Brunei News Gazette

Day: September 12, 2024

Lawmaker hopes Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act signed soon

MANILA – Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Thursday expressed optimism that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will soon sign the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage bill into law amid the surge of smuggled agricultural goods intercepted by Philippi…

Legarda: PH growth should be based on resilience, sustainability

MANILA – The gravity of the country’s situation in relation to its geographical location demands a responsible and sustainable approach to development, Senator Loren Legarda underscored in a statement on Thursday.

This, after the Philippines topped …

PBBM grants P64.5-M aid to oil spill-hit Navotas fisherfolk

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday extended cash assistance worth PHP64.5 million to over 8,600 Navotas fisherfolk affected by the massive oil spill in Bataan province.

During the turnover rites at the Navotas Sports Complex in N…

4 high-value suspects yield P6.8-M shabu in Rizal

MANILA – Police officers arrested four high-value individuals (HVI) and seized over PHP6.8 million worth of shabu in a sting operation in Rizal province on Wednesday night.

In a statement Thursday, Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (…

OPAPRU: SC ruling validates Bangsamoro’s right to real autonomy

MANILA – The Supreme Court’s (SC) decision affirming the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) is a landmark decision that will strengthen the Bangsamoro people’s call for genuine autonomy in their homeland, the country’s peace body s…