Category: General

July 4, 2024 No Responses

DOJ: Almost 12K PDLs freed, jail congestion rate down to 239%

MANILA: The release of nearly 12,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) resulted in a significant decrease in the congestion rate of the country's prison facilities, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday. This is a result of the Marcos admini...
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July 4, 2024 No Responses

Hanoi pilots smart transport operation system

The Hanoi Transport Department on July 4 kicked off a pilot programme on a transport operation centre (TOC) with technological applications to manage the transport network in real-time. It is fully equipped to measure traffic, monitor violations, prov...
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July 4, 2024 No Responses

Vietnam attends ASEAN-China ministerial roundtable on construction, housing in Malaysia

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Construction Bui Xuan Dung is attending the ASEAN - China Ministerial Roundtable on Construction and Housing (ACMROCH) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 3 to 5. Source: Vietnam News Agency
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July 4, 2024 No Responses

2 high-value targets nabbed, P1.08-M shabu seized in Pampanga

MANILA: Authorities arrested two high-value individuals (HVI) and seized over PHP1 million worth of shabu in a sting operation in Pampanga province on Wednesday night. In a statement on Thursday, Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) chief B...
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July 4, 2024 No Responses

Cops seize almost P6-M shabu in Bacolod sting operations

BACOLOD CITY: Police drug enforcement teams seized PHP5.94 million in shabu in various buy-bust operations across Bacolod City Wednesday and Thursday, reports showed. In Barangay Singcang-Airport Wednesday night, operatives of Bacolod City Police Off...
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July 4, 2024 No Responses

DOJ: Teves team seen to fully exhaust appeal period on extradition

MANILA: The camp of former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. is expected to exhaust the 30-day period to appeal the decision of Timor-Leste's court approving the Philippine government's request for his extradition, the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

DOST eyes 6 innovation hubs in Region 1

LAOAG CITY: The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) aims to put up at least six innovations hubs in the Ilocos Region as part of the 80 hubs targeted nationwide to help find solutions to problems affecting local communities. The hubs are eyed...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

Siquijor ‘won’t be left behind’ under Negros Island Region – solons

BACOLOD CITY: Negrense legislators who authored the Republic Act No. 12000 or the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act have assured the people of Siquijor that they would not be left behind once the new administrative region becomes fully operational by 202...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

DA awards 15 fishing boats to PH fisherfolk groups

CEBU CITY: The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), on Wednesday awarded 15 newly constructed 62-footer fishing vessels to qualified fisherfolk associations and cooperatives across the Philippines to...
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