CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Eighteen packs of shabu were found by a fisherman on the West Philippine Sea in Barangay Villamar, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur on Wednesday morning, June 26. The contraband was discovered two days after 24 packs of shabu were also found on the WPS in Barangay Solot-solot, San...
The local stock market inched up as investors continued to slowly pick up bargains. The main index added 14.06 points or 0.22 percent to close at 6,313.11 led by the advance of the Services sector while Conglomerates and Miners retreated. Volume improved to 323 million shares worth P4.91 billion as...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recommended the cancellation of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s birth certificate to the Office of the Solicitor General, an official of the primary statistical arm of the government disclosed on Wednesday, June 26. Marizza B. Grande, Assistant...
Due to the confidential nature of the details behind the resupply missions to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, it remains unclear why it took the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) more or less 12 hours to rescue the injured Navy personnel. In the middle of the hearing of...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Wednesday June 26, a crackdown on loose firearms and private armed groups (PAGs) as part of the preparations for the midterm elections next year. Marbil described the presence of loose firearms and PAGs as...
Vice President Sara Duterte, who resigned from her post as Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, maintained on Tuesday, June 25, that her successor is not required to come from the education sector. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In an interview in Cagayan De Oro City, Duterte said that the...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) added to the previous day’s gains on the back of more bargain hunting and window dressing. The main index rose by 26.59 points or 0.42 percent to close at 6,299.05 as the Services sector led the advance while Conglomerates and Industrials retreated....
It's 18 and still counting for the Philippines’ 100th year participation in the Olympics with swimmers Kayla Sanchez and Jarod Hatch and judoka Kiyomi Watanade making the grade for Paris. Lauren Hoffman (File photo) And the roster could increase to 20 pending the International Golf Federation’s...
Philippine Air Force spokesperson Colonel Ma. Consuelo Castillo (Courtesy of Bagong Pilipinas briefing / PTV) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will showcase to the public its territorial defense capabilities when it celebrates its upcoming 77 th founding anniversary next week. The PAF’s anniversary...
The Sy family’s SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, has listed its latest P25-billion fixed rate retail bonds at the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. (PDEx) on June 24, 2024. In the Photo (left to right): Daniel D. Camacho,...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The national government’s decision to use diplomacy...
BingoPlus, your comprehensive entertainment platform in the country, together with your 24/7 sports gaming app, ArenaPlus, celebrates with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for successfully concluding the 48th season PBA Philippine Cup. Meralco Boltz posted in group to celebrate at the...
