Day: September 10, 2025

Quezon city: Two individuals selling a loose firearm and a text and voice blaster machine online were arrested separately in Quezon City and Tarlac province, the Philippine National Police-Anti Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) said on Wednesday. In a press briefing at Camp Crame, PNP-ACG chief Brig. Gen. Bernard Yang stated that “Sonny,” 31, was apprehended by operatives of the Tarlac Provincial Cyber Response Team (PCRT) and the Paniqui Municipal Police Station in an entrapment operation for the illegal online sale of an SMS blaster device on September 3 in Paniqui, Tarlac. According to Philippines News Agency, the operation was initiated after

Canlaon: The Canlaon City government in Negros Oriental is prepared to distribute masks and provide assistance to residents, like transportation and medication, in case of an ashfall due to Mt. Kanlaon’s ash emission, an official said Wednesday. According to Philippines News Agency, Seth Bariga, information officer of Canlaon City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), stated that face masks have been previously distributed to residents in the barangays within the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ). Bariga mentioned that the residents, who had returned home after months in evacuation centers, are equipped with face masks and are familiar with the necessary procedures

La union: Pots bought from the Taboc Mannamili Association in this town are more than just clay products that can be bought as souvenirs, as each of them symbolizes the dreams of the members of the community. According to Philippines News Agency, Ana Casison, 66, and her husband Danilo, both pot makers and members of the association, dreamed of providing for the needs of their three children. Aside from their regular jobs, they engaged in pot making as a side hustle. Ana shared that she inherited the skill from her parents and learned it during her childhood, which supported her

Manila: The Philippines remains optimistic about advancing ‘sustainable’ agricultural trade and strengthening its partnership with Cambodia to ensure food security and supply resilience, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday. The statement followed a bilateral meeting between Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Dith Tina on Sept. 9, held on the sidelines of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Cambodia. According to Philippines News Agency, Tiu Laurel highlighted that Cambodian agricultural exports could help meet the Philippines’ market demands amid the country’s ‘expanding population.’ Among the key agricultural export goods

Legazpi city: More than 500,000 farmers and fisherfolk in the Bicol region are benefiting from the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” (BBM Na) program, allowing them to purchase rice at PHP20 per kg. Lovella Guarin, spokesperson of the Department of Agriculture in Bicol, highlighted that registered farmers in Camarines Sur and Sorsogon can take advantage of this initiative. According to Philippines News Agency, farmers registered in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture can buy up to 10 kg. per month, or one sack of rice, until December. They need to present their RSBSA registration at the National Food Authority