A total of 24,159 illegal drug personalities were arrested while P9.9 billion worth of dangerous drugs were seized from July 1 to Nov. 24 this year, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said the multi-billion worth of illegal drugs...
ILOILO CITY – Tourist arrivals in world-famous Boracay Island have dropped in August. TOURISTS stroll on the white-sand beach of Boracay Island in Aklan. (Tara Yap) Only 157,338 tourists visited the country’s most famous beach destination in Malay, Aklan last month. The Malay Tourism Office...
The Malacañang on Friday, Aug.5, said it expected the spike in the country’s inflation rate in July. (MB File Photo) This was the reaction given by Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles when asked about the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report saying inflation last July accelerated to 6.4...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the review of the country's standard operating procedures in disaster response in order to create a "uniform and coordinated" approach in times of emergencies. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OP) "I think we have to...
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu made history when it collected more than P4 billion in July. The Port of Cebu collected P4.376 billion, exceeding its target for the month by P1.067 billion or 32.26 percent, breaking the old record of P3.968 billion in June. “This is the...
ILOILO CITY – More than 16,000 foreigners visited world-famous Boracay Island in July, the highest in the pandemic period so far. TOURISTS stroll on the white sand beach of Boracay Island in Aklan. (Tara Yap) Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region 6 said 16,730 foreigners visited the...
K-pop boy bands Seventeen and ENHYPEN, and girl group Aespa grabbed the first three places in the monthly physical album chart in South Korea. The three idol groups sold at least one million copies of their new albums in July, according to Hanteo Chart. In ranking albums, Hanteo Chart now uses the...
Chinese President Xi Jinping conveyed sympathy to his Filipino counterpart President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. over the devastating magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Luzon last July 27. Chinese President Xi Jinping and presumptive Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (File Photos) In...
The strong July 27 earthquake that jolted Luzon provinces has bolstered President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s resolve to push for the return of the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in high school. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from BBM VLOG 220) In...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Northern Luzon several days ago reminded us of the powerful quake that devastated Central and Northern Luzon on July 16, 1990, leaving some 2,500 people dead, thousands injured, and an estimated P20...
17DENGUE The Department of Health (DOH) has already recorded close to 74,000 dengue cases since January. A total of 73,909 dengue cases have already been recorded as of July 9, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary of Public Health Services Team Beverly Ho during a press briefing on Thursday,...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon sent off on July 28 a team of volunteers from the Muntinlupa K9 Search and Rescue (SAR) to Abra which was severely damaged by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on July 27. The K9s, or police dogs, will assist in search and rescue operations in collapsed buildings and areas...
