1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (276+ words) CALASIAO, Pangasinan — Police seized an estimated P17.65 million worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes from a van intercepted in Agno, Pangasinan on Thursday, authorities said. In a report on Saturday, the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) said an inspection of the van…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (312+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio criticized the gradual budget increase of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (Dole) assistance programs, saying it is becoming an “ayuda agency.” During the House of Representatives’ committee of…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (131+ words) LUCENA CITY — A 61-year-old man stabbed his drunk son in the chest during an altercation at the father’s home in Batangas City on Wednesday, but he brought him to a hospital for treatment, police said. The 35-year-old son, who was…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (227+ words) PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Authorities intercepted over P7.1 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and arrested two suspects who allegedly attempted to bribe their way through a border checkpoint in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte, late Tuesday night. In a police…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (250+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Thursday issued a commitment order directing the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to take custody of former Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, who remains confined at Cardinal Santos Medical Center…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (203+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday evening directed government offices and schools in Metro Manila and 13 provinces to adopt alternative work and learning arrangements on Thursday, Sept. 10, due to the continued effects of the southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” Under Memorandum Circular…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (193+ words) CALUMPIT, Bulacan — The body of a man who had been missing for two days after leaping into a river near his house was located on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Rey Lequin, a resident of Sto. Niño village in Calumpit town, had reportedly…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (269+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Crystal meth or shabu worth P10.696 million and concealed in a shipment declared as wedding dresses was intercepted at the Port of Clark in Pampanga, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Wednesday. According to a BOC report, authorities discovered…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (275+ words) BAGUIO CITY – Sixty-eight families (351 people) have voluntarily evacuated their homes in the Benguet municipality of Itogon as prolonged rains from a succession of weather disturbances and the enhanced southwest monsoon raised safety concerns in several communities. As of Monday, a…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (295+ words) MANILA, Philippines ‚ As recovery efforts continue in communities affected by recent jhabagat-induced flooding, Manila Water Foundation (MWF), together with the Manila Water Company’s Marikina Service Area, reinforced its support for residents of Montalban, Rizal, through the provision of safe drinking…...