Quezon City Police District (QCPD) operatives arrested a delivery driver and recovered over ₱261,554 worth of stolen beauty and skincare products in Barangay St. Peter, Quezon City, now under probe as a suspected “inside job.” CCTV footage reviewed on May 6 showed the 33-year-old suspect, a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the Senate to conduct a thorough and immediate investigation into the “sudden and aggressive” rice importation of Planters Products Inc. (PPI), noting that the agency’s latest questionable moves could further hurt the country’s farmers already reeling...
Malacañang called Senator Imee Marcos ' claims on imported agricultural products as fake news, saying there is no truth about the alleged importation of vegetable products. "As far as Secretary Tui Laurel Jr. is concerned, yes, it 's fake news," Palace Press Officer and Communications...
As the government initiated interventions to assist farmers, policemen and civic groups crafted and implemented their own measures to help farmers in the distribution of their agricultural products. Dubbed as “Rescue the Crop, Beat the Pump”, the initiative is aimed at delivering timely...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all chiefs of police and unit commanders to make security adjustments in dealing with trucks and delivery vehicles at the checkpoints in order to keep food and agricultural goods moving without delay....
President Marcos remains not keen on suspending the value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products, citing the "windfall" revenue it generates as a source of funding for response efforts amid the Middle East crisis. In a Palace briefing on Monday, April 13, Marcos finally elaborated on the reasoning...
Authorities shut down an alleged major illegal manufacturing and distribution network specializing in unregistered and hazardous cosmetic products, seizing various illicit items during a raid in Antipolo City, Rizal. The operation was conducted by a joint enforcement team composed of the National...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE With the bill granting the president emergency powers regarding the energy crisis already passed, the president should not just reduce the excise tax on fuels. Rather, he should totally remove it, even temporarily, to give the people some breathing space amid the tightening...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued an administrative order that will pave the way for the implementation of the P1 terminal fee for Roll on-Roll Off vehicles carrying raw and unprocessed agricultural products in all the agency’s supervised and managed ports. The existing Ro-Ro...
Teenagers as young as 13 to 15 years old have already tried vape products in different flavors such as cookies and cream, and even pistachio. Health experts disclosed this during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography on the various pending measures that sought to either ban or...
Filipino lawmakers are pushing a measure to unify the country’s split-tier tax system for vapor products, seeking to recover billions of pesos in lost government revenue. HB 5207, backed by more than 40 lawmakers including House Deputy Speaker Kristine Singson-Meehan and 4 other solons who filed...
Amid recalls abroad triggered by potential asbestos contamination, toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assess the safety of colored sand play products currently being sold in the country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), asbestos...
