BACOLOD CITY – Nine out of 281 Coast Guard District Southern Visayas (CGDSV) personnel in the Negros Island Region (NIR) tested positive for illegal drugs during a random drug test conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Barangay Calindagan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental...
How far would you go to uncover the truth? For some, it starts and ends with intuition or “kutob,” that quiet gut feeling that something in a relationship is off. For others, doubt has become more tactical, outsourced, and yes, digital. In today’s online culture, suspicion no longer stays...
The volunteer driver for the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), who was arrested inside the Senate building right after the gunfire incident on May 13, yielded positive results when he was subjected to a paraffin test. But Lt. Margaret Panaga, spokesperson of the Southern Police District, was...
The University of the Philippines (UP) has released the results of the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) for Academic Year (AY) 2026–2027, with applicants now able to check their application status online. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, April 22, UP said the results for incoming first-year...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga region (PRO-13) received 7,000 drug test kits from two private sector stakeholders on Monday to support the command’s internal cleansing program. The donors, PLDT-Smart Foundation and One Meralco Foundation, are members of the Regional...
A number of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers were tested positive for illegal drug use during the random screening in parts of the country amid the Holy Week exodus of travelers, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confirmed on Wednesday, April 1. During the first day of “Oplan...
CEBU CITY – Nine Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers tested positive for illegal drug use in surprise drug tests in two major terminals here on Monday, March 30. A total of 412 PUV drivers and conductors at the South Bus Terminal and North Bus Terminal underwent random drug tests, said Leia...
ILOILO CITY – Six Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers tested positive for illegal drugs during a random drug test conducted in Western Visayas on Monday, March 30. Five of them tested positive for alleged use of shabu while the other tested positive for alleged use of marijuana. Known as...
The Department of Education–National Capital Region (DepEd NCR) on Saturday, March 7, conducted the first Unified Science High School Admissions Test (USHAT) 2026, a standardized entrance examination designed to streamline and modernize the admission process for science high schools across Metro...
ILOILO CITY – All 110 police chiefs in Western Visayas region tested negative in mandatory drug testing this week. The Police Regional Office-6 said that no police commander in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo provinces as well as the capital of Iloilo City was found to be using...
Vice President Sara Duterte said President Marcos should undergo a drug test to dispel allegations raised recently by his own sister, Senator Imee Marcos, that members of the First Family are using illegal drugs. In an interview with News5 during the "DU30" fun run on Sunday, Nov. 23, Duterte said...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region has permanently revoked the driver’s licenses of six public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers here who tested positive for shabu during a surprise drug test last month. LTO-NIR officer-in-charge director Jeck Conlu said they imposed...
