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Baguio City: Four individuals, including a police officer assigned here, were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Dontogan on Tuesday, with approximately 20 kilograms of shabu worth PHP136 million seized. According to Philippines News Agency, Col. Ruel Tagel, Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) Director, reported that additional items confiscated at the scene included a firearm, various identification documents, mobile phones, and other pieces of evidence. “This operation was the result of extensive intelligence gathering,” Tagel stated. Col. Tagel emphasized that the BCPO will not tolerate illegal activities within their ranks. He reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring that those who

Iloilo City: The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 6 (Western Visayas) is piloting its Driving Advancement, Generating Access, and Transforming Small Island Communities (DAGAT) project in a small island barangay (village) in the municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo. In an interview at the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas on Tuesday, DOST-6 assistant director for technical operations Keithlyn Sarah Bernardino said they would provide a small-scale wind turbine to provide electricity for Barangay Botlog. According to Philippines News Agency, the project is in partnership with the Central Philippine University, Northern Iloilo State University Affiliated Renewable Energy Center, and Concepcion town. ‘In this

Iloilo City: The local government here on Tuesday signed a joint venture with EON Realty and Development Corporation (ERDC) for the construction and development of condominium housing projects under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. The agreement was signed by Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Tre±as and ERDC president Franjieh Eon Angelo Tiu at the Mayor’s Office. It was witnessed by Iloilo City Local Housing Office head Peter Jason Millare and Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD) Western Visayas regional director Eva Maria Marfil. According to Philippines News Agency, the PHP2.54-billion Iloilo City USWAG Condominium Complex Project

Manila: The Philippines has not made any commitment to comply with a potential order from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to freeze the assets of detained former president Rodrigo R. Duterte, Malaca±ang stated on Tuesday. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro emphasized that the ICC lacks jurisdiction over the Philippines, rendering any of its requests non-binding on the government. According to Philippines News Agency, Castro explained during a press briefing that the administration has not pledged to adhere to any order issued by the ICC, especially since the court currently holds no jurisdiction over the Philippines.

Manila: Malaca±ang on Tuesday warned that the planned ‘zero remittance week’ by certain groups of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) supporting detained former president Rodrigo Duterte could have repercussions beyond the government. According to Philippines News Agency, in a press briefing, Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro appealed for calm after groups like Maisug Croatia in Europe revealed plans for a week-long remittance stoppage in protest of the arrest of Duterte by the Interpol and his subsequent imprisonment in The Hague, Netherlands. Castro stated that the government was merely enforcing the law by allowing the arrest of Duterte,