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DILG proposes unified Region 4 with Quezon-Marinduque-Romblon cluster

, - More than two decades after Southern Tagalog was split into and , the Department of the Interior and Local Government is proposing to bring the two regions back under a single Region 4 with several command centers. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla unveiled the proposed restructuring during the Senate Finance Subcommittee J hearing on the DILG’s proposed 2027 budget on September 10.

Quezon would be grouped with Marinduque and Romblon under one proposed command center, placing it in a cluster separate from Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Rizal, its current partners in CALABARZON. The DILG has not announced where the Quezon-Marinduque-Romblon command center would be located, while Quezon remains part of Region IV-A under the existing structure.

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Hundreds of noisy mufflers crushed in Sariaya enforcement drive

, - Smashed with sledgehammers and flattened under a road roller, hundreds of confiscated motorcycle mufflers were put beyond use during Sariaya’s campaign against excessive street noise. The September 7 operation took place outside the town’s new municipal building, where officials and employees watched the modified mufflers and open pipes being crushed.

Mayor Marivic Gayeta led the activity alongside Sariaya police chief Marlon Manalo, the captain of Barangay Poblacion 6 and members of the municipal police. The exhaust devices came from motorcycles apprehended for producing excessive noise along public roads and within residential communities.

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Amisola: Public deserves clear answers on road project priorities

, - Questions over how government road funds are prioritized have moved to the center of the Mulanay road controversy, with Councilor Konsi Gelo Telada Amisola maintaining that residents still want answers despite the technical explanation issued by the Department of Public Works and Highways. DPWH Quezon 3rd District Engineering Office, meanwhile, stands by its finding that pavement defects justified the rehabilitation of selected sections of the Mulanay-San Francisco Road.

The disputed works cover selected portions of almost 500 meters under a ₱19.58-million preventive maintenance project involving an 80-millimeter asphalt overlay and concrete re-blocking. DPWH said validation identified longitudinal and transverse cracks and settlement between adjoining concrete slabs that had to be addressed before the asphalt overlay could be applied.

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House panel hears I bid for new 25-year franchise

, - The House Committee on Legislative Franchises held a hearing on September 9 on a measure seeking a new 25-year franchise for Quezon I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (QUEZELCO I). The proposal concerns the cooperative’s electricity distribution operations across much of southern Quezon and Del Gallego in Camarines Sur as its existing authority approaches expiration in 2029.

Third District Rep. Reynante U. Arrogancia and Fourth District Rep. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan filed House Bill No. 10623 on August 5, and the House referred it to the committee on August 11. The measure covers 22 municipalities in Quezon and Del Gallego, forming a 23-municipality service area under the proposed new operating term.

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NBI raid exposes permit lapses at three Buenavista gold-processing sites

, — A recent enforcement operation against mining and gold-processing activities in Barangay Bulo has brought Buenavista’s long-running small-scale sector into a dispute over permits, environmental compliance and the fate of hundreds of workers. NBI agents, assisted by mining and environment officials, police and military personnel, seized about 500 sacks of processed and unprocessed gold ore together with equipment used in mining and mineral processing.

Workers bore the immediate impact as agents halted activities at the affected sites and brought a group of miners to the NBI office in Lucena City for investigation. Reports differ on the number involved, with one account placing 34 miners under arrest while another said around 40 workers from the tunnels were taken to NBI headquarters.

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Southern Luzon’s first ASF biosecurity model takes shape in Mulanay

, — Sixty small-scale hog raisers are taking part in a community-based effort against as Mulanay becomes the first CABI project site in Southern Luzon and CALABARZON. The farmers underwent Biosecurity Champions Training on August 25 and 26 and received materials for pigpen improvements and the construction or rehabilitation of septic tanks.

The training showed farmers how ASF spreads and what practical measures they can use to reduce the risk of infection in their farms. Sessions covered sanitation, movement of people and materials around pigpens, and other farm practices intended to limit possible routes of virus transmission.

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Sentinel Times September 5 - 11, 2026 Vol. X No. 36

ISSN 2799-0397 (Print)
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Taaw heroes honored on 128th anniversary of historic uprising in Tayabas City

, — The Taaw uprising remains one of Tayabas’ enduring accounts of local resistance 128 years after residents rose during the revolutionary period. The city marked the anniversary on September 3 by honoring Tayabasin figures whose courage and sacrifices remain closely tied to its struggle for freedom.

Mayor Anthony “Piwa” Lim stood with city officials and residents before the heroes’ monument at Dulong Kalye ng Trece, where participants offered flowers and lighted candles. The modest ceremony brought the names and stories of the uprising back into public view at the site built to honor those associated with it.

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puts Quezon on alert as polluted air shifts south

, — A dirty veil of smoke has crossed seas and borders, dimming skies over parts of the Philippines while microscopic particles ride the habagat far beyond the burning forests that produced them. Quezon remains among the areas under haze watch as authorities track fine particulate matter that can pe*****te deep into the lungs after prolonged exposure.

The Quezon Provincial Government has issued a haze alert as smoke from forest and peatland fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia continues to reach CALABARZON, urging residents to reduce unnecessary exposure outdoors. Provincial authorities specifically warned public utility drivers, delivery riders, street vendors, field workers and others whose jobs keep them on roads and in open areas for extended periods.

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