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by Benjamin Pulta on March 3, 2022
Ex-Cebu mayor, 3 others get 10 years for illegal funds diversion
by Benjamin Pulta on March 3, 2022
MANILA – The Sandiganbayan has convicted a former Cebu mayor and three other city officials in corruption charges in connection with the anomalous diversion of PHP20 million in public funds earmarked for agricultural development into a private compan... Read full article
by Christopher Lloyd Caliwan on March 3, 2022
Carlos in Cambodia for 40th Asean police chiefs meet
by Christopher Lloyd Caliwan on March 3, 2022
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, flew to Cambodia on Wednesday for the three-day 40th Asean National Police (Aseanapol) Conference.... Read full article
by Zorayda Tecson on March 3, 2022
Rice hybridization program to continue in C. Luzon
by Zorayda Tecson on March 3, 2022
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 3 (RFO3) will continue to implement the rice hybridization program in Central Luzon to attain rice self-sufficiency.... Read full article
by Benjamin Pulta on March 2, 2022
CA affirms life in jail for Colombian drug mule
by Benjamin Pulta on March 2, 2022
MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the life imprisonment sentence handed down by a Manila court to a septuagenarian Colombian national who was nabbed in 2017 for entering the country with 1.17 kilograms of cocaine in rubber pellets insid... Read full article
by Philippines News Agency on March 2, 2022
Roque wants to empower LGUs
by Philippines News Agency on March 2, 2022
MANILA – UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque wants to empower the country’s local government units (LGUs) by providing more funds for projects that benefit their constituents.... Read full article
by Manny Balbin on March 2, 2022
1,180 Bulacan PDLs get Covid booster shots
by Manny Balbin on March 2, 2022
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan – At least 1,180 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Bulacan Provincial Jail (BPJ) here have received their booster shots against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).... Read full article
by Benjamin Pulta on March 2, 2022
CA drops drug raps vs. QC man
by Benjamin Pulta on March 2, 2022
MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has acquitted a man who stumbled his way into a drug buy-bust in Quezon City five years ago.... Read full article
by Filane Mikee Cervantes on March 2, 2022
Special session pushed to cushion impacts of Russia-Ukraine war
by Filane Mikee Cervantes on March 2, 2022
MANILA – The chairperson of the House Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday joined the call for a special session to discuss the measures suspending the excise tax on petroleum products, as the Philippines will be amongst those that will be badly ... Read full article
by Lade Jean Kabagani on March 2, 2022
Gov’t building houses for Dumagat tribes in Aurora, N. Ecija
by Lade Jean Kabagani on March 2, 2022
MANILA – Indigenous families belonging to the Dumagat tribe in the provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija will soon have their own houses, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) announced on Tuesday.... Read full article
by Edwin Fernandez on February 28, 2022
NoCot cops launch manhunt vs. killers of altar server, vendor
by Edwin Fernandez on February 28, 2022
PIKIT, North Cotabato – Police authorities in North Cotabato have launched a manhunt against two men riding tandem on a motorbike who shot dead an altar server of the Catholic Church and his uncle here on Sunday night.... Read full article