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2 NPA remnants arrested, firearms seized in northern Negros
BACOLOD CITY: A joint military and police team arrested two suspected remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front (NFF) of the New People’s Army (NPA) in a remote area of
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BOC intercepts P29.5-M kush declared as household items from Thailand
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday reported the interception of some PHP29.5 million worth of kush (dried marijuana) inside a shipment from Thailand at the Manila International Container
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BARMM political parties form alliance to ensure peaceful 2025 polls
MANILA: Three political parties in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have formed an alliance to ensure that the upcoming 2025 Bangsamoro Parliament Election will be honest, orderly
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Vietnam Academy of Blockchain, AI Innovation debuts
Hanoi: The Vietnam Academy of Blockchain and AI Innovation (ABAII) made its debut on April 24 at the annual forum on Blockchain and artificial intelligence
9 Filipino volunteers in Paris Olympics to undergo training
MANILA: The Philippine Sports Commission, in partnership with the French Embassy and the France Volontaires-Philippines, will conduct a volunteer training course for nine Filipino volunteers that will be part of
No US request to extradite Quiboloy yet: envoy
WASHINGTON D.C: The Philippine Embassy in the United States confirmed it has not received any request for the extradition of embattled pastor Apollo Quiboloy.
‘So far there has been none. Usually,
P15 daily minimum wage hike in Caraga to effect on May 1
BUTUAN CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment in the Caraga Region (DOLE-13) on Thursday announced a PHP15 daily minimum wage increase in the private sector on May 1, coinciding
MILF infighting sends 300 families fleeing N. Cotabato town
COTABATO CITY: At least 300 families in a remote village of Pigcawayan, North Cotabato, have fled to safer grounds after two Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) armed groups clashed on
Mimaropa economy grows to P400-B in 2023, exceeds pre-pandemic levels
CALAPAN CITY: Oriental Mindoro – The Mimaropa region’s economy grew to PHP411.4 billion in 2023 from PHP393 billion in 2022, surpassing its pre-pandemic levels, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported
Irrigated farmlands in Pangasinan unaffected by El Niño: NIA
ROSALES: The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) reported good yields in the irrigated farmlands of Pangasinan amid the El Niño phenomenon.
Engineer John Molano, NIA-Pangasinan Irrigation Management Office (PIMO) Division Manager, in
Calabarzon’s economy surpasses P3-trillion mark in 2023
CALAMBA CITY: The economy of Calabarzon continued its upward trajectory, reaching a substantial value of PHP3.10 trillion in 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday.
During a press briefing
53.6% of Filipino families rate themselves as non-poor: SWS
MANILA: A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that 53.6 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as “non-poor” for the first quarter of 2024.
According to the survey, conducted from March