Government's anti-narcotics agents seized some P8.5 million worth of party drug ecstasy following a controlled delivery operation in Las Piñas City which also led to the arrest of a female consignee. Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspect as Ana Fe...
An estimated 2.4 million individuals were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on the first day of the national vaccination drive on Monday, Nov. 30, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. But Año emphasized that the figure is not...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye At the recently-concluded Pilipinas Conference 2021, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA), Chairman of the Ayala Group, could not over-emphasize the need for collective unity and commitment in addressing societal pain points toward national recovery. Beyond the COVID-19...
A picture taken on November 22, 2021, shows pages of one of the preparatory manuscripts to the theory of general relativity of Albert Einstein. (File Photo / AFP) PARIS, France -- A manuscript co-written by Albert Einstein on his theory of relativity was auctioned Tuesday for 11.7 million euros...
More than 800 workers in the economic zone of Sta. Rosa, Laguna have been inoculated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a bid to push for the country's employment recovery amid the pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III...
The Manila city government will release the year-end bonus of its regular employees starting on Tuesday, Nov. 16. This was announced by Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso in his capital report on Friday, Nov. 12. "Sa lahat ng kawani ng pamahalaang lungsod, magsisimula na pong i-release...
For President Duterte, the proverbial noose is tightening around Senator Richard Gordon's neck in connection with the latter's troubles with the Commission on Audit (COA). GORDON'S 'DISCOMFORT'--President Duterte bring up his favorite punching bag anew during his 'Talk to the People' public...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch customs officers have seized over four tons of cocaine hidden in soy bags in the port of Rotterdam, in the country's largest haul this year, the public prosecutor's office said on Sunday. EU authorities said this bust far exceeds past drugs hauls they have made....
A security guard who allegedly yielded P3.4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) has been arrested in a buy-bust operation in Valenzuela City recently, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported Friday, Oct. 29. (PDEA photo) The PDEA Regional Office -...
The country will receive its 100 millionth dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine with the scheduled delivery of Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs on Thursday, Oct. 28. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19 As of this writing, the vaccine supply stood at 97,678,340 doses...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region III (PDEA-3) seized on Saturday, Oct. 23, some P3.4 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a drug pusher in a but-bust operation in Caloocan City. Anti-narcotics authorities said that suspected drug peddler, Arthuro Dela Cruz, 38,...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested three alleged drug pushers who yielded P3.4-M worth of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor, Cavite on Thursday, Oct. 21. PDEA National Capital Region (NCR) Director Christian Frivaldo identified the...
