Twenty-six barangays in this municipality have been validated as drug-cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) after a thorough evaluation of their respective programs to fight the menace.
S/Sgt. Elisa Lumberio, drug-clearing focal person of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Monday said out …
Read MoreHundreds of health workers and volunteers started roaming around public areas here Monday to start early the third round of the Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio campaign in this city's 37 villages.
Dr. Meyasser Patadon, city health officer, said with the help of health volunteers, the …
Read MoreAfter sending aid to affected residents two days after the Taal Volcano eruption, a team from City of Taguig returned on Friday to provide free medical assistance and relief packs to over 122 families displaced by the calamity in the town of Laurel, Batangas
The …
Read MoreThe Philippine Basketball Association will hand out donations to victims of the Taal Volcano eruption in the province of Batangas.
Commissioner Willie Marcial, a native of Batangas City, said the league would give PHP1 million and 500 pairs of slippers to the Batangas provincial government, …
Read MoreMembers of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) convened on Thursday to address the recent string of shooting incidents here.
We are mapping out plans to improve the peace and security situation of the city, Col. Portia Manalad, city police director, said in an …
Read MoreHealth authorities in Maguindanao on Friday confirmed seven new cases of polio as of January this year, as health workers prepare for another round of massive vaccination on January 20.
The new cases were confirmed by ground health providers, with one case each in the …
Read MoreIt's Blackwater and Phoenix's turn to retool their respective guard rotations ahead of the 2020 Philippine Basketball Association season as they swung a trade on Thursday.
As approved by the league's commissioner's office, the Elite sent burly guard Brian Heruela to the Fuel Masters for …
Read MoreThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided emergency employment assistance to some 10,000 beneficiaries in 10 municipalities in Batangas affected by Taal Volcano's eruption.
When we went there, we already extended assistance by way of providing them with emergency employment. We provided emergency …
Read MoreThree boxers from the University of Baguio (UB) will seek slots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics ticket when Nesthy Petecio joins the Asia-Oceania qualifiers starting Feb. 3 in Wuhan, China.
World boxing champion and recently Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) gold medalist, Petecio will lead two …
Read MoreThe International Criminal Court (ICC) has no authority to continue its preliminary examination on President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign after lawyer Jude Sabio dropped the communication he filed before the international tribunal, MalacaAang insisted Thursday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the remarks following reports that …
Read MoreThe Manila City government will donate about PHP2.5 million worth of financial assistance to five municipalities that were devastated by the Taal Volcano's eruption.
Members of the City Council passed Resolution No. Series of 2020 authorizing the release of PHP500,000 each for Talisay, Taal, Agoncillo, …
Read MoreSenator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday called on the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to track down and arrest those behind bogus social media accounts using his name to solicit donations supposedly for victims of the Taal Volcano eruption.
In a statement, Pacquiao said he would …
Read MoreThe South Korean government has pledged USD200,000 (approximately PHP10 million) in humanitarian assistance to Filipinos affected by the Taal Volcano eruption, a state media said on Thursday.
"Through the swift provision of relief goods to those who are in evacuation centers due to the volcanic …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte is satisfied with the warnings issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) about Taal Volcano's activity, MalacaAang said on Thursday.
Despite Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr.'s call for a probe into the alleged Phivolcs failure to inform the public …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo R. Duterte has no hand in the supposed plan of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to file a case before the Supreme Court, seeking the revocation of the congressional franchise of local media giant ABS-CBN Corp., MalacaAang said on Thursday.
Presidential …
Read MoreIloilo Rep. Janette Garin on Wednesday appealed to pharmacy chains to sell medicines and vital supplies at a discounted price to help thousands of people affected by the Taal Volcano eruption.
In a statement, Garin also appealed to businessmen not to engage in unethical profiteering, …
Read MoreTwo high-value targets ((HVTs) and another drug personality were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in this southern port city, a police official said Tuesday.
Maj. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the arrested HVTs as Rodman Reyes, 20, and Jover Faustino, 27, …
Read MoreTwo high-value targets ((HVTs) and another drug personality were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in this southern port city, a police official said Tuesday.
Maj. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the arrested HVTs as Rodman Reyes, 20, and Jover Faustino, 27, …
Read MoreHealth Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday said the department has augmented the resources of its regional offices in response to the recent Taal Volcano eruption.
We have sent drugs, medicines such as eye drops and asthma medication, medical supplies including N95 and surgical face …
Read MoreHealth Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday said the department has augmented the resources of its regional offices in response to the recent Taal Volcano eruption.
We have sent drugs, medicines such as eye drops and asthma medication, medical supplies including N95 and surgical face …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon (Region IV-A) on Monday has been placed on full alert following the eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas over the weekend.
In a statement, DOH Regional Director Eduardo Janairo said all health facilities have been readied in response …
Read MoreTighter rules will be in place shortly for Chinese tourists applying for visa upon arrival in the country, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said over the weekend.
Speaking to newsmen, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the new rules, which will come into effect immediately after …
Read MoreFour flights between Manila and Basco, Batanes were canceled on Sunday due to bad weather, the Manila International Airport Authority reported.
These flights were Skyjet (M8) 816/817, and CebGo (DG) 6009/6010 Manila-Basco-Manila.
The weather bureau earlier forecast light rains over Batanes, and moderate to strong …
Read MoreThe Police Regional Office (PRO) 4-A (Calabarzon) has created a task force to probe the killing of former Batangas congressman Edgar Mendoza.
Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson, Brig. Gen Bernard Banac said based on initial investigation, Mendoza was meeting someone in Calamba, Laguna.
"We are …
Read MoreThe death toll in the onslaught of Typhoon Ursula, which battered a large part of the country during the height of the Christmas holidays, has now climbed to 57, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
In its 5 p.m. update Thursday …
Read MoreA new coronavirus was identified by Chinese authorities from a pneumonia patient in Wuhan, China after an outbreak of the infection in the city, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
In a statement, the WHO said Chinese investigators made the preliminary determination of a …
Read MoreJustice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will conduct a separate inquiry into the alleged killing of former Batangas congressman Edgar Mendoza.
I will now order the NBI to assist the police in investigating and finding the perpetrators of …
Read MorePresidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Tuesday expressed dismay over Vice President Leni Robredo's claim that President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign is a massive failure.
Andanar strongly opposed Robredo's allegation and merely branded it as complete travesty of the government's crackdown on …
Read MoreRains will pour over parts of Mindanao on Wednesday due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ).
In its 4 a.m. weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Caraga and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rains showers or …
Read MoreThe Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that Iran has launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq.
"At approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces in …
Read MoreThe Philippine government has raised the crisis alert level in Iraq to 4 or mandatory evacuation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Wednesday.
Iran has launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday …
Read MoreThe National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Wednesday announced the suspension of all Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFOR) for three days in certain areas in Manila as part of security preparations for the feast of the Black Nazarene on Thursday.
NCRPO …
Read MoreThe official Instagram account of the Presidential Communications Office (PCOO) has been hacked, a Communications official announced on Wednesday.
PCOO Assistant Secretary for Global Media and Public Affairs Jusan Vincent Arcena denounced the attempt by still unidentified individuals to have access to the Communications department's …
Read MoreThe number of deaths from the onslaught of Typhoon Ursula during the Christmas holidays has climbed to 53.
In its 6 a.m. update Tuesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said 362 people were injured while six others are missing.
The report …
Read MoreIf the current trend continues and 1 billion tons of plastic are produced annually by 2050, very serious health and waste problem may occur globally, according to an expert on plastic waste.
"We could see more plastic in the sea than fish. Land could be …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday described Vice President Leni Robredo's recommendations on the government's anti-illegal drugs campaign as a publicity stunt which used wrong figures.
With all due respect, I beg to disagree with the public relations bombshell of VP Robredo on the …
Read MoreAnti-narcotics operatives nabbed four suspected drug pushers in separate drug sting operations in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur on Saturday.
Twenty-one sachets of shabu and another sachet of marijuana were confiscated in anti-drug operations, Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, said.
Suspects Ariel Pontanar, …
Read MoreThe City Health Office (CHO) here, in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH), will launch a week-long massive anti-polio campaign.
In a statement, the CHO said the massive anti-polio campaign was brought about by the re-emergence of a poliovirus type 1 in Maluso, Basilan …
Read MoreA striped dolphin, locally known as lumod, was found dead along the shore in Baybay II, Barangay Magosilom in Cantilan town, Surigao del Sur.
The local government unit (LGU) of Cantilan, on its Facebook Page on Friday, said the dead dolphin was discovered at around …
Read MorePolice units in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) seized about PHP60.1 million worth of illegal drugs in various operations last year.
Lt. Col. Lino Capellan, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12, said Friday the illegal items were confiscated in 1,528 buy-bust, search, checkpoint and other …
Read MoreA group of cooperatives here have pooled resources together to put up their own water company to bring potable water to the city's rural areas.
In a joint venture agreement signed Thursday, the Mindanao Cooperatives Water Service Federation (MCWS)--a group of cooperatives mainly based in …
Read MoreA Japanese national died after suffering breathing difficulties while snorkeling in the coastal village of Tan-awan, in Oslob town, Cebu province on Thursday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) 7 (Central Visayas) said.
In a spot report, PCG-7 identified the Japanese as Marinubo Kuriyama, 52, …
Read MoreThe Philippine embassy in Tripoli has assisted eight Filipino nurses on Thursday from a clinic that is near the location of intense clashes in the Libyan capital.
Amid this situation in Libya, the embassy reiterated its call on Filipinos to be vigilant.
"The Philippine embassy …
Read MoreLabor group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Friday urged the government to immediately convene the joint monitoring committee contained in the May 2018 pact between the Philippines and Kuwait.
TUCP president and party-list Rep. Raymond Mendoza said this is to prevent a …
Read MoreThe Court of Appeals (CA) dismissed the belated claim to death benefits of a family of a Filipino seafarer who died at sea while employed in a foreign ship.
In a 12-page decision dated December 27, the CA's 8th Division, through Associate Justice Ramon R. …
Read MoreThe Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded 74 cases of firecracker-related injuries from Dec. 21, 2019 to Jan. 3, 2020, of which two cases where the victims needed amputation.
In an interview Friday, PHO chief Dr. Anna Ma.Teresa de Guzman said the figure is 12 …
Read MoreAt least 26 persons were injured when a passenger bus fell off a roadside canal after its driver lost control of the steering wheel at about 2 a.m. Friday.
Lt. Col. Bernard Tayong, speaking for police in North Cotabato, said all the injured passengers, including …
Read MoreThe number of fireworks and firecracker-related injuries during the holiday revelry in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) has increased to 22, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday.
Jenny Panizales, DOH-12 spokesperson, said the injury cases in the region significantly increased since the New Year's Eve …
Read MoreTwo suspected drug pushers were killed and four others were arrested in a series of operations conducted in this province on Thursday and Friday.
Col. Emma Libunao, acting director of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office, said the two suspected drug peddlers were neutralized in a …
Read MoreThe Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said it is doing an in-depth probe to unmask the culprit behind the fire that razed a public school building here.
Senior Insp. Douglas Zabala, deputy city fire marshal, on Friday said they believe the school building of the …
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