ZAMBOANGA CITY — Two individuals believed to be members of the Dawlah Islamiya-Macugar Group operating in Lanao del Sur yielded to authorities and turned over their firearms as a gesture of their sincerity to return to the folds of the law. Police Regional Office in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in …
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Comelec: Premature campaigning ban includes celebrities
Comelec chairperson Erwin Garcia (PNA file photo) MANILA – Movie and television personalities who are would-be public servants will not be allowed to appear on television, films, and social media once the Commission on Elections (Comelec) implements the ban on premature campaigning for the May 2025 midterm polls. “The Comelec will stand …
Read More »NFA to provide all docs, interviews needed amid probe – DA
FULL COOPERATION. The Department of Agriculture (DA) assures the National Food Authority (NFA)’s full cooperation with the Office of the Ombudsman in its probe on the alleged anomalous sale of rice buffer stock, in an interview at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing on Friday (March 22, 2024). He said the DA …
Read More »DENR: All illegal structures in Chocolate Hills must be removed
Chocolate Hills (Photo grabbed from Department of Tourism Facebook page) MANILA – Environment Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said Friday all illegal structures built in the iconic Chocolate Hills in Bohol, which has been declared a protected area, must be removed. Loyzaga said this in an interview over a radio program after an aerial …
Read More »PCG seizes 17 vessels for illegal dredging
A total of 17 Philippine vessels were seized by the Bureau of Customs while 11 other vessels, including a Chinese-flagged barge, were seen to have deficiencies, after being involved in illegal dredging activities in Zambales. Reports from the PCG said that it detained 17 of 28 inspected vessels involved in …
Read More »Kids advised to wear masks
A teacher at the Rafael Palma Elementary School in Manila distributes face masks to her students yesterday as a preventive measure, following news of high cases of pertussis or whooping cough in Metro Manila./Ernie Peñaredondo MANILA, Philippines — People, especially children, have been advised to wear face masks as a …
Read More »Dangerous to tinker with Taiwan — China
DUNE, PINOY-STYLE. The Marine Battalion Landing Team-8 under the 4th Marine Brigade conducts its Unilateral Exercise ‘PANGGEDKEDAN’ (Ilocano for ‘determination’) that aims to maintain the Marines’ preparedness and response capabilities in emergencies and against foreign or domestic threats in the Ilocos sand dunes on Wednesday. PMC Photo Beijing warns Manila, …
Read More »DA, FDA collab to expedite ASF, AI vax approval
VACCINE APPROVAL. Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa reports positive feedback following the meeting of Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Food and Drug Administrator Director General Dr. Samuel Zacate, in an interview at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing on Friday (March 22, 2024). De Mesa said the two agencies …
Read More »PAGASA declares start of warm and dry season
Children beat the heat by swimming in an inflatable pool outside their home in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City on March 21, 2023. (STAR / Michael Varcas) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Friday declared the official termination of “Amihan” or the northeast monsoon season, …
Read More »SC upholds decision granting Napoles bail in one PDAF case
This photo shows the mastermind of the “pork barrel scam” Janet Lim-Napoles. MANILA, Philippines — Pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles and former Masbate Rep. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete have been allowed to post bail after the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed a case related to the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). In …
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