Day: May 26, 2025

Bicol: The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) arrested 29 individuals and seized more than PHP1.3 million in illegal drugs during a weeklong anti-illegal drug operation conducted from May 19 to 25. According to Philippines News Agency, PRO-5 Director Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon reported that the arrests were the outcome of 26 operations, which resulted in the confiscation of a total of 193.47 grams of shabu and 50.10 grams of marijuana. The estimated street value of the confiscated illegal drugs amounted to PHP1.32 million. In Albay, 10 suspects were apprehended, and PHP522,580 worth of illegal drugs were seized. In Camarines

Mabalacat City: The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has successfully apprehended one of the 50 co-accused individuals linked to former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and Cassandra Ong in a case involving illegal offshore gaming operators in Pampanga. According to Philippines News Agency, CIDG Director Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III announced that law enforcement officers arrested a person identified as ‘Marlon’ during a raid conducted in Barangay Tabun, Mabalacat City on May 22. The arrest was executed under a warrant issued by an Angeles City court. Marlon is alleged to have functioned as the operations officer for a security agency

Denzhou: Filipinos Jade Andrei Ignacio and Janelle Jhane Ramos learned a lot from the Teqball World Series in Denzhou, China, which concluded Sunday. Playing in their first international tournament, the Laoag City-based duo managed a victory against Chinese players Yifan Cheng and Yimeng Yang in the second round with scores of 11-12, 12-9, 12-8, but they eventually fell to Romanian Kinga Barabasi and Polish Marek Pokwap, who are ranked No. 3 and No. 4 in the International Teqball Federation (FITEQ) world singles rankings, with scores of 1-12, 1-12. According to Philippines News Agency, 16-year-old Ignacio shared, “It’s nice to play

Iloilo City: The local government of Iloilo City is currently awaiting official guidelines for the ‘Benteng Bigas Meron Na’ (BBM) program, which is designed to provide rice at PHP20 per kilo. Mayor Jerry Tre±as announced the anticipated program following discussions with the regional director of the Department of Agriculture. According to Philippines News Agency, Mayor Tre±as highlighted that the city had not previously allocated funds for the program due to its novelty. “We will have to reallocate some funds because for me it is going to be a big help for our residents in the city,” he stated. The mayor

Bacolod: Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Monday welcomed this highly-urbanized city’s rise in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2025 rankings, reaching the 518th spot this year from 538th in 2024. “This leap reflects our city’s steady gains in economic strength, human capital, quality of life, environment, and governance-an indication that Bacolod is moving forward with purpose and progress,” Benitez stated. According to Philippines News Agency, Benitez, who was elected congressman in the May 12 elections after serving as city mayor for one term, urged Bacolodnons to “keep building a smarter, stronger, and more sustainable Bacolod.” In a separate statement,