CAVITE – Authorities seized P195,000 worth of marijuana products in a buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Cavite Provincial Police Office (PPO) said two high-value individuals were arrested during the sting operation, identified as alias Damo and alias Ric. Seized...
Cavite PPO personnel during their Monday flag-raising ceremony at Camp Gen. Pantaleon Garcia in Imus City on Dec. 16 (Photo from Cavite PPO) The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) has heightened its visibility and quick response operations to ensure public safety this holiday season. In a...
A high value individual (HVI) wanted by the police for illegal drugs and his cohort were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tejeros, Makati City early Wednesday morning, Dec. 18. The arrested suspects. (Photo from SPD) The police identified the HVI as "Kulot," 27, and his cohort as...
Spearheading the charge towards sustainability and climate change action, Makati City, under the leadership of Mayor Abby Binay, has passed a revolutionary ordinance giving tax exemptions and other benefits to businesses and homeowners who have installed solar energy systems in their properties....
The local government of Pasig has launched a free medical check-up initiative in public elementary schools under the Malusog na Batang Pasigueño (MBP) Program to provide free medical services to students, teachers, and school personnel. Mayor Vico Sotto Mayor Vico Sotto and Vice Mayor Dodot...
The recovered pieces of evidence from the arrested suspects. (Photo from SPD) A man and a woman who tried to evade arrest after committing a traffic violation were collared by the Pasay City police after a movie-like chase in Pasay City on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Southern Police District (SPD)...
A world-renowned economist said that excise tax rates on tobacco in the Philippines should be re-evaluated to get them closer to the revenue-maximizing rate following years of declining collections and worsening illicit trade. Dr. Arthur Laffer, a former member of President Ronald Reagan’s...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won’t be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketing into orbit on Boeing’s Starliner capsule . This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents said. A vessel believed to be overcrowded capsized as it made its way along the Fimi River, the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, seized after the ouster of Syria's President Bashar Assad , until another arrangement is in place “that ensures Israel's security.” Israel's Prime Minister...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school appears to be a “combination of factors,” a police chief said Tuesday as he appealed to the public to share what they might know about the 15-year-old girl who attacked...
