Thursday, 10 September 2026

Marcos to DOJ, PNP: Find ways to ensure prosecutors’ safety

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to come up with steps to ensure the safety of prosecutors.

Speaking at the signing of the DOJ-National Prosecutio…

4Ps grantees hired on the spot in DSWD job fair in Zambo City

MANILA: Some 31 Zamboangueño beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) were hired on the spot in a job fair organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) at the Camino Nu…

DA eyes ‘Rice for All’ launch, P29 expansion on Friday

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said they are eyeing to launch the Rice for All program on Friday to benefit the general population, with its initial target price range set at PHP45 per kilogram to PHP48/kg. of mixed imported a…

China allowing PH medical evacuation ‘ridiculous’ – NTF-WPS

MANILA: An official of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) described as “ridiculous” China’s claim that it allowed the recent medical evacuation of a Philippine Navy (PN) personnel stationed at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Sho…

Marcos bullish about TPLEX extension project

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed optimism about the economic gains that the recently greenlighted Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) Extension Project will provide the country.

Speaking at the signing of the…

Cop, 5 gunmen die in N. Cotabato police op

ALEOSAN: A police officer and five armed men died during the serving of search warrants against a wanted person that turned violent at about 9 a.m. Wednesday in Barangay New Panay here.

Major Jennefer Amotan, Aleosan town police chief, said six other…

Northern Samar eyes major investments from Gokongwei Group

TACLOBAN CITY: The Northern Samar provincial government is eyeing investments from Gokongwei Group in a bid to advance the industrial and agricultural sectors in the province.

In a statement Wednesday, the provincial government said Governor Edwin On…

Suspect nabbed, P1.2-M ‘shabu’ drugs seized in Kidapawan City

KIDAPAWAN CITY: Police operatives arrested a drug suspect and seized from him PHP1.2 million worth of ‘shabu’ drugs during a buy-bust operation in this city on Tuesday night.

In an interview on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Dominador Palgan Jr., city police di…