance not to go to the BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) due to security reasons, a security official said on Tuesday.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Monday raised the possibility of multilateral patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) together with the country's other allies next year.
Families affected by the combined effects of the shear line and low pressure area (LPA) have so far reached 282,938 in seven regions in the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its Monday update.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has initially provided more than P5.1 million worth of interventions to affected citizens in Davao Region and Soccsksargen.
