Over 669,000 registered voters abroad are set to be deactivated for not participating in the two electoral exercises, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday. Based on data released by the poll body’s Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV), a total of 669,527 registered voters are likely to be deactivated for not voting in […]
Continue ReadingThe National Food Authority (NFA) will receive higher funding for its Buffer Stocking Program in 2023 to ensure food security and affordability in the country, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Tuesday. This, after the DBM allocated around PHP12 billion for the NFA’s Buffer Stocking Program in 2023, nearly doubled from the […]
Continue ReadingThe latest in the series of skirmishes between government troops and communist rebels in central Negros led to the death of the commanding officer of the Regional Operational Command of the New People’s Army (NPA) Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros on Monday afternoon. Romeo Nanta’s death during an encounter in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental was […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) hopes to continue preserving the 94-hectare animal research facility here by preventing intrusion as 14 security guards were formally charged with trespassing and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. In a message on Monday, Police Regional Office-Cordillera information officer Capt. Marnie Abellanida said these […]
Continue ReadingPresident Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his Cabinet on Tuesday discussed the administration’s plans to develop and upgrade the maritime and aviation industries. In a Facebook post, the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) said the improvement of the two sectors tops the agenda of the 11th Cabinet meeting convened by Marcos at Malacañan […]
Continue ReadingPhilippine Army (PA) troops and anti-narcotics operatives arrested 13 construction workers in an operation inside the Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio on Monday. In a statement Tuesday, the PA said its intelligence troops together with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Taguig police also seized PHP88,000 worth of shabu at a construction site […]
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