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Manila: The House of Representatives Tri-Committee on Tuesday cited social media personalities Sass Rogando Sasot, Lorraine Badoy, and Jeffrey Celiz in contempt over their repeated refusal, without legal excuse, to attend its hearings on digital disinformation despite being subpoenaed. Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel stated that only eight out of the 11 personalities subpoenaed at a previous hearing appeared for the Tri-Committee’s fourth hearing. According to Philippines News Agency, Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano moved to cite Sasot, Badoy, and Celiz in contempt for violating Section 11, Paragraph A of the House rules, which penalizes refusal to

Bacolod: Drug enforcement teams have seized more than PHP14 million worth of shabu in separate operations in Calatrava town and in this highly-urbanized city on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, respectively. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas Special Enforcement Team-Bravo arrested a suspect known as alias Khent, 23, during a buy-bust in Barangay Bantayanon, Calatrava around 10:45 p.m. on Monday. Operatives found in his possession two vacuum-sealed plastic packs containing two kilograms of shabu worth PHP13.6 million. The suspect will be charged with violation of Article II, Section 5 (sale of dangerous drugs) and

Antique: The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) on Tuesday warned residents against ashfall from Kanlaon Volcano’s latest eruption that could reach the province. In an interview, Antique PDRRMO chief Broderick Train reminded residents of the harmful effects of ashfall to their health. According to Philippines News Agency, Train urged the public to use face masks and limit their exposure outdoors to protect themselves against the ashfall emission that could be hazardous. Train recalled that in December 2024, some areas in Antique experienced ashfall from Kanlaon, with some Antique±os complaining about respiratory illnesses and poor visibility along

Manila: The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is set to improve its medical services and serve more Filipinos with the addition of more personnel, Malaca±ang said Tuesday. PGH, the country’s premiere government hospital, is set to receive a major staffing boost with 1,200 additional positions approved by the Department of Budget and Management. According to Philippines News Agency, the move is the government’s response to the PGH’s request to enhance its organizational and manpower capacity in order to deliver quality and affordable healthcare services. ‘Alam naman po natin na napakarami pong mga Pilipino ang talagang pumupunta sa PGH dahil po ito’y

Manila: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported preliminary data indicating that the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) stood at USD106.2 billion as of the end of March this year. According to Philippines News Agency, data released late Monday revealed that the GIR level during the month experienced a slight decline from the USD107.4 billion recorded in February. International reserves, also known as GIR, consist of foreign assets held by the BSP, primarily as investments in foreign-issued securities, monetary gold, and foreign exchange. The BSP attributed the month-on-month decrease in the GIR level primarily to the national government’s drawdowns on