Day: November 4, 2025

Manila: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) announced on Tuesday the seizure of PHP584.28 million worth of illegal drugs and the arrest of 112 individuals during its intensive anti-drug campaign from October 24 to 31, 2025. According to Philippines News Agency, PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez stated that their agents successfully carried out 81 anti-illegal drug operations. These operations led to the arrest of 112 individuals and the confiscation of significant quantities of illegal substances, including 84,099.63 grams of shabu, 1,899 milliliters of liquid cocaine, and marijuana plants and derivatives equivalent to 58,350 plants, 18,100 seedlings, and 92.30 grams of

Manila: A 78-year-old man died after a tree fell onto a nipa hut at the height of Typhoon Tino’s onslaught in MacArthur, Leyte early Tuesday. The victim, identified only as ‘Max,’ was found lifeless inside the damaged hut after the incident, the MacArthur Municipal Police Station reported. According to Philippines News Agency, at about 5:40 a.m., a council member in Barangay Romualdez personally reported that a resident had been found dead inside a collapsed hut hit by a fallen tree. Police and personnel of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office immediately responded to the area to assist in

Jolo: Two passenger vessels were damaged in an allision incident at the port of Jolo, Sulu amid inclement weather early Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard reported. The incident involved MV Maria Rebecca of Montenegro Shipping Lines and MV Antonia 1 of Aleson Shipping Lines, occurring at approximately 7:45 a.m. According to Philippines News Agency, the Coast Guard Station – Western Sulu stated that rough sea conditions and strong swells led to the MV Maria Rebecca losing control while attempting to dock. The vessel’s port beam inadvertently struck the starboard aft portion of the moored MV Antonia 1. Both vessels were

Mandaluyong city: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday inked a joint memorandum with concerned government agencies to better safeguard Filipino seasonal farm workers in South Korea. The agreement was signed by officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Agriculture, and Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the DMW office in Mandaluyong City, formalizing a whole-of-government mechanism for ethical recruitment and worker protection. Officials from the Korean embassy and local executives from Pura in Tarlac, where the 47 outgoing workers are from, witnessed the signing. According to Philippines

Butuan city: The Department of Agriculture in Caraga Region has prepared PHP10.1 million worth of seeds and farm inputs for farmers affected by Typhoon Tino. The supplies, including rice, corn, and vegetable seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, are stored at a facility in Barangay Taguibo, Butuan City, the DA-13 information office reported. According to Philippines News Agency, for rice farmers, the available aid includes 520 bags of hybrid seeds valued at PHP2.6 million, 1,907 bags of certified seeds worth PHP1.68 million, and various pesticides. For corn farmers, the department has readied 100 bags of hybrid seeds worth PHP600,000, 50 bags of