Imported cigarettes seized
COTABATO CITY — Police and soldiers in Kidapawan City intercepted on Tuesday night about P437,000 worth of imported cigarettes believed smuggled into Zamboanga City...
3 Lanao farmers gunned down
COTABATO CITY — Three farmers, two of them brothers, were gunned down by two men armed with assault rifles around noon last Tuesday in...
Senate committee OK’s CHR budget for 2024, keeps intel fund at P1M
A SENATE subcommittee on Tuesday approved the P976-million budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for next year, without increasing the agency’s intelligence...
Philippines urged to seek probe of reef destruction
THE PHILIPPINES should seek an international investigation of alleged coral harvesting by Chinese maritime militia vessels in Philippine-claimed areas of the South China Sea, geopolitical analysts said on Tuesday.
Monitor use of intel funds, Congress told
A CONGRESSMAN on Tuesday proposed to include provisions in the 2024 national budget allowing lawmakers to monitor the use of confidential and intelligence funds.
During...
Impounding pools Marcos’ solution to flooding
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. vowed to build more impounding pools to address flooding woes in the country’s low-lying areas, like in Central Mindanao, as he visited Zamboanga City on Tuesday to distribute sacks of smuggled rice to thousands of residents.
Senate OK’s New Philippine Passport bill
THE PHILIPPINE SENATE on Tuesday approved on second reading a bill that seeks to streamline the passport application process.
Senate Bill 2001 or the New...
2 ‘activists’ cry abduction
ABDUCTED or surrendered, environmental activists or communist enemies of the state, Jolina Castro and Jhed Tamano — who were both reported missing the past...
Congress to accept ruling on MIF
THE HOUSE of Representatives shall yield to the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) on whether or not the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) measure...
P510M sought vs cyberattacks
THE NATIONAL Privacy Commission (NPC) said it needs a budget of P510 million for next year to boost its capacity to probe data breaches...
Gov’t to raise rice buffer stock
THE GOVERNMENT will be aiming to increase the buffer stock of rice in government warehouses to address the increase in the basic commodity’s market...
Internet Transactions Act OK’d
THE INTERNET Transactions Act, which aims to protect online consumers by tightening e-commerce regulations, was approved by the Senate on second reading on Tuesday.
Senate...