COTABATO CITY: Police in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) seized PHP17.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in the last five days, an official said Monday.
‘This is proof that smuggling has no place in BARMM,’ Brig. Gen. …
MANILA: The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the lower court’s reclusion perpetua sentence on a Maute terrorist group member for unlawful possession of an explosive device.
In a news release Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said the CA affir…
MANILA: The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced Monday that the power rate in its franchise areas increased by PHP0.0327 per kilowatt hour in August to PHP11.6339 per kWh from PHP11.6012 per kWh rate in July.
‘For residential customers consum…
MANILA: The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced Monday the importation of 240,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar to ensure a stable retail price in local markets.
‘This import will ensure that we will always maintain that buffer to ens…
The management board of the Ban Gioc Waterfall Tourism Site under the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the northern border province of Cao Bang has announced the temporary suspension of tour services for visitors at Ban Gioc – Detian wate…
MANILA: A special voters’ registration for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) is being held at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), the Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) said Monday.
Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said there…