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MANILA: The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs on Wednesday cited for contempt former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang for his refusal to attend hearings on the September 2023 illegal drug seizure worth PHP3 billion in Mexico, Pampanga. During the hearing, Antipolo Rep. Romeo Acop moved to cite former president Rodrigo Duterte’s economic adviser for contempt over his non-appearance at the congressional hearing despite the issuance of a show cause order. Yang was invited to the hearing to shed light on the interlocking incorporators of all the corporations connected with Empire 999 Realty Inc. “I move then, Mr. Chair, that we

MANILA: Vito Sarines and Aerin Chan ruled their respective divisions in the ICTSI Junior Philippine Golf Tour Luzon Series 4 at the Riviera Golf and Country – Club’s Couples Course in Silang, Cavite on Wednesday. Sarines carded a 74 for a 144 total to beat Jacob Casuga by 15 strokes in the boys’ 10-12 category. Casuga tallied 159 after a 79, while Nathaniel Yeung registered a 91 to finish with 178 for third place. ‘I will compete in the rest of the Luzon series and aim for another victory,’ said Sarines, who topped the Splendido Taal and Pinewoods legs and

TACLOBAN CITY: At least 1,504 subprojects of the anti-poverty Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) have been completed in the first half of 2024, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Wednesday. The central government has poured some PHP1.7 billion into these poverty alleviation projects, including some components of the Philippine Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP), DSWD regional information officer Jonalyndie Chua said in a phone interview. Out of the total number of sub-projects, 461 are in Leyte province, 382 in Samar, 189 in Northern Samar, 323 in Eastern Samar, 130 in Southern

MANILA: Vice President and outgoing Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday said the three-week National Learning Camp (NLC) would help 2,183,327 learners in Grades 1 to 3 and Grades 7 to 10, particularly in their performance in Reading, English, Mathematics, and Science. ‘I am optimistic that this program will continue to yield positive outcomes, improving the foundational literacy, numeracy, and 21st-century skills crucial to our learners’ future success,’ she said in a speech during the NLC’s Appreciation program in San Fernando, Cebu. Duterte said the camp is part of the Department of Education (DepEd)’s strategy to address the ‘learning crisis’

MANILA: The extradition of former congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. is now in the ‘last stages’ of the process, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday, two weeks since it announced the decision of Timor-Leste to grant the Philippines’ extradition request. ‘We are glad to confirm that we are already in the last stages of the extradition process,’ Justice Undersecretary Jesse Andres said in a Palace press briefing. Andres said the camp of Teves has 30 days to file its appeal on the decision of Timor-Leste. ‘We are very confident and we are on top of the situation,’ he said. Teves