Renewable energy (RE) provider First Gen Corporation (FGen) is prolonging its partnership with industrial printing firm Precision Crestec, Inc. to power its production facility in Pasig City. In a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 4, FGen and Precision inked a new supply agreement for 700 kilowatts (KW)...
ILOILO CITY – Police confiscated P45-million worth of illegal drugs from 344 suspected drug pushers in Western Visayas in January. The Police Regional Office-6 said P43.2 million was suspected shabu and P1.8 million was marijuana. "These figures reflect our dedication to our campaign to...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Police Regional Office-5 seized shabu and marijuana valued at over P17 million in the Bicol region in January. PRO-5 chief Police Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said they confiscated P17,274,637.28 worth of illegal drugs in 119 anti-drug operations and...
Gen Z, the generation that grew up with smartphones and social media, is now coming of age, and their influence is being felt across all aspects of society, particularly in the realm of finance. No longer just teenagers, the oldest members of this cohort are entering their 30s, and they're bringing...
CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs worth P13.5 million were seized in a three-day police operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that the Jan. 27 to 29 operation resulted in the confiscation of 1.9 kilos of suspected shabu and 25 grams of marijuana. The...
Six Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters gunmen surrendered to the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region on Wednesday, Jan. 29. They yielded a homemade .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifle, a .30-caliber Garand rifle, an M79 grenade launcher, a homemade rocket-propelled grenade, an...
The Police Regional Office-3 arrested 387 wanted persons in Central Luzon from Jan. 10 to 26. Suspects were wanted for murder, rape, robbery, and illegal drugs. Seventy of them were considered most wanted persons. The Bulacan Police Provincial Office had the most apprehensions with 75. PRO-3...
UPLB Chancellor Dr. Jose V. Camacho, Jr. (second from left, seated) and First Gen Vice President Shirley H. Cruz (third from left, seated) signed the MOA establishing the landmark partnership between UPLB and the Lopez-led clean energy company. UPLB Technology Transfer and Business Development...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said that ground commanders have filed a protest against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the bloody encounter in Sumisip, Basilan on Wednesday, Jan. 22. ARMED Forces chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (center)...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 conducted 229 anti-illegal drug operations and arrested 343 suspected drug pushers, including 17 high-value individuals, from Jan. 10 to 21. Seized from them were 1.8 kilos of shabu and 751 grams of marijuana valued at...
ILOILO CITY – Three-hundred fifteen wanted persons were arrested in Western Visayas region from Jan. 1 to 15. The Police Regional Office-6 said 43 were classified as most wanted persons and 272 were other wanted persons. PRO-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky cited their arrests. “These...
GUEST COLUMNIST As the 2025 political landscape unfolds, the Philippines stands at the precipice of potential instability. A brewing political crisis, spurred by issues of corruption and the contentious passage of the 2025 National Budget, is steadily gaining traction. Various groups—former...
