Authorities arrested two suspected drug couriers and confiscated over PHP54 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Parañaque City, the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) said on Sunday.
PNP-DEG director Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee said eight kilos of “high-grade” shabu with an …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday said 92.9 percent of those who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have recovered.
In its latest bulletin, the DOH said the country logged 9,062 new recoveries, pushing the total number of recovered cases to 408,634.…
Read MoreThe government’s anti-communist task force on Saturday said the complaint filed by militant human rights group Karapatan against four government officials for red-tagging is only a diversionary tactic to manipulate the well-supported cases filed by the government against them.
“These charges do not deserve the …
Read MoreLaudale Zabala is a certified fashionista. When the lockdowns were imposed in March, she made it a point to continue getting dressed up as if she were going out for work. For her, putting on a nice outfit is a form of self-care.
Although she …
Read More– Officials and workers of the city’s 54 barangays have been advised to take precautionary measures in attending to their respective constituents amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Dr. Noel Ceniza, City Health Office chief, issued the advice Sunday as 84 barangay officials and …
Read MoreNow it can be told: this town may soon have its own sports complex.
Former Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) general manager Carlos Lomboc bared to the Philippine News Agency that the late mayor of this town, Caesar Perez, was looking to turn the old …
Read MoreAgents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency PDEA-Region 3 (PDEA-3) dismantled a drug den and arrested five drug suspects in an operation in Madapdap Resettlement, Barangay Dapdap, this city on Saturday.
PDEA-3 Regional Director Christian O. Frivaldo on Sunday identified the arrested suspects as Raymond …
Read MorePassengers of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) bound for General Santos City may avail of free antigen testing beginning Monday (Dec. 7) until Dec. 17.
They can avail of the free testing by registering at bit.ly/PALHMIRegForm.
Then, they can go to the testing center at …
Read MoreChina’s bike exports hit USD1.1 billion during the third quarter, the highest quarterly tally in 25 years, buoyed by booming overseas demand.
From January to September, China’s output of bikes and electric bikes both posted double-digit growth, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.…
Read MoreSenator Christopher “Bong” Go congratulated the Presidential Communications Operations Office led by Secretary Martin Andanar for the first television broadcast of the People’s Television Network from the newly inaugurated Mindanao Media Hub (MMH) in Davao City on Saturday.
Go, former top aide of President Rodrigo …
Read MorePolice intelligence agents on Saturday arrested two ranking members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in separate locations in Quezon City and Laguna, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
PNP chief Gen. Debold Sinas on Sunday said Romeo Aytona, 45, was arrested by the …
Read More– Malacañang on Sunday tagged as “fake news” the rumors that the government would impose a nationwide lockdown from Dec. 23, 2020 to Jan. 3, 2021.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque denied that there have been any changes to the quarantine classifications announced by President Rodrigo …
Read MoreA farmers’ association in the province of Zamboanga del Norte likened the rice-duck production project given to them as an early Christmas gift from the Department of Agriculture-Special Agricultural Area for Development (DA-SAAD).
Primitivo Montano, president of Rizalina Farmers Association of Barangay Rizalina, Rizal, Zamboanga …
Read MoreA wounded brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) or red-backed sea eagle that was rescued on Saturday near the Padsan River in Barangay San Antonio, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte is now under the custody of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office here for safekeeping.
According …
Read MoreOne of the children of the slain mayor here has pleaded with President Rodrigo Duterte to help his family and this town’s residents attain justice for his father’s brutal death.
“Kami po ay nananawagan kay Presidente Duterte kasama ang aking pamilya at ang mamamayan ng …
Read MoreOne of the biggest bus companies in the country is among the first public transport operators to join the tree-planting activity mandated by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-10 (LTFRB-10) in Malasag, Barangay Cugman, this city on Saturday.…
Read MorePassengers of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) bound for General Santos City may avail of free antigen testing beginning Monday (Dec. 7) until Dec. 17.
They can avail of the free testing by registering at bit.ly/PALHMIRegForm.
Then, they can go to the testing center at …
Read MoreFilipino farmers who want to avail of the government’s agricultural free patent program have until the end of the month to file their application at all Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENROs) nationwide.
According to the Land Management Bureau (LMB) of the Department of …
Read MoreThe Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) held the first national broadcast of Laging Handa public briefing in the Mindanao Media Hub (MMH) here on Saturday, led by PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar with guests Senator Christopher Lawrence Go and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary …
Read MoreMayor Michael Keon here has extended the lockdown of the Laoag City Public Market and Commercial Complex effective Dec. 5 until further notice.
In his Executive Order MMK-076, series of 2020, Keon said there is a need to extend the lockdown to complete the ongoing …
Read MoreThirty-six patients have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Saturday night, the Department of Health–Region 12 (Soccsksargen) reported.
Of the new recoveries, General Santos City and South Cotabato had 13 each; Cotabato City, five; Sarangani, three; and one each for North Cotabato and …
Read MoreBringing joy to others can still be done this yuletide season despite the movement restrictions due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
An elementary teacher in this city proved this, not thinking twice about sharing her blessings and putting a smile into children’s faces.
Dressed up …
Read MoreThe government will be needing around PHP697.6 million to help some 712,522 families hit hard by the onslaught of recent typhoons, housing czar Eduardo del Rosario said on Saturday.
Del Rosario said the amount could assist residents whose homes were “either partially destroyed or totally …
Read MoreThe Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger has concluded a series of consultations from Nov. 26 to Dec. 4 with stakeholders in government and the private sector on the National Food Policy (NFP) which aims to address the priority concerns of hunger and poverty.
Cabinet …
Read MoreUpland farmers in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte are now starting to reap the fruits of their labor in venturing into another agricultural endeavor to earn additional income.
Believing that monocropping is not enough to sustain the needs of their families, the farmers realized that …
Read MoreThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recorded a total of 67 recoveries since Nov. 29, raising the total to 7,564.
In its latest bulletin, the DFA said the overall case count is 11,671, a total of 846 died while about 3,261 are still undergoing treatment.…
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