IN BRIEF

The mayor also thanked Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and DOT - National Capital Region director Sharlene Batin for partnering with Makati and bringing the project to fruition.

Binay encouraged residents and visitors to take advantage of the unique opportunity to rediscover Makati’s cultural legacy, immerse themselves in its vibrant atmosphere, and create lasting memories.

“Through the collaboration between the Department of Tourism and the City Government of Makati, we are opening doors to a new era of tourism. Together, we are creating opportunities for residents and visitors to discover the vibrant heritage and lifestyle that Makati has to offer,” she said.

CORDIAL MOMENT.

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Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chair and administrator

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D. Tan (left) shares a light moment with Finance

Secretary Benjamin Diokno after the Fiscal Incentives Review Board en banc approved duty and tax incentives to Nidec Subic Philippines Corporation’s Project Kinamatex.

Joseph Muego

Ex-Abra mayor told to surrender guns

THE Philippine National Police-Firearms Explosive Office (PNP-FEO) revoked the gun licenses and permits for 15 firearms under the name of a former mayor Artemio Donato of Langiden, Abra, for misdeclaration and having different signatures affixed to all documents concerning his firearms.

The FEO revoked Donato’s license to own and possess firearms (LTOPF), firearms registration (FR), and permit to carry firearms outside residence (PTCFOR).

“The revocation was initiated as a result of the continuous evaluation and audit of uploaded documents for the application of LTOPF and FR wherein it appears that Mr. Donato in his LTOPF and Firearm registration application form, did and there misdeclared the true and correct qualifications, the type of license and other license/s he possesses,” FEO said in a statement on Monday. Charles Dantes

BFAR execs urged to answer graft case

THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Director Eduardo Gongona and four others to respond to the graft complaint filed against them, in connection with the P2.09-billion contract awarded to a British company to supply technology and equipment for the Integrated Marine Environment Monitoring System (IMEMS) project of the BFAR.

In an order signed by Acting Director Ruth Laura A. Mella of the Preliminary Investigation and Administrative Adjudication Bureau-F, the Ombudsman required Gongona and his co-respondents to submit within 10 days from receipt of the order their counter-affidavits in response to the complaint filed by lawyer James Mier Victoriano.

Besides Gongona, also named as respondents were former BFAR-Bids and Awards Committee chairpersons Demosthenes Escoto and Hansel Didulo. Escoto is currently BFAR’s national director. Rey Requejo