Category: General

Remulla: No sacred cows in probe of past admin’s drug war

MANILA: No one would be spared from the investigation into the previous administration’s war on drugs, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Monday.

The DILG chief said the Philippine National Police (PN…

Legazpi City villagers benefit from AKB’s water project

Residents of Barangay Buenavista here are now benefiting from a water project initiated by the Ako Bicol Party-list.

Barangay Captain Rogelio Leron said that over 367 households, or 1,600 individuals, have been able to access clean water from the fac…

Series of operations yield P9.6-M shabu in Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY – Drug enforcement teams of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized over PHP9.6 million in shabu over the weekend amid intensified security operations for the opening of the 45th MassKara Festival.

A buy-bust on Sunday night and another…

PSEi slightly up, peso weakens

Manila: The local stock market rebounded on Monday, while the peso closed weaker against the dollar.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 0.22 percent to 7,326.41 while All Shares also rose 0.24 percent to 4,024.72.

Except for Servi…

DENR: PH must improve localized disaster risk management

Manila: The Philippines will push for the localization of disaster risk management while developing the country’s early warning system by learning from other Asia Pacific countries, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Monda…