The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated P680,000 worth of suspected methampethamine hydrochloride or "shabu" from two alleged female drug peddlers who were arrested in a buy-bust operation in San Carlos City, Pangasinan on Black Saturday, April 16. PDEA logo The PDEA identified...
Government anti-narcotics authorities arrested a female claimant of a parcel containing shabu during a controlled delivery operation in Trece Marteres City, Cavite. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) spokesperson Derrick Arnold Carreon identified the claimant as Lionela dela Cruz of Barangay...
A group of education workers said that the Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office should be ultimately responsible and accountable for the “problematic” senior high school module referencing Vice President Leni Robredo. DepEd Central Office (Photo from DepEd) “Our teachers, while it...
Inflation in the country is projected to surpass government’s target of 2-4 percent this year, owing mainly to skyrocketing fuel and food prices, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) reported. During the Regional Economic Outlook virtual briefing on Tuesday, April 12, Hoe Ee Khor,...
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has raised this year’s economic growth outlook for the Philippines to 6.5 percent from 6.2 percent on the back of robust government expenditures and recovering private sector spending. During a virtual briefing on Tuesday, April 12, Hoe Ee Khor,...
A labor official has dismissed the proposal of the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to lift the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in some parts of the Middle East. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy in Beirut/DFA) Labor Attache Alejandro Padaen, of the...
PHL Post Office urges students to participate in the UPU Letter Writing Contest The Philippine Post Office (PHLPost) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU), through the International Bureau, invites youth ages nine to 15 to join its 51st International Letter Writing Competition for Young People, to...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 10 is now cleared of active cases of Covid-19, the City Health Office declared on Thursday, April 7. BJMP-10 conducts orientation on April 4 to newly-committed PDLs after completing the 14-days quarantine, as to the...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez advised students aged 21 years-old to secure PhilHealth in preparation for face-to-face classes (F2F). Olivarez said the Paranaque Health Plan Office located at the ground floor of the Paranaque City Hall came out with an advisory on April 4 on how to secure...
Customers of Maynilad Water Services Inc. in Muntinlupa have started getting rebates in their April bill from the company, which was fined for prolonged water service interruptions from December to February. A total of 198,315 Maynilad customers being serviced by the company’s Putatan Water...
Vice presidential candidate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said that he and his presidential bet Vice President Leni Robredo would consult first those who would be affected by the government's return-to-office policy before its implementation. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of...
The number of ballots printed for the May 2022 polls is already nearing completion. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that as of March 30, the number of ballots printed was already at 63,856,233. This means 94.68 percent of the more than 67 million ballots have already been...
