The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday reported that it has collected more than PHP80 million from selling 96 out of the 304 overstaying containers for the first three month of 2022. Through the Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group and Auction and Cargo Disposal Division units of all BOC Collection Districts nationwide, the bureau earned an aggregate value of PHP80,764,977 from public auction of 96 containers that contained rice and galvanized steel, among others, according to a Facebook post. Aside from public auction, some of the containers were condemned and donated. Thirty-eight containers of twine, yarn droppings, and cuttings were
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday said he believes that the men in uniform are silently supporting his advocacies. “May mga (There are) retired. I would like to believe di lang sila makalabas (they cannot go out openly) for obvious reasons. But I talked to a lot of them, kanina may nakausap akong (a while ago, I’ve talked some to) generals and they continue to support my advocacy. So iyan lang puwede ko sabihin (That is the only thing I can tell you),” Lacson said in a media interview. Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto
If it were up to him, President Rodrigo R. Duterte wants former presidential spokesperson and senatorial bet Harry Roque to “replace” reelectionist senator and Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairperson Richard Gordon in the Senate. “I think you should really be in the Senate…Dapat ‘yan kagaya nila Gordon, palitan mo na ‘yan (You should replace the likes of Gordon),” Duterte told Roque during the second episode of President’s Chatroom aired on state-run PTV-4 on Sunday night. Duterte slammed Gordon anew for his investigation of the government’s allegedly irregular contracts with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. to provide medical supplies at the height of
Commuters nationwide will soon enjoy free rides aboard different public utility vehicles (PUV) this week with the rollout of the Service Contracting Program (SCP) in other parts of the country. In a Laging Handa briefing on Monday, DOTr Undersecretary Mark Steven Pastor said the free ride program — implemented as part of the SCP — has already begun at the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) Busway and will be expanded to several other land transportation routes in the country. “Makakaasa po ang ating mga kababayan na babalik po itong libreng sakay, hindi lamang po sa National Capital Region (NCR)
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is calling for the reactivation of the Task Force Kontra Bigay (TFKB) which aims to address reports of vote-buying. In a Laging Handa briefing Monday, DILG undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said vote buying during the election season is one of the biggest blows in Philippine democracy. Malaya said the Task Force Kontra Bigay was first activated during the 2019 midterm elections but implemented only at the provincial level. For the 2022 national and local elections, the department is proposing the task force’s activation down to the municipal level. “Ngayong 2022
Weather disturbance “Agaton” (international name Megi) has weakened into a tropical depression and was last located over the coastal waters of Tanauan, Leyte, the weather bureau said in its 8 a.m. bulletin Monday. “Agaton” now packs maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center, and gustiness of up to 75 kph. It is moving north northwestward slowly. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 has been hoisted over the southern portion of Masbate (Dimasalang, Palanas, Cataingan, Pio V. Corpuz, Esperanza, Placer, Cawayan); Eastern Samar, Samar, Northern Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, the northeastern portion of Cebu (Daanbantayan, San Remigio,
