Passage of Islamic Burial Act lauded
Lanao del Sur officials lauded the passage of Republic Act 12160 or the Philippine Islamic Burial Act, a measure that mandates the prompt and proper burial of deceased Muslims, even without a death certificate. Rep. Yasser Balindong (2nd District, Lanao del Sur) stated that the law requires deceased Muslims to be buried within 24 hours in accordance with Islamic rites and practices. Additionally, hospitals must release the remains even if hospital bills remain unpaid.
PBBM inaugurates coconut plant, port expansion in Misamis Oriental
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inaugurated a ₱350-million integrated coconut facility and a ₱430-million port expansion in Balingoan, Misamis Oriental, during a brief visit on Tuesday. Later, he distributed 91 patient transport vehicles to local government officials in Northern Mindanao at the Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center. Estrella Luz Peñaloza, officer in charge of the National Economic Development Authority in Region 10, highlighted that the expanded Balingoan port and the coconut processing plant in Balingasag will significantly stimulate economic growth in the province.
3 nabbed, ₱408,000 worth of shabu seized in Maguindanao
Three individuals were arrested, and ₱408,000 worth of shabu was seized during a buy-bust operation in Maguindanao del Norte on Tuesday. Gil Cesario Castro, chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, reported that the suspects yielded 60 grams of shabu, buy-bust money, two mobile phones, and a motorcycle. The arrests took place in Sitio Kurbada, Awang Village, Datu Odin Sinsuat town.
