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SARIAYA, Quezon – The suspected leader of a drug syndicate was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, June 4, in Barangay Santo Cristo here. A SUSPECTED drug pusher was arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Santo Cristo, Sariaya, Quezon on June 4. (Photo by via …

DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 has ordered former Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairperson Maria Belen Sunga-Acosta and her lawyer to clarify their statements online and provide reasons that will prevent them from being held in contempt of court. The show cause order signed …

TEST RESULTS. Japanese carmaker Toyota admits to having forged its vehicle crash and pedestrian tests. It has joined other manufacturers that have admitted to tampering with test results. (Anadolu photo) ISTANBUL – Japanese carmaker Toyota admitted to having tampered with its vehicle tests, specifically crash and pedestrian tests. Government officials are currently …

RETAIL prices of rice could go down by almost P7 a kilo in the next few months following the government’s approval of lower import tariffs, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday. “The potential price reduction will be between P6 [and] P7 per kilo in rice,” Agriculture Assistant Secretary …

INFLATION edged up in May as power, housing and utility costs grew at a faster pace, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. At 3.9 percent, the result was marginally higher than April’s 3.8 percent. It was lower than the 4.0-percent median in a Manila Times poll of economists, …

HUNDREDS of people sheltered in evacuation centers on Tuesday after Mount Kanlaon erupted for six minutes on Monday night, sending a plume of ash, rocks and gases 5 kilometers into the sky. The state volcanology agency raised the alert level for the volcano from one to two on a scale …

HOUSE Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said China’s “aggressive behavior” will not improve its relations with the Philippines, after reports surfaced that the China Coast Guard (CCG) seized and dumped food and supplies meant for Filipino soldiers on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. “We bemoan what happened and hope they stop …

The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 4.75 per cent, marking the bank’s first rate cut since March 2020.  ‘We’ve come a long way in the fight against inflation,’ said BOC governor Tiff Macklem. Bank of Canada cuts interest rate, hints there could be more Citing …

The planet’s string of record-breaking temperatures has continued for a full year, with May marking the 12th consecutive month for which its average temperature set a new record for the month. The grim milestone prompted a call for urgent action from the United Nations. ‘We’re shattering global temperature records and …

Israel targeted a Gaza school on Thursday that it said contained a Hamas compound, killing fighters involved in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the eight-month war, but Gaza media said the strike killed at least 27 people seeking shelter. Israeli military says the school contained a Hamas compound. Israel …