CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Shabu and marijuana valued at P4.62 billion were seized and 341 drug personalities were arrested in the Police Regional Office-Cordillera’s anti-illegal drugs campaign in 2023. Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., PRO-Cordillera director, said that based on records from...
OCTA Research (Dr. Guido David/X) The weekly Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila decreased to 19.9 percent as of Jan. 2, the OCTA Research said on Thursday, Jan. 4. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said Metro Manila’s positivity rate was 24.7 percent on Dec. 26. “The positivity rate...
The Philippines is set to implement at least three measures that would stop the proliferation of terrorism financing, or the entry of funds from abroad to finance terrorist activities, an official of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said. AMLC Secretariat Executive Director Matthew...
Increased cost, more stringent requirements, and riskier disapprovals are awaiting the remittances of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) if the Philippines is blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering task force, the country’s Anti-Money Laundering...
President Marcos has set October 2024 as his administration’s target deadline to exit the gray list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which leads global action in tackling money laundering, terrorist, and proliferation financing and categorizes countries according to their measures to...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David urged Filipinos to watch the historical biographical film “GomBurZa,” citing its importance in understanding Filipino identity and appreciating the sacrifices of national heroes. Photo credit...
Metro Manila’s seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate (OCTA Fellow Guido David / X) The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila further increased to 22 percent on Dec. 19, from 16 percent on Dec. 12, the OCTA Research said on Thursday, Dec. 21. OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said...
Metro Manila’s Covid-19 Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David / X) The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila increased to 10.2 percent on Dec. 3, from 7 percent on Nov. 26, the OCTA Research said on Tuesday, Dec. 5. OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said...
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, owner of Shonshine Media Network International (SMNI), should be made to attend the scheduled House panel hearing Thursday, Nov. 30 on the allegations that Speaker Maritn Romualdez spent a whopping P1.8 billion for...
Foreign envoys have cited the importance of the Philippines as an economic partner during the Stratbase ADR Institute's annual Pilipinas Conference on Nov 22. Photo from the US Embassy in the Philippines (Facebook) In her remarks, the Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, Hae Kyong Yu, said the...
The Philippines and Canada cannot shy away from the delicate and complex situation in the South China Sea, so both countries must work together to ensure stability in the region, a visiting Canadian senator said. Speaking before select reporters at a dinner reception held by Canadian Ambassador to...
Foreign diplomats in Manila have joined the government in marking the 10th anniversary of the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda, which left thousands of people dead and homeless. Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman was in Tacloban, Leyte—the province hardly devastated by...
