The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) distributed potable drinking water to residents of Santa, Ilocos Sur who were affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Northern Luzon on July 27. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) Ninety-two gallons of potable water were brought by the PCG to quake...
The Department of National Defense (DND) inaugurated a newly constructed cardiovascular operation unit (CVOU) at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City on Thursday, July 28. (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND Undersecretary-designate Franco Nemesio Gacal led...
A fire erupted in one of the buildings of the Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID) at Camp Siongco in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Thursday afternoon, July 28. Maj. Gen. Roberto Capulong, commander of 6th Infantry Division, talks to members of the 5th Special Forces Battalion in...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed separate tax evasion charges against two Cebu City businessmen for alleged refusal to settle tax debts totalling to more than P65 million. Bureau of Internal Revenue It was the first Run-After-Tax-Evaders (RATE) case submitted to the Department of Justice...
The killing of the father of Chao Tiao Yumol, the suspected gunman behind the deadly Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) shooting, might have been an “offshoot” or consequence of the first bloodbath that occurred in the university, a ranking police officer disclosed. Police Brig. Gen. Remus...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized an estimated P18 million worth of allegedly smuggled red and white onions at the Port of Cagayan de Oro (CDO), it reported on Thursday, July 28. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Customs) The shipments that arrived at the CDO port were consigned to a certain Primex...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has resumed street-by-street inspection of business establishments nationwide to strictly enforce compliance of tax laws and regulations. Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR Commissioner Lilia Catris Guillermo said regional directors may now issue mission orders (MO)...