Category: General

Senator wants local school boards to have access to SEF

Manila: Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing a measure that seeks to enable local school boards to use the Special Education Funds (SEF) for worthy educational initiatives, such as training programs, payment of allowances, and purchase of school equipme…

Bacolod City, NegOcc inflation slows further in September

BACOLOD CITY – Inflation rates for all income households in this highly-urbanized city and the province of Negros Occidental eased further in September due to lower prices of various commodities, including food and non-alcoholic beverages.

A summary…

4 nabbed, P3.7-M shabu seized in Manila buy-bust

Manila: Police officers arrested four suspected drug peddlers and seized PHP3.74 million worth of shabu in a sting operation in Tondo, Manila on Sunday.

In a report Monday, Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP DEG) chief Brig. Gen. …

Senator wants local school boards to have access to SEF

Manila: Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing a measure that seeks to enable local school boards to use the Special Education Funds (SEF) for worthy educational initiatives, such as training programs, payment of allowances, and purchase of school equipme…

13 biz deals inked during S. Korean president’s visit to PH

Manila: A total of 13 business deals were signed between Manila and Seoul during the visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol here.

According to South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, the deals were signed as part of the Philippi…

SC: Ordinance violation not enough to justify warrantless search

Manila: The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a man convicted by a Makati court of illegal firearms possession after being apprehended by authorities for a traffic violation.

In a news release Monday, the court stressed that simply violating ordinance…