Twelve Filipinos are missing after a deadly blast followed by shock waves rippled through the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed.
One of the missing nationals is a household service worker while the remaining 11 are seafarers who …
Read MoreThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday vowed to expedite the repatriation of the remains of the two Filipinos who are among the casualties in the explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut.
“The next of kin of those who died have been …
Read More-An alleged crime group member was killed in a sting operation in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, a police official said Monday.
Capt. Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the slain suspect as Ricky Lantaca, a resident of Tangub City, Misamis …
Read MoreThe Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion (30IB) has commended the Propelling Our Inheritance Nation Through Youth Inc. (POINTY) group for assisting the children of indigenous peoples (IPs) in a conflict-affected area in Surigao del Norte.
In a statement issued on Monday (Aug. 3), Lt. Col. …
Read MoreThe first day of strict implementation of the motorcycle back riding policies netted 1,350 violators, the Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield said on Sunday.
A data from Philippine National Police (PNP) showed that 1,284 motorcycle riders were apprehended on Saturday for failure to …
Read MoreLawmen have arrested a former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and a businesswoman while some PHP3.7 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, an official said Wednesday.
Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) …
Read MoreThe Police Regional Office (PRO) 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) has already begun the termination proceeding against a police trainee accused of mauling his 16-year-old girlfriend, its top official said Monday.
Police trainee Joed Carba was immediately placed under administrative leave following his arrest after he …
Read MorePolice authorities arrested two alleged drug dealers and seized some PHP1.3 million in suspected shabu in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato on Friday.
Lt. Col. Lino Capellan, the spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 12 (Soccsksargen), identified those arrested as Benjie Akmad Walao and his cohort, …
Read MoreA suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with Army soldiers in a remote village in Placer town, Masbate province on Friday, a military report said.
Army Capt. John Paul Belleza, public affairs chief of the 9th Infantry …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas has launched a virtual complaint desk where netizens can report their concerns without going out amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
In a statement on Tuesday, PNP regional director Brig. Gen. Bernabe Balba said the official …
Read MoreAn alleged top leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Caraga Region was killed in an encounter, the 401st Infantry Brigade on Sunday (July 19) said.
In a statement, the Army identified the alleged NPA leader as Marcelino Navarro y Tampos, alias …
Read MoreThe chief of the Malaybalay City Police Station (MCPS) in Bukidnon has admitted they made a mistake when they shared on Facebook an infographic suggesting those who oppose the closure of broadcast network ABS-CBN as supporters of terrorism.
In a phone interview Friday, Lt. …
Read MoreTwo police officers were nabbed for robbery-extortion in Masbate City, an official of the anti-scalawag unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday.
Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee, PNP Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) chief, identified the suspects as Maj. John Murray …
Read MoreLaw enforcement authorities arrested seven newly-identified drug personalities and seized some PHP132,200 worth of illegal drugs in separate operations here, the region’s top police official said Monday.
Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified the suspects as Arnel Marcia, 39; …
Read MoreThe series of buy-busts by the different units of Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) resulted in the confiscation of PHP198,300 worth of shabu and PHP20,000 worth of dried marijuana.
Maj. Renel E. Serrano, PRO-13 public information officer, said the local police …
Read MoreAuthorities arrested three drug suspects including two Chinese nationals and seized from them some PHP6.8 million worth of shabu in a joint buy-bust operation of anti-narcotics operatives in Barangay Caysio, Santa Maria, this province on Tuesday.
Col. Lawrence Cajipe, provincial director of the Bulacan …
Read MoreThe Police Regional Office9 (PRO9) has awarded medals to two officers and three personnel in recognition of their valuable service to the community amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid19) pandemic.
The awarding of medals was held Monday during the kickoff program of the 25th …
Read MoreA police corporal escaped death when unidentified men riding-in-tandem shot him past 7 p.m. Saturday (June 27) in Del Carmen, this city.
Maj. Rixell Torayno, chief of Iligan City Police Station 1, said Cpl. Nick Pangarongan was driving his vehicle when unidentified armed men …
Read MoreThe Joint Task Force Covid Shield (JTF CV Shield) on Friday ordered chiefs of municipal and city police stations to coordinate with their respective local government units (LGUs) to establish a “one-stop shop” that will process documents for travel of locally stranded individuals (LSIs).
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Read MoreA “high-value target” drug personality died following an encounter with law enforcement authorities operatives here late Sunday afternoon, a police official said.
Lt. Col. Lino Capellan, the spokesperson of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, identified the slain suspect as Nińo Atoc Dacigao alias “Nano,” 22, …
Read MoreThe series of clashes this week between the troopers of the Army’s 26th Infantry Battalion and the communist New People’s Army (NPA) resulted in the killing of two rebels and the seizure of firearms and ammunition.
Lt. Col. Romeo C. Jimenea, 36Ib commander, said Saturday …
Read MoreThe Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) will continue to provide security to people against rebel attacks while maintaining the Panay Island free from Covid-19 infection, an official said on Tuesday.
This as the 61st Infantry Batallion (61IB) clashed with suspected members of the Communist …
Read MoreVice Admiral Robert Empedrad on Monday officially assumed as administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), assuring the protection of Filipino seafarers’ “competitive advantage” as the primary choice in the seafaring industry.
Empedrad, through a MARINA Facebook post, said that aside from ensuring the quality …
Read MoreState prosecutors gave 14 co-respondents of Eastern Visayas drug kingpin Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa's 14 in drug charges more time to refute the allegations against them.
Assistant State Prosecutor Susan Azarcon gave the respondents until March 30 to file their respective counter-affidavits to the allegations in …
Read MoreAfter months of surveillance, government authorities raided a factory producing counterfeit cigarettes in Dinas town, some 27 km. from this city, early Friday.
Lawyer Moises Tamayo, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regional director, said the warehouse-type factory is located in Barangay San Jose in Dinas.…
Read MoreForty families belonging to the Manobo tribe have already returned to their village in Lianga, Surigao del Sur with the help of the Philippine Army and various government agencies.
1Lt. Krisjuper Andreo Punsalan, civil-military operations officer of the Army's 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3SFBn), said …
Read MoreNorth Korea has launched "projectiles" past its coast for the first time in 2020, media reports said Monday.
According to a statement by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Pyongyang fired two unidentified short range projectiles into the East Sea, Yonhap news reported.
North …
Read MoreA total of 20 patients under monitoring (PUMs) are currently in home quarantine here for possible coronavirus disease (Covid 10) infection after arriving from various countries in Asia, including South Korea and Japan, last week.
Records of the City Health Office (CHO) showed the PUMs …
Read MoreThe chief of the Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) has cited the contributions of the 23rd Infantry Battalion to the peace and order in Agusan province and in parts of Misamis Oriental.
Maj. Gen. Franco Nemesio Gacal, 4ID commander, gave the recognition during the 23IB's …
Read MoreA tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) has been released back to its natural habitat after it was turned over to environmental officials in Pikit, North Cotabato province, officials said Monday.
Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR 12) freed the tiny primate Saturday after …
Read MoreDepartment of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade and Philippine Airlines (PAL) president and Chief Operating Officer Gilbert Santa Maria led the inaugural flight Sunday as the country's flag carrier reopened its Manila Pagadian Manila route.
Tugade said the reopening of the Manila Pagadian Manila route …
Read MoreThe Bangsamoro Women Commission in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BWC BARMM) marked the start of the this year's National Women's Month (NWM) on Monday, highlighting the strength of women when they work together for a common goal.
In her speech during the …
Read MoreFor the first time ever, another round of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will be held this summer, with its eight film entries to be screened after the Lenten season.
In a press launch of the event dubbed the Summer MMFF (SMMFF) in Makati …
Read MoreThe Department of Health in Region 9 (DOH 9) has cleared 23 persons under monitoring (PUMs) for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) in the region after having completed the required 14 day home quarantine.
Dr. Dennis Antonio Dacayanan, Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) Cluster …
Read MoreA town councilor in the province of Zamboanga del Sur has been convicted for eight years imprisonment for the crime of cyber libel, the first of its kind, by a regional court.
In a 14 page decision penned by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 12 …
Read MoreThe Philippines' tourism revenue has reached a total of USD9.31 billion last year, up by 20.81 percent from USD7.71 billion receipts in 2018, the Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed Monday.
Aside from all time high earnings, 2019 has also witnessed several tourism milestones as the …
Read MoreSenator Richard Dick Gordon should share his discoveries and provide proof that China may be using Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) for intelligence gathering in the country, MalacaAang said on Monday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this statement after Gordon, in a radio interview, claimed …
Read MoreRate of the Philippines' treasury bills (T bills) posted mixed results Monday, with demand for all tenors remaining strong.
Average rate of the 91 day paper posted an uptick to 3.013 percent from 3.003 percent during the auction last February 24.
The Bureau of the …
Read MoreThe city government is studying the possibility of tapping the river in Barangay Malayal, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, to augment the water supply of the Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD).
Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, said Monday that …
Read MoreThe United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was receptive to the explanation defending the Duterte administration from allegations that it has violated press freedom and human rights in the Philippines, a Palace official claimed on Monday.
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar made …
Read MoreAn alleged drug peddler died in a shootout during a law enforcement operation in Sultan sa Barongis town in Maguindanao on Sunday, an official said.
Director Juvenal Azurin, of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA BARMM), identified the slain …
Read MoreThe country's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) reached its 13 month high in February at 52.3, supported by resilient demands both domestically and abroad, the IHS Markit reported Monday.
Manufacturing PMI in February was higher than the 52.1 score in January this year.
IHS Markit …
Read MoreA member of Iran's Expediency Council died Monday from coronavirus disease 2019 (CoVid 19), according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
Mohammad Mirmohammadi, 76, lost his life from the virus at a hospital in the capital Tehran, IRNA said.
Mirmohammadi was a former …
Read MoreThere is no need to suspend classes in high schools nationwide amid coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 2019) outbreak, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday.
In a radio interview, DepEd Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del Pascua said that suspension of classes depends …
Read MoreThe Central Command (Centcom) on Monday cited cyber threat secured information and communications technology (ICT) systems as among the gains from the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) transformation roadmap.
Col. Allan Napisa, head of the General Strategy and Management Office, said the Central Command's …
Read MoreA total of 63 Philippine Army (PA) officers graduated from the Battalion Commander Pre Command Course in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Friday.
In a statement, PA spokesperson Col. Ramon Zagala, said the course aims to prepare these officers to be professional and competent battalion …
Read MoreThree alleged drug pushers were arrested and some 622 grams of shabu estimated at PHP4.2 million was seized during a buy bust operation in Barangay Santol here Thursday night.
Col. Lawrence Cajipe, acting Bulacan police director, identified the suspects as Ely Buenaventura, 41, Reneboy Cahanding, …
Read MorePolice arrested on Friday two suspected drug traders, one of whom is a barangay tanod (village watchman), in a buy bust operation here, and confiscated from them a firearm and 12 sachets of shabu.
Major Dennis Orbista, Orani police chief, identified the suspects as Marcial …
Read MoreThe regional police here has launched the Joint Industrial Peace and Concerns Office (JIPCO), a proactive effort to shield the workforce from radical labor organizations and prevent the infiltration of communist groups in Central Luzon's industrial zones.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) Director, …
Read MoreDepartment of Agriculture (DA) has beefed up the animal quarantine checkpoints in parts of Soccsksargen to further protect the area from the entry of the dreaded African swine fever (ASF).
Dr. John Pascual, chief of DA Region 12's regulatory division, said Tuesday they have installed …
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