Day: October 4, 2025

Zamboanga: Authorities have confiscated PHP45.2 million worth of contraband and illegal drugs during relentless law enforcement operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula in September, an official announced Saturday. According to Philippines News Agency, Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta, director of Police Regional Office (PRO) 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), stated that through 18 coordinated operations across the region, they seized PHP41.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested seven individuals involved in smuggling activities. Matta commended the successful operations and emphasized the importance of ongoing anti-smuggling efforts in the region. He highlighted that the accomplishments demonstrate the dedication of PRO-9 personnel in protecting the

Manila: The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has approved the expansion of its Z benefit package to include orthopedic services for victims of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit Cebu on September 30. According to Philippines News Agency, Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo announced this development during an interview at the “PinaSigla: Isang Flex para sa Masiglang Pilipinas!” national health fair launch at Rizal Park in Manila. He stated that the PhilHealth Board of Directors approved the expansion during a formal meeting. Domingo explained that PhilHealth will cover orthopedic services for patients whose injuries were caused by

Cainta: Police on Saturday arrested three suspected high-value drug personalities and seized PHP2.1 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust in Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal. According to Philippines News Agency, Rizal Provincial Police Director Col. Feloteo Gonzalgo stated that operatives from the Cainta Municipal Police Station, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, conducted the operation. The arrested individuals include alias ‘Khalef,’ 46, operations manager of a security agency and resident of Los Ba±os, Laguna; alias ‘Jam,’ 45, a resident of Quezon City; and alias ‘Naser,’ 53, security guard and resident of Pandi, Bulacan. The operations, conducted

Cebu: Families affected by the magnitude 6.9 tremor will still have a taste of home-cooked food as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) deployed three more mobile kitchens to serve hot meals in select evacuation sites. According to Philippines News Agency, Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group stated that the agency’s offices in Calabarzon, Eastern Visayas, and Western Visayas have sent their mobile kitchens to augment the resources of DSWD 7 (Central Visayas). This move aims to ensure that Cebuanos will not go hungry during these challenging times, as instructed by President Ferdinand

Washington: US President Donald Trump set Sunday evening as the deadline for Hamas to accept his ceasefire and prisoner swap proposal, calling it the “last chance” for the Palestinian group. Trump said on Friday that Hamas must accept the deal by 6 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, stating that if it is not consented to by then, “all hell, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas.” According to Philippines News Agency, Trump emphasized the severity of the situation in a message on his social media platform Truth Social, declaring that more than 25,000 Hamas “soldiers”