Agents seize P34M of crystal meth
COTABATO CITY — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P34 million worth of shabu from a dealer based in this city...
Bayan Muna calls for South China Sea demilitarization
MILITANT group Bayan Muna has called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to initiate a United Nations (UN) joint resolution calling for the demilitarization...
Military in the North rejects Reds’ calls for peace talks
BAGUIO CITY — The military stationed in the northern provinces flatly rejected calls by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to resume the...
Japan sees increased collaboration with Philippines, US and Australia
JAPAN on Monday vowed to boost ties with the Philippines, the United States and Australia to keep the Indo-Pacific region open and free, a day after the four nations held war games in the South China Sea where China has shown growing assertiveness.
Nonprofit business group urges decentralization of PHL education system
THE GOVERNMENT of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should decentralize the country’s school system by allowing local governments and communities to play a key role in education, amid a crisis that continues to widen the education gap and leave millions of students behind, according to the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd).
CHR wants gov’t to renew UN human rights program
THE PHILIPPINE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Monday pushed the renewal of the United Nations Joint Program (UNJP) to put pressure on the...
House may recommend importing onions
THE HOUSE of Representatives may be poised to recommend the importation of onions in a bid to lower domestic prices of the essential cooking...
DoST employees’ data compromised
THE NATIONAL Privacy Commission (NPC) said that its initial investigation into the data breach concerning the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) included the...
BIR raids cigarette warehouses
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) said on Monday that it had raided three cigarette warehouses in Cavite that operated illegally and evaded P5.4...
Senator calls out Quiboloy anew
SENATOR Ana Theresia “Risa” N. Hontiveros-Baraquel has for the nth time challenged televangelist Apollo C. Quiboloy to come out, face his accusers, and subject...
BI bars entry of 220 foreigners
THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) has barred entry to 220 foreigners last month due suspicion of criminal activity and violation of various immigration laws.
The...
LLDA increases fines by 10%
THE LAGUNA Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has mandated a 10% increase in daily penalties for water pollution cases within Laguna Lake.
In a Board Resolution,...