Day: February 10, 2025

Baguio: Kent was 21 years old in 2021 when he was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He thought it would be the end of his life until he learned that there were support systems that would help him despite the illness. ‘I had suicidal tendencies when I was diagnosed with HIV during the pandemic. I did not know what to do or whether I should tell my family about my condition,’ Kent shared during the commemoration of International Condom Day on Sunday at the People’s Park in this city. According to Philippines News Agency, Kent’s story is one of

Caloocan: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents have arrested four suspects and confiscated PHP34 million worth of shabu during an anti-illegal drug operation in Caloocan City. According to Philippines News Agency, the suspects, with aliases Al, 39; Sammy, 22; Amy, 19; and Ferds, 18, were arrested in a buy-bust operation at Abel St., Kingstown 2 in Caloocan City on Sunday evening. The law enforcers confiscated five kilograms of suspected shabu contained in yellow-gold foil packs labeled “Guanyinwang”, cellular phones, a vehicle, buy-bust money, and identification cards. The four suspects will be charged with violating Republic Act 9165, or the

Antique: Supporters of senatorial candidates and party-list groups in Antique are rushing to remove illegally posted and oversized campaign materials following the directive of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). According to Philippines News Agency, Angel Pacificador, the Antique Provincial Coordinator of the Uswag Party-list, announced on Monday that efforts are underway to take down posters in public spaces and those exceeding the allowed size. The directive aims to ensure compliance with campaign guidelines as the election season progresses. AnaKalusugan Party-list supporter Wilson Geronimo also confirmed that their campaign is actively relocating posters from public areas along national roads to private

Benguet: This capital town gears to further increase its coffee production by planting more trees and adopting technologies. ‘We have prepared 20,000 seedlings for planting as soon as the rainy season starts this year so that we can improve our production,’ Nida Organo, municipal agriculturist, said on the sidelines of the opening of the town’s ‘8th Coffee Festival’ on Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, Organo said some residents planted at least 10 trees each in 2024 after seeing the potential of coffee in terms of income and market. A total of at least 5,000 coffee seedlings were planted that