Yes, progress and development are vital for economic gain, but this should not happen at the expense of our environment. Lest we forget, mangrove forests per hectare can store up to four times more carbon than other types of forests. During the launch of the photo exhibit “Our Coastal...
Millions of pesos worth of party drugs were discovered in the Paranaque City condominium unit of an arrested Vietnamese national, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday, July 26. NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago said operatives of the NBI Dangerous Drugs Division (NBI-DDD)...
A Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) jail guard and a former person deprived of liberty (PDL) have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the killing of two persons during a kidnapping and robbery incident in Quezon City last June, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday,...
A Chinese woman has been arrested in Pasay City for operating an alleged online lending scam, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday, July 26. NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago identified the Chinese woman as Mi Duan who was arrested last July 22 at the office of the 24H Peso in...
The national government is planning to build a national fiber backbone that would connect Ilocos Region to Metro Manila—and that is only for Phase I of the project as the two other phases would further go down the southern part of Luzon. In the Build Better More Infrastructure Forum in Tarlac,...
The ‘ may liwanag ang buhay ’ mantra did not prevail over the wrath of typhoon Carina after many parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces were submerged into extreme flooding on Wednesday (July 24) and that triggered electricity service cut-off to many consumers, yet power utility giant...
At least 21 people died while five others were reported missing during the onslaught of typhoon “Carina”, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Thursday, July 25, citing reports from its regional offices. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said most of the fatalities were reported in...
Four persons have been arrested for operating a campsite inside a protected forest reserve in Tanay, Rizal despite the issuance of a cease and desist order by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. The NBI identified those...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (File photo) The West Philippine Sea (WPS) is a real thing and not a figment of imagination, unlike China’s 10-dash line claim in the South China Sea (SCS). This was pointed out by National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año during the concluding session on...
A total of 31 policemen are still assigned as security personnel of Vice President Sara Duterte amid reports that the Philippine National Police (PNP) pulled out all the 75 policemen earlier assigned to secure her. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the 31 remaining policemen detailed as...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is anticipated to render decisions that will enforce penalties on the ‘unjustified’ transmission project delays of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as well as the indefensible forced outages of power plants during the summer months....
Declaring a state of calamity in the National Capital Region (NCR) is a “local prerogative” and is best left to the local executives since they best know the situation on the ground, President Marcos said on Wednesday, July 24. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over the...
