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Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested actor Ricardo Cepeda in Caloocan City on charges of syndicated estafa. Cepeda, 58, who is Richard Cesar Go in real life, was nabbed on October 7, a QCPD report issued on Sunday said. He …

NIA: Huge threat to irrigation systems in 7 regions About 1.5 million metric tons of palay (unhusked rice) could be lost due to El Niño’s threat to irrigation systems, a projection by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) showed. Josephine Salazar, NIA officer-in-charge and Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Operations Sector, …

El Nido Resorts in Palawan is once again one of the 40 best resorts in the world, the second best resort in Asia, and the best getaway in the Philippines, the results of the annual Readers’ Choice Awards of Condé Nast Traveler magazine showed. Condé Nast Traveler ranked El Nido …

Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday said there was no quarrel between the House of Representatives and Vice President Sara Duterte, after lawmakers said they would redistribute confidential funds sought by the offices she leads to agencies that have a direct national security function. “I think people are reading too much …

DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. believes it will not be appropriate for the Philippines to invoke its defense treaty with the United States at this time when run-ins between Chinese and Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea are becoming more frequent. “I think it is not appropriate at …

DFA protests latest Ayungin incident ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN: A Chinese coast guard ship came within 3 feet of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it was trying to block in the South China Sea, in an alarming incident that intensified fears that territorial disputes in the waters could spark a …

Scientists from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) and their colleagues from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) have recently investigated a material that safely degrades azo dyes. Photo credit to UPD  Enrico Daniel R. Legaspi, Prof. Michelle D. Regulacio, and Leila Andrea …

“Walang gutom (No hunger).” President Marcos made this promise to the Filipino people as he assured them of enough rice supply after he ordered the lifting of the rice price cap that was supposed to temper the ballooning prices of the staple grain in the market. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the public to report groups or individuals engaged in smuggling and hoarding of agricultural products to the authorities, which he had blamed for the rising prices of the vital commodities. “No matter how big the syndicate is, just like the one we seized …

THE Philippines is looking to enhance its economic ties with Malawi and Namibia, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, as he welcomed the envoys of the two African countries. Marcos met with Malawi Ambassador Kwacha Chisiza and Namibia Ambassador Herman Pule Diamonds during their presentation of credentials in Malacañang on Thursday. …