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“big” cases in Region 12. The lawyer was also reported to have received threats from unknown persons recently.

Based on a footage from a CCTV, two people were seen walking by the parked vehicle, stopped beside it and threw an object under under a Honda CRV car. DCPO director Col. Alberto Lupaz informed the public that the incident is not an act of terrorism but a manifestation of a personal grudge.

DCPO is currently conducting a thorough investigation of the incident and for the identification of the suspects.

He also encouraged the public to be keen and vigilant of their surroundings, support the police force in preventing crimes, and report any individuals they deemed suspicious.

Meanwhile, Task Force Davao (TF Davao) commander Colonel Darren Comia disclosed on Friday that they already have a lead over the car explosion incident in Davao City.

Comia did not give more details about it but this developed in its coordination with its counterparts in Region 12 Soccsksargen in getting additional evidence that will help identify the suspects.

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“Particular for Visayas, we have a lot of boats, passengers, RoRos, and we want to digitize them. They have right now an aggregator of most of the boats, a company that we have empowered. But it would be nice if even up to ticketing in the piers would be digital,” he added.

The Regional Development Council’s economic development committee is urging Cebu port authorities to make online ticketing possible across all shipping lines, noted its private sector representative Melani Ng.

“It’s a bit difficult because of some reprogramming needs that need to be done on their system,” said Ng, who is also the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (PCCI) Central Visayas regional governor.

Meanwhile, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry in July will relaunch its web-based marketplace with the help of the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID). Maya was tapped as the platform’s payment channel.