MANILA: Members of a House of Representatives panel have conducted an ocular site visit and public consultation in Marawi City in response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s marching order for a swift and total rehabilitation of the city left in r…
Day: June 5, 2024
187 foreign, Filipino workers rescued in Pampanga POGO raid
MANILA: Authorities rescued 187 foreign and Filipino workers in a raid at a Philippine Overseas Gaming Operator (POGO) center in Pampanga province on Tuesday night.
In a report on Wednesday, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) sa…
Public warned vs. erosion hazards in Mt. Kanlaon vicinity
DUMAGUETE CITY: Residents in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental are warned against erosion hazards especially in the vicinity of the restive Mt. Kanlaon following its eruption that triggered mudflows on Wednesday.
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Ma…
Israeli gov’t divided by US ceasefire proposal
JERUSALEM: The Israeli government is divided over a US proposal for a ceasefire, with leaders of the Orthodox religious parties voicing support on Tuesday while far-right leaders threaten to quit the coalition.
‘I told the representatives of the kidn…
Bicol police nab 122 drug offenders, seize P8.1-M illegal drugs in May
LEGAZPI CITY: The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) reported on Wednesday the arrest of 122 drug offenders and seizure of more than PHP8.1 million worth of illegal drugs in various operations in the region in May.
PRO-5 Director Brig. Gen. Andre…
Solons: Ensure water supply, price controls in Kanlaon-affected areas
MANILA: Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino and Senator Lito Lapid on Wednesday called on concerned government agencies to ensure the needs of residents affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano.
In a news release, Tolentino stressed the impor…
PBBM declares June 17 regular holiday for Eid’l Adha
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared June 17 a regular holiday to give way to the observance of Eid al-Adha, or the ‘Feast of Sacrifice.’
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Proclamation 579 on Tuesday declaring the holiday na…
BOC-Clark seizes P4-M kush, cannabis-laced vapes
MANILA: Customs officers at the Port of Clark on Wednesday intercepted more than 2 kg. of kush (high-grade marijuana) and 156 cannabis-infused disposable vapes estimated at over PHP3.9 million.
In a statement, Port of Clark District Collector Erastus…
House leaders back Palace’s move to cut imported rice tariff
MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez and other House leaders on Wednesday lauded the decision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to cut the tariff for imported rice from 35 percent to just 15 percent.
‘The import levy reduction and the direct sale of i…