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DOJ: Alice Guo arrested in Jakarta

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, in Tangerang City, Jakarta, Indonesia.

In a statement, the DOJ said Guo was apprehended at 11:58 p.m. on S…

UAAP Season 87 unfolds Sept. 7

MANILA: Host University of the Philippines will face Ateneo de Manila in men’s basketball when the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 kicks off on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

The Fighting Ma…

DA: BPI eyes more mobile labs for vegetable testing in NCR

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) plans to deploy more mobile laboratories to do sampling and testing of microbial contaminants in vegetables in markets in the National Capital Region (NCR).

This came after E. …

PhilHealth studies another 30% hike in benefit packages

MANILA: The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Wednesday said it is studying to implement another round of 30-percent increase in all its benefit packages.

During the House Appropriations Committee hearing on the proposed budget …

3 nabbed, P4.4-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Zambo Sibugay

Authorities arrested three individuals and seized approximately P4.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Zamboanga Sibugay province, a senior police official reported Wednesday.

Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey Masauding, the…