Category: General

Manila: The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) announced on Monday the arrest of nearly 11,000 wanted individuals and the seizure of over 1,400 unlicensed firearms, alongside PHP3.3 billion worth of evidence, in its anti-crime operations conducted throughout 2024. According to Philippines News Agency, during the CIDG’s 72nd founding anniversary at Camp Crame, CIDG chief Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III reported that a total of 13,349 law enforcement operations were carried out last year. These initiatives led to the arrest of 10,797 wanted persons, the seizure of 1,439 loose firearms, and the confiscation of evidence valued at PHP3,361,432,558.24.

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Monday that a food security emergency for rice could be declared on January 22. This follows the approval of a resolution by the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) last week. The decision is aimed at addressing the escalating retail prices of rice in the country. According to Philippines News Agency, DA spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa stated in an interview that Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is expected to take action on the declaration by Wednesday. Tiu Laurel has indicated the likelihood of declaring a food security emergency to facilitate the

Pasig City: Petro Gazz tries to sustain its winning form against Chery Tiggo in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference at Philsports Arena on Tuesday. The Angels, bannered by Brooke Van Sickle, Myla Pablo, and Mar Jana Phillips, take on the Crossovers at 6:30 p.m. According to Philippines News Agency, Petro Gazz has earned 15 points to lead the 12-team field at 5-1, while Chery Tiggo at 4-2 has 10 points. The Crossovers tapped former Creamline player Risa Sato to strengthen its roster that includes Cess Robles, Aby Mara±o, Ponggay Gaston, Shaya Adorador, and Ara Galang. “Each player was

Ilocos Norte: Ilocos Norte Vice Governor Cecilia Araneta-Marcos said proponents of the PHP330-billion two-gigawatt offshore wind farm in the northwest part of the province must ensure that communities where the proposed energy project will be located can benefit from it. “It has to be advantageous to the local community like having lower electric rates, and ensure the protection of marine life,” Marcos said Monday during the project presentation of the Capitol session hall. According to Philippines News Agency, BuhaWind Energy, a joint venture of Danish renewable energy firm Copenhagen Energy A/S (CE) and PetroGreen Energy Corp., is seeking endorsement of

Pasay City: Some 6,000 Filipino elderly, led by the United Senior Citizens party-list, gathered outside the Senate in Pasay City on Monday to press for the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 10423 which seeks to grant universal social pension to all senior citizens. According to Philippines News Agency, the demonstration was spearheaded by United Senior Citizens Party-list Representative Milagros Magsaysay, who expressed the urgency of passing the bill. “May oras pa kung gusto ng ating mga mahal na senador na ipasa ito kasi nagpasensya, nag-antay ang mga nakatatanda na kusang aprubahan ng mga senador. Pero it seems na matatapos